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Medical students push for expanded student loan support in Ghana
The Federation of Ghana Medical Students’ Associations (FGMSA) has called for improved access to student loan support for medical and dental students across the country following a high-level engagement with the Chief Executive Officer of the Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF), Dr Saajida Shiraz. The meeting, held on Tues...
Diaspora Girls SHS in distress: Students learn under trees, attend classes in canteen amid severe infrastructure deficit
Students of Diaspora Girls’ Senior High School at Obodan in the Akuapem South Municipality of the Eastern Region are grappling with dire infrastructural challenges that continue to undermine teaching and learning, prompting urgent calls for intervention from the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service (GE...
Ghana on track to exit Gavi Vaccine funding by 2030 — Mahama announces at World Health Assembly
President John Mahama has announced that Ghana is on course to exit financial support from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, by 2030 as the country works towards becoming more self-reliant in healthcare financing and vaccine delivery.
NPP regional election: Makafui Woanyah retains Volta NPP chairmanship
Makafui Kofi Woanyah has been re-elected Volta Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) after edging out Joseph Wallace Homenya in the party’s regional executive elections. Provisional results show Woanyah secured 169 votes, while Homenya polled 148, giving the incumbent a 21-vote victory. The contest had div...
70 years of independence, 70 years of broken promises: Otumfuo demands new narrative for Ghana
Ghana will mark 70 years of independence in 2027. But according to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, there is little to celebrate in a pattern of unfulfilled promises that has defined nearly every one of those decades.
NHIA reports improved claims payments as tariff review nears
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) says it is making significant progress in clearing outstanding claims owed to healthcare providers and is preparing to implement a long-awaited review of service tariffs, a move expected to provide relief to hospitals and clinics across the country. Speaking at the 2026 Ch...
No cause for alarm over recent cedi depreciation — Prof Asuming
Economist and University of Ghana lecturer, Prof Patrick Asuming, has urged calm over the recent depreciation of the Ghana cedi, insisting that the currency remains relatively stable despite recent losses against major foreign currencies. Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Monday, May 25, following a recent Reu...
De Mayor Foundation marks one year of impact with donations to schools and community in South Tongu
De Mayor Foundation, as part of its first anniversary celebration, has reaffirmed its commitment to education and community development by donating educational materials and essential school supplies to selected schools in the South Tongu District of the Volta Region. The beneficiary schools were Dalive–Torsikpota LA P...
Mahama government reintroducing criminal libel law – Afenyo-Markin
The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo Markin, has accused the Mahama-led government of gradually reconstructing “a criminal libel regime under the guise of criminal prosecution of political speech.” Addressing journalists at the NPP headquarters in Asylum Down, Accra, on Sunday (17 May) the Effutu...
GAUA-KNUST gets new executive following successful elections
Seven candidates have been elected to serve on the Executive Committee of the Ghana Association of University Administrators of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (GAUA-KNUST) following the successful conclusion of the Association’s 2026 elections. The Returning Officer, Mrs. Victoria De-Gra...
CHAG facilities to receive fair share of Free Primary Health Care investments – Finance Ministry
The Ministry of Finance has assured the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) that it will receive its fair share of equipment and infrastructure investments under the government’s flagship Free Primary Health Care programme. Delivering remarks on behalf of Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson at the opening...
CHAG’s border hospitals strengthen Ghana’s health security – Dr. Peter Yeboah
The Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) has positioned its network of border health facilities as strategic national assets, saying they are not only expanding access to healthcare in underserved communities but also strengthening Ghana’s health security across West Africa. Speaking at the opening of the 2026...