By Michael Foli Jackidy, GNA Ho (V/R), June 20, GNA – Dr Senanu Kwesi Djokoto, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the National Health…
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Sustainable financing, key to safeguarding Ghana’s primary healthcare gains – ExpertsÂ
By Michael Foli Jackidy, GNA Ho (V/R), June 20, GNA – Health financing experts, academics and policymakers have called for urgent and innovative domestic…
ORCC, Health Directorate build capacity of midwives to reduce maternal mortality in Oti Region
By Kingsley Mamore Dambai (O/R), June 20, GNA – The Oti Regional Coordinating Council (ORCC), in collaboration with the Oti Regional Health Directorate and with support…
Community leaders back Ghana-made vaccines; call for intensified public education
By Linda Naa Deide Aryeetey Accra, June 18, GNA – Community leaders and frontline health workers have expressed strong support for Ghana’s plans to…
Youth demand greater role in tackling teenage pregnancy, HIVÂ
By Samira Larbie, GNA Accra, June 19, GNA – Young people in Ghana have called for a greater role in shaping policies and programmes aimed at…
Stakeholders urged to support implementation of Free Primary Health Care Policy
By Anthony Adongo Apubeo, GNA Zuarungu (U/E), June 19, GNA – Ms Maria Mahama, the Bolgatanga East District Director of Ghana Health Service, has called for collective support for the…
Children need hope, not fear within hospital walls – Dr Tsrakasu
By Frank Kwame Abbor, GNA Ho, June 19, GNA – Dr Selorm Tsrakasu, Head of the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at the Ho Teaching…
Menstrual Health Must Be Recognised as a Mental Health Issue – UHAS ResearchÂ
By Michael Foli Jackidy Hohoe (V/R), June 19, GNA – Dr Sitsofe Gbogbo, Research Fellow at the Fred N. Binka School of Public Health, University of…
Adolescent pregnancies remain concern in Tema Metro Â
By Laudia Anyorkor Nunoo, GNA Tema, June 18, GNA – Health authorities in the Tema Metropolis have expressed concern over persistent adolescent pregnancies despite efforts to expand…
Tema Metro records 162 stillbirths in 2025Â Â
By Laudia Anyorkor Nunoo, GNA  Tema, June 18, GNA – A total of 162 stillbirths was documented by the Tema Metropolitan Health Directorate in 2025, raising concerns…
FDA moves herbal registration online, warns against adulterationÂ
By D. I. Laary Koforidua, June 18, GNA – The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has begun training herbal medicine manufacturers and practitioners in the…
UHAS, RGHI hold forum on menstrual hygiene, adolescent mental health
By Michael Foli Jackidy Hohoe (V/R), June 18, GNA – The University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), in collaboration with the Reckitt Global…
GHS to reach eight million people with drugs on Neglected Tropical DiseasesÂ
By Linda Naa Deide Aryeetey, GNA Accra, June 18, GNA – The Ghana Health Service (GHS) will embark on a nationwide Mass Drug Administration…
Ashanti Region to roll out mass drug administration against Onchocerciasis, Schistosomiasis
By Yussif Ibrahim Kumasi, June 18, GNA – The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate is set to embark on a Mass Drug Administration (MDA) exercise against Onchocerciasis,…
“Menstruation not disease; it’s normal biological process” – Prof Aziato
By Michael Foli Jackidy Hohoe (V/R), June 18, GNA – Professor Lydia Aziato, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), has called for an end to the stigma,…
Health Ministry Advisor calls for upgrade of Nkwanta South Hospital
By Kingsley Mamore Dambai (O/R) June 18, GNA – Dr Williams Koku Awoonor, Technical Advisor to the Ministry of Health, has called on the…
GHS to reach eight million people with drugs on Neglected Tropical Diseases
By Linda Naa Deide Aryeetey, GNA Accra, June 17, GNA – The Ghana Health Service (GHS) will embark on a nationwide Mass Drug Administration…
Stakeholders urged to tackle teenage pregnancy, HIV
By Samira Larbie Accra, June 18, GNA – Stakeholders have been urged to strengthen collaboration and increase investment in adolescent health to curb teenage…
St. Paul’s Hospital Introduces 24-Hour Friday Body Collection ServiceÂ
By Agbaxode Emmanuel Akatsi (VR), June 17, GNA – St. Paul’s Hospital Limited at Akatsi in the Volta Region has announced the introduction of a 24-hour body…