By Benjamin Adamafio Commey, GNA Accra, May 22, GNA – Professor Agyeman Badu Akosa, Chairman of the Medical and Dental Council, has expressed concern over the…
Health
Kenyan researcher wins international award for throat cancer breakthrough
May 22, (Daily Nation/GNA) – A Kenyan researcher has won an international award for outstanding research on throat cancer. Prof George Njoroge, chief scientific…
Ghana to host West Africa Pharma and Healthcare Expo, June 10
Accra, May, 22, GNA – The West Africa Pharma and Healthcare Expo 2026, will take place from Monday, June 8, at the University of…
Le Mete Ghana, TUMSC launch 10th anniversary celebrations
By Solomon Gumah Tamale, May 21, GNA – Le Mete Ghana, a non-profit organisation, and the Tamale Urology and Modern Surgical Centre (TUMSC) have jointly launched…
“Bathing twice a day not only women, girls’ affairs”Â
By Mildred Siabi-Mensah, GNA Sekondi, May 21, GNA -Madam Maribel Akuorkor Okine, Lay Counsellor and Gender Advocate says bathing twice a day is not just…
High blood pressure fuels rise in chronic diseases-Medical PractitionerÂ
By Regina Benneh Siaw Sunyani (Bono), May 21, GNA-Dr Godfred Owusu Ansah, a Sunyani-based medical practitioner, says high blood pressure remains a leading contributor to the upsurge in chronic…
Over 90 skin NTD-affected persons, caregivers trained in liquid soap production
By Anthony Adongo Apubeo Kodorogo (U/E), May 21, GNA – The Kunkua Renaissance Development Centre (KURADEC), a community-based organisation, has trained more than 90 persons affected by…
Ghana activates Ebola precautionary measuresÂ
By Samira Larbie, GNA Accra, May 20, GNA – The Ministry of Health says Ghana has not recorded any suspected or confirmed case of…
Ghana intensifies Ebola preparedness amid outbreaks in Uganda, DR Congo
By Samira Larbie, GNA Accra, May 20, GNA – Ghana has not recorded any suspected or confirmed case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) despite…
Ghana urged to include geriatric screening in Free Primary Healthcare policy
By Ewoenam Kpodo Ho, May 20, GNA – A family physician has urged the government to include routine geriatric screenings in Ghana’s Free Primary Healthcare policy, saying…
Ningo-Prampram inaugurates nine-member HIV/AIDS Committee
By Opesika Tetteh Puplampu, GNA    Prampram, May 20, GNA – The Ningo-Prampram District Assembly (NiPDA) has inaugurated a nine-member District HIV/AIDS Committee to coordinate and strengthen the district’s…
Agenda 111 site turned into wee smokers’ hideout, snake denÂ
By Isaac Arkoh, GNA Assin Darmang (C/R), May 19, GNA—An abandoned Agenda 111 project in Assin Darmang in the Assin South District, which is 85 percent complete, has been overrun by weeds, making it a den for wee smokers, reptiles and snakes. Machines been…
Lifestyle changes key to reducing early death risk in hypertension — Cardiologist
By Mildred Siabi-Mensah, GNA  Takoradi, May 19, GNA – Lifestyle modifications such as effective stress management, reduced alcohol intake, cutting down on salt and processed foods can significantly lower the risk of…
43-Year-old battles for life;Â appeals for medical support after multiple surgeriesÂ
By Kingsley Mamore Dambai (O/R), May 19, GNA – A 43-year-old resident of Kadentwe, a farming community in the Kete-Krachi West Municipality of the…
MP commends Pentecost Church for immeasurable contributions towards advancing healthcareÂ
By Regina Benneh  Abesewa (Ashanti), May 19, GNA-Mr Yakubu Mohammed, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ahafo Ano South East Constituency in the Ashanti Region has commended the Pentecost Church…
MoH recruits more than 7,200 health professionals; more clearance expectedÂ
By Samira Larbie, GNA Accra, May 18, GNA – The Ministry of Health (MoH) says more than 7,200 health professionals have secured placements under the ongoing…
Ketu North Health Directorate Intensifies Hypertension Screening Exercise
By Michael Foli Jackidy Dzodze (V/R), May 18, GNA — The Ketu North Municipal Health Directorate has intensified efforts to detect and control hypertension…
Kadjebi Marks World Hypertension Day with Free Health Screening
By Daniel Agbesi Latsu Kadjebi (O/R), May 18, GNA – The Kadjebi District Health Directorate joined the global observance of World Hypertension Day on…
Ghanaians Urged to Take Proactive Steps Against Hypertension
By Emmanuel Nyatsikor Ho, May 18, GNA — Mr  Samuel Yao Atidzah, Executive Director of the GOSANET Foundation, has called on Ghanaians to take…
Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipal Health Directorate records zero malaria deaths in five years
By Erica Apeatua Addo, GNA Tarkwa (W/R), May 18, GNA – Mrs. Wilhemina Tiwaah Duah Morttey, Municipal Director of Health Services in Tarkwa Nsuaem, says…
Mahama calls for new global health order anchored on self-reliance
By Iddi Yire, GNA Accra, May 18, GNA – President John Dramani Mahama has called for a new global health order anchored on self-reliance,…
President Mahama to deliver keynote address at 79th World Health Assembly in GenevaÂ
By Iddi Yire, GNA Accra, May 18, GNA – President John Dramani Mahama will on Monday deliver the keynote address at the 79th World Health Assembly…
Wenchi Municipal NHIS exceeds 2025 membership registration target  Â
By Dennis Peprah, GNAÂ Wenchi, (Bono), May 18, GNA-The Wenchi Municipal Office of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) exceeded its 2025 membership registration target,…
WHO declares Ebola Outbreak in DRC and Uganda a global health emergencyÂ
By Samira Larbie, GNA Accra, May 18, GNA – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and…