By Elizabeth Larkwor Baah Tema, May 26, GNA – Dr Sally Quartey, Tema Metropolitan Director of Health, has announced that screening for patients seeking…
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Central, Ashanti Regions record lower vaccine acceptance- Survey reveals Â
By Victoria Agyemang Cape Coast, May 26, GNA-Urbanised regions such as Central Region and Ashanti Region have recorded comparatively lower vaccine acceptance despite higher…
Survey Shows Strong Public Confidence in VaccinesÂ
By Victoria Agyemang Cape Coast, May 26, GNA – A national vaccine perception survey conducted by the National Vaccine Institute (NVI) has revealed strong public confidence in vaccines…
SOFPOG Lauded for Strengthening Ghana’s Primary Healthcare
By Erica Apeatua Addo, GNA Akyempim (W/R), May 26, GNA – Society of Family Physicians of Ghana (SOFPOG) has been commended for its unwavering commitment…
NVI survey reveals strong public confidence ahead of Ghana’s 2027 local vaccine productionÂ
By Maxwell Awumah, GNA Ho (V/R), May 26, GNA-A national vaccine perception survey conducted by the National Vaccine Institute (NVI) has revealed high levels of public confidence in…
Radiologists urge stronger action against illegal mining amid rising kidney cases
By Benjamin Adamafio Commey, GNA Accra, May 25, GNA – The Ghana Association of Radiologists (GAR) has urged the Government to take stronger and…
Stakeholders advocate comprehensive nutrition financing
By Bertha Badu-Agyei, GNA Accra, May 25, GNA – Madam Olivia Timpo, Deputy Director of Nutrition Ghana Health Service (GHS) has advocated Multiple Micro-Nutrients…
Laboratory scientists critical for clinical decision-making – GAMLS President
By Godfred Aaneamenga Polkuu, GNA Sumbrungu (U/E), May 25, GNA – Dr Eric Kofi Aidoo, the President of the Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS), has stated that…
IDEAS Ghana launches initiative to combat alarming child malnutrition in Bawku West
By Godfred Aaneamenga Polkuu, GNA Zebilla (U/E), May 25, GNA – The Ingraining Development for Empowerment and Advancement of Society (IDEAS Ghana), a non-profit organisation, has launched the…
AfriCANÂ launches Africa Day 2026 campaign on water, sanitation, nutritionÂ
By Michael Foli Jackidy Ho (V/R), May 25, GNA – Africa Catalyzing Action for Nutrition (AfriCAN) has launched its Africa Day 2026 campaign under the theme: “Our Water, Our…
Explainer: Understanding Cath Labs and what their expansion means for Ghana’s healthcare
Accra, May 25, GNA – The Ghana Medical Trust Fund, also known as Mahama Cares, is expanding access to advanced heart care through the…
Ghana Association of Radiologists calls for investment in modern diagnostic infrastructure
By Benjamin Adamafio Commey, GNA Accra, May 24, GNA – The Ghana Association of Radiologists (GAR) has called on the Government and stakeholders in…
Abusing pain killers can damage kidneys-Dr. Damoah Â
By Erica Apeatua Addo Tarkwa (W/R), May 24, GNA-Dr. Baaba Damoah, President, Society of Family Physicians of Ghana (SOFPOG), has cautioned the youth in…
Gold Fields holds forum to commemorate World Malaria Day Â
By Erica Apeatua Addo Tarkwa (W/R), May 24, GNA-The Gold Fields Ghana Foundation (GFGF), Tarkwa Nsuaem and Prestea Huni-Valley Municipal Assembly’s together with the…
Bodi NHIA Office organises float on free primary health care rollout Â
By Alex Gyawu Asante Bodi (WN/R), May 24, GNA – The Sefwi Bodi District office of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has organised…
Mental disorders related more to epidemiology, disability than spiritual… – Study
By Maxwell Awumah, GNA Ho, May 23, GNA – A new study has linked mental disorders more to epidemiological and disability-based estimates rather than spiritual, religious, or broader cultural interpretations of mental…
GHS urges families to encourage sexually active girls to use adolescent health corners
By Dennis Peprah  Sunyani, (Bono), May 23, GNA – Mrs Felicia Konadu, Health Promotion Manager at the Sunyani Municipal Directorate of the Ghana Health Service…
Volta Region launches World Hypertension Day campaign
By Michael Foli Jackidy, GNA Ho (V/R), May 23, GNA – The Volta Regional Health Directorate has launched this year’s World Hypertension Day campaign during the Second…
Ghana to mark International Day to End Obstetric Fistula on Saturday
Accra, May 22, GNA – Ghana will on Saturday observe the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula with a call for urgent commitment to…
Ho Steps Up Mental Health Awareness Drive
By Michael Foli Jackidy Ho (V/R), May 22, GNA – Madam Perfect Titiati, Ho Municipal Director of Health Services, has called on health workers and…
Keep Regional Hospital at Wiawso, residents appeal to governmentÂ
By Alex Baah Boadi Sefwi-Wiawso (WN/R), May 22, GNA – Residents of Sefwi-Wiawso in the Western North Region have appealed to the government to…
GHS Director Urges Managers to Lead with Ownership and CommitmentÂ
By Godfred Aaneamenga Polkuu Bolgatanga, May 22, GNA – Dr Braimah Baba Abubakari, Upper East Regional Director of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has…
No Ebola cases in Ghana; risk level remains low- Health Minister
By Samira Larbie, GNA Accra, May 22, GNA – Ghana has recorded no Ebola infections and the national risk level remains low, Mr Kwabena…
Mental disorders now affect 1.2 billion people worldwide
By Maxwell Awumah, GNA Ho, May 22, GNA — Nearly 1.2 billion people worldwide are living with mental disorders, almost double the number recorded in 1990. A new…