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Northern Ghana receives life-saving dialysis machines, but urgently needs personnel
For years, kidney patients in the Nandom enclave have endured a gruelling routine just to stay alive, waking up at 1:00 AM to catch a transit bus to Wa for a single 3-hour dialysis session.
Sophia Akuffo: President Mahama has accepted resignation and processes are underway for replacement - Kwakye Ofosu
The Minister of State in charge of Government Communications and Presidential Spokesperson, Felix Kwaky Ofosu has said processes were underway to find a replacement for Justice Sophia Akuffo, who resigned from her position as a Member of the Council of State in September 2025. Confirming media reports of the resignatio...
Free MRI scans now available at 37 Military Hospital – HealthTech Ghana partnership takes effect
Patients at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra can now access MRI scans free of charge under a new diagnostic partnership between the hospital and HealthTech Ghana Limited. Speaking on Asempa FM's Ekosiisen programme, Vivian Odarko Armah, Business Development Manager at HealthTech Ghana Limited, and Captain Jude Nunatey...
Paul Afoko on why he is the best person to lead NPP as national chairman as he formally enters race
After an extensive consultation, former national chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Paul Awentami Afoko has taken a firm decision and formally announced his intention to contest for the position of National Chairman of the NPP in the upcoming internal elections. He made the declaration at a press conference in...
Finance Ministry releases 85% of Agriculture Ministry’s 2026 budget – Deputy Finance Minister
The Ministry of Finance has released GH¢1.677 billion to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture in 2026, representing 85 percent of the ministry’s approved budget for Goods and Services and Capital Expenditure (CAPEX). The disclosure was made by the Deputy Minister for Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, during the launch of G...
Baba Jamal wins Ayawaso East by-election
The candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Baba Jamal, has been declared the winner of the just-ended Ayawaso East by-election. After what observers described as a low voter turnout, 16,928 out of an estimated 50,000 registered voters cast their ballots to elect a new Member of Parliament to serve the rem...
'They said it isn't real': Ebola rumours fuel attacks on health workers
"They grabbed me from behind and started punching me, hitting me with spades and machetes," says Daniel Uyirwoth Welo, one of four Red Cross volunteers injured when a crowd tried to open a coffin carrying someone who had died from Ebola. The 27-year-old and his colleagues were attempting to carry out a safe burial at a...
WAJESHA launches website to support specialised journalism across West Africa
The West African Journalists for Environment, Science, Health and Agriculture (WAJESHA) has launched a new website aimed at helping journalists report on climate, health, science and agriculture issues across the region. The website, www.wajesha.org, will allow members to share stories, access resources, connect with e...
Wontumi conviction should inspire stronger fight against galamsey – Ashigbey
Convener of the Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining, Dr Kenneth Ashigbey, says the conviction of NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, should inspire more journalists, activists and citizens to intensify the fight against illegal mining.
CAGG rejects ‘era of impunity is over’ claim, calls for tougher anti-galamsey
The Ghana Coalition Against Galamsey (CAGG) has challenged the government's assertion that the "era of impunity is over" in the fight against illegal mining (galamsey), insisting that persistent lawlessness across several mining hotspots demonstrates that the battle against galamsey is far from won.
You can reverse much of the damage alcohol has done to your body, science says
Alcohol can feel deeply entwined in our lives. A beer or glass of wine while catching up with friends. A cocktail at the end of a hard day. A round of toasts at a party.
2026 WASSCE: What SHS graduates should do while waiting for their results
After my last WASSCE paper, I spent three weeks helping my uncle on his building site in Takoradi. Not because I wanted to, but because I had nothing structured to do and no one had told me what that waiting period was actually for. I carried blocks, mixed concrete, and spent my evenings staring at […]