By Linda Naa Deide Aryeetey, GNA Accra, June 2, GNA – The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) Africa has called for stronger investments…
Health
Five districts in Western Region selected for free primary health care
By Mildred Siabi-Mensah, GNA Takoradi, June 02, GNA – Five districts within the Western Region have been selected for the pilot phase of President…
Dixcove Omanhene calls for resources for Free Primary Health Care
By Mildred Siabi-Mensah, GNA Takoradi, June 02, GNA – Nana Akwasi Agyeman IX, the Omanhene (Paramount Chief) of Lower Dixcove in the Western Region, has called…
Kpone-Katamanso Health Directorate calls for stakeholder partnership for quality healthcare
By Miriam Oparebea, GNA Tema, June 02, GNA- Dr Esther Priscilla Biamah Danquah, the Kpone-Katamanso Municipal Health Director, has called for multi-stakeholder partnerships to improve quality healthcare…
Government considering comprehensive free maternal healthcare package – Deputy Health Minister
By Yussif Ibrahim Kumasi, June 2, GNA –The government is considering the introduction of a comprehensive free maternal healthcare package that would cover all…
World Milk Day: Cowbell commemorates with 10,000 students in Kumasi
By Florence Afriyie Mensah Kumasi, June 2, GNA – As part of activities to mark the 2026 World Milk Day, Ghana’s leading diary brand,…
Kacstone Records supports UTAS menstrual hygiene campaign with sanitary pad donation
By Anthony Adongo Apubeo Navrongo (U/E), June 2, GNA – Kacstone Records, a talent and cultural development company, has supported a menstrual hygiene campaign organised by the…
FOA committed to fighting menstrual poverty – Madam Kudah
By Emmanuel Nyatsikor Adaklu Tsriefe (V/R), June 2, GNA – Madam Stella Kudah, Country Director of Friends of Adaklu (FOA), says the organisation is committed to eliminating menstrual poverty in…
DRC, WHO intensify response to contain Ebola outbreak
By Samira Larbie, GNA Accra, June 1, GNA – The Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO), has stepped…
Inclusive menstrual hygiene not charity – VOWAC
By Hannah AwadziHo, June 1, GNA – The Voices of Women and Children with Disabilities (VOWAC Ghana), has called on the Government to invest…
African negotiators push to centre health in global climate talks ahead of SB64
Accra, June 1, GNA – African climate negotiators have renewed calls for health to become a central pillar of global climate action, warning that climate change is increasingly evolving into a major public health crisis across the continent. The call was made during a Climate and Health Capacity Building Workshop on Sunday, organised ahead of the 64th Session of the Subsidiary Bodies (SB64) of the…
Prospective parents advised to prioritise antenatal and preconception screening
By Naa Shormei Odonkor, GNA Kumasi, June 1, GNA – Prospective parents have been advised to prioritise undergoing antenatal and preconception screening to help identify conditions that may increase the risk of neonatal jaundice and other…
Women are the main tables at home – Midwife
By Naa Shormei Odonkor, GNA Kumasi, June 1, GNA – Ms. Abigail Esinam Apau, a Senior Midwifery Officer has challenged the popular question, “What do women bring…
Oyemam Foundation, Parliament push to make Lupus visible in landmark national advocacy drive
By Elsie Appiah-Osei Accra, June 01, GNA – Oyemam Autoimmune Foundation on Thursday led a delegation of lupus patients and advocates to the Parliament of Ghana,…
Discovery health rebrands Africa business, deepens partnership with Acacia health in Ghana
By Stanley Senya Accra, June 1, GNA – Discovery Health has announced the rebranding of its employer health insurance business, Vitality Health International (Africa),…
WHO urges healthy eating to cut NCD risk
By Samira Larbie, GNA Accra, May 28, GNA – The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for balanced and healthy eating habits, saying good…
Rainy Season raises risk of cholera, malaria outbreaks — GHS warns
By Samira Larbie, GNA Accra, May 29, GNA – The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has cautioned the public to take preventive measures against waterborne…
World No Tobacco Day: GHS urges pregnant women to avoid Tobacco, Nicotine
By Samira Larbie, GNA Accra, May 31, GNA – The Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Sunday urged pregnant women to stay away from tobacco and nicotine…
Ketu North Municipal, Auburn University outreach to offer free health screening
By Michael Foli Jackidy Dzodze (V/R), May 31, 2026 — The Ketu North Municipal Assembly (KNMA), in collaboration with Auburn University Outreach, has announced…
VALD urges integration of AI into tobacco control systems in Ghana
By Albert Allotey Accra, May 31, GNA – Vision for Alternative Development (VALD), a civil society organisation, has called on the Government to integrate…
Philanthropist donates items to support mothers at Ashaiman Municipal Hospital
By Edward Dankwah Ashaiman, May 30, GNA – Mrs Safia Ayivor, a philanthropist and Antenatal Care advocate, has donated toiletries, diapers and other essential items worth thousands of…
Kadjebi marks Menstrual Hygiene Day, calls for menstrual health education
By Daniel Agbesi Latsu, GNA Kadjebi (O/R), May 30, GNA – The Kadjebi District in the Oti Region has commemorated the 2026 International Menstrual Hygiene Day with…
GOSANET Foundation Organises Training Workshop for Community-Based Health Volunteers
By Emmanuel Nyatsikor Adaklu Ahunda Boso (V/R), May 30, 2026 (GNA) – GOSANET Foundation, a health-focused non-governmental organisation based in the Adaklu District, on Friday organised a refresher training workshop…
Menstrual Hygiene Day: Over 550 adolescents in Ayikuma benefit from menstrual education
By Samira Larbie, GNA Ayikuma, May 30, GNA – More than 550 adolescents in Ayikuma in the Shai Osudoku District have received menstrual health…