By Yussif Ibrahim Bonkokor (Ash), Sept. 17, GNA – Mr. Abdullah Hamidu, the Bosomtwe District Chief Executive (DCE), has commissioned a four-bedroom, en-suite nurses’…
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Kpone Katamanso adolescent health unit sensitises youth on peer educationÂ
By Isaac Newton Tetteh Sebrepor, Sept. 17, GNA-Mrs Henrietta Agyeiwaa Gyaba, Kpone Katamanso Municipal Adolescent Health Coordinator, has urged adolescents to take advantage of…
DR Congo reports over 7,200 Ebola cases amid overall downward trend
KINSHASA, Sept. 15, (Xinhua/GNA) – More than 7,200 confirmed Ebola cases have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as sustained…
No amount of alcohol is safe – Cardiologist warns
By Samira Larbie, GNA Accra, Sept. 11, GNA – Professor Alfred Doku, a Cardiologist at the National Cardiothoracic Centre (NCTC) of the Korle Bu…
Savana Signatures engage health officials on nutrition project
By Godfred Aaneamenga Polkuu, GNA Bolgatanga, Sept. 16, GNA – The Savana Signatures, a non-government organisation (NGO), has engaged health officials and other stakeholders in the Upper East Region…
Health workers urged to monitor possible health impacts of nickel activities
By Kingsley Mamore, GNA Dambai (O/R), Sept 16, GNA – Dr Kofi Amo-Kodieh, the Oti Regional Director of Health Services, has urged health professionals in the region to remain vigilant over reports of possible…
UNFPA calls for accelerated action as Africa accounts for 70 percent of maternal deaths
By Edward Acquah, GNA Accra, Sept. 16, GNA – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has called for accelerated action to reduce maternal deaths,…
Health Services Workers’ Union celebrates 82nd Anniversary
By Patrick Ofoe Nudzi, GNA Accra, Sept. 11, GNA – The Health Services Workers’ Union (HSWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Ghana, has…
‎Suicide deaths under-reported in Ghana – Psychiatric Hospital‎Â
By Samira Larbie ‎Accra, Sept. 15, GNA – Ghana may be capturing less than 10 per cent of estimated suicide deaths, Dr Kwadwo Marfo…
Directors demand stronger district epidemic preparedness, surveillance
By Godfred Aaneamenga Polkuu, GNA Bolgatanga, Sept. 15, GNA – The District Directors of Health Service Group (DDHS-G), has called for increased investment in community-based surveillance and…
Health Directors call for sustained funding, medicines to make FPHC work
By Godfred Aaneamenga Polkuu, GNA Bolgatanga, Sept. 15, GNA – The District Directors of Health Service Group (DDHS-G), has urged the Government and Ministry of Health…
GHS DG urges redistribution of idle medical equipment
By Godfred Aaneamenga Polkuu, GNA Bolgatanga, Sept 15, GNA – Dr Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, the Director-General (DG) of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has urged health…
Gov’t finalises process for establishment of Techimantia Nursing College — MCE
By Augustine Agyapong Bechem (Ahafo), Sept. 15, GNA – Mr Emmanuel Kwame Frimpong, Tano South Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), has said the Government is finalising modalities for the establishment…
‎Veep launches initiative to tackle maternal deaths
‎By Samira Larbie, GNA ‎‎Accra, Sept. 14, GNA – Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has launched the Presidential Initiative on Maternal Health Emergency…
ECG Hospital appeals for GHS staff secondment Â
By Kingsley Mamore Dambai (O/R) Sept 14, GNA – Dr Sonlaar Joseph, the Medical Superintendent of the Evangelical Church of Ghana (ECG) Hospital at…
Health Directors appeal for better working conditions Â
By Godfred Aaneamenga Polkuu  Bolgatanga, Sept. 14, GNA – The District Directors of Health Services Group (DDHS-G), Ghana, have appealed to the government to…
‎MHA calls for compassionate approach to suicide prevention Â
By Samira Larbie  ‎Accra, Sept. 14, GNA – The Mental Health Authority (MHA) has called for stronger suicide prevention measures, urging a shift from…
‎Gaps in suicide data affect prevention interventions in GhanaÂ
By Samira Larbie, GNA ‎Accra, Sept. 14, GNA – Gaps in Ghana’s suicide reporting system are hindering efforts to accurately determine the scale and patterns of…
Mental Health Society urges disability inclusion in policies, programmes, budgetsÂ
By Morkporkpor Anku, GNA  Accra, Sept. 14, GNA — The Mental Health Society of Ghana (MEHSOG) has called on policymakers and duty-bearers to deliberately…
Upper East Regional Best Nurse eyes national crown
By Godfred Aaneamenga Polkuu Bolgatanga, Sept. 14, GNA – Mr Richard Addah, a neonatal nurse at the Upper East Regional Hospital, has been adjudged…
Fulbe Chief worried about mysterious deaths in Sissala East
By Mohammed Balu, GNA Tumu, (UWR), Sept. 14, GNA – Chief Mahamud Mumuni Tina, Head of the Fulani Community in the Sissala East Municipality, has expressed worry about the spate of mysterious deaths among members of…
NGO launches 2026 World Heart Day Campaign with schools sensitisation
By Christine Naadu Lartey, GNA Tema, Sept. 09, GNA – Daylight Event, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) has launched the 2026 World Heart Day Campaign,…
High PSA result does not automatically mean prostate cancer – laboratory expertÂ
By Laudia Anyorkor Nunoo Tema, Sept. 13, GNA — Dr Patience Naa Adaku Bortie, Head of Laboratory Services at the GPHA Clinic, has cautioned…
Urologist cautions against prescribing sex as prostate cancer preventionÂ
By Laudia Anyorkor Nunoo Tema, Sept. 13, GNA — Dr John Nana Nkrumah, Urologist and Senior Specialist at the GPHA Clinic and International Maritime…