By Linda Naa Diede Aryeetey, GNA Accra, May 17. GNA – Dr Maxwell Bisala Konlan, a Senior Dietician at the University of Ghana Hospital…
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WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DRC, Uganda health emergency
By Samira Larbie, GNA Accra, May 17, GNA — The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Ebola disease outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo…
Daniel Obese Foundation organises medical screening for Assin Chiase/Kwamena AttaÂ
By Isaac Arkoh, GNA Assin Achiase/Kwamena Atta (C/R), May 17, GNA – The Daniel Ntow Obese Foundation (DNOF), a non-government organisation (NGO) serving vulnerable populations, has carried…
PATH Ghana, GHS intensify campaign against Hypertension
By Yussif Ibrahim Kumasi, May 17, GNA – PATH Ghana, in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has called for intensified public awareness,…
Women urged to invest in their well-being
By Naa Shormei Odonkor, GNA Kumasi, May 16, GNA – Ms. Agnes Ampofo Agyei, a Midwife and the Non-Communicable Disease Coordinator at the Kumasi Metropolitan Health Directorate has urged women to invest…
Prioritise sexual and reproductive health and rights into national policies – Dr Brookman-AmissahÂ
By Maxwell Awumah Ho, May 15, GNA – Dr Eunice Brookman-Amissah, a Member of the Council of State, has emphasised the need to prioritise sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR)…
UGMC Training Director calls for unity and collaboration among Critical Care NursesÂ
By Kingsley Mamore Accra, May 15, GNA-Dr Christian Owoo, the Director of the Medical Training and Simulation Centre at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC), has called on members of…
Pentecost Church launches 2026 medical outreach at AbesewaÂ
By Regina Benneh  Abesewa, (Ashanti), May 15, GNA-The Church of Pentecost has launched its 2026 Medical Outreach to provide free medical screenings, care consultations, surgeries…
Genetics linked to kidney disease in West Africa – StudyÂ
Accra, May 15, GNA – A recent study by Professor Vincent Boima, Head, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Ghana, has revealed that genetics…
Patients may spend more on dialysis than kidney transplants – Expert
By Jibril Abdul Mumuni  Accra, May 15, GNA – Patients with kidney failure in Ghana may spend more on dialysis over time than they would on kidney…
Burma Camp Emergency Centre needs key infrastructure to operate fully – Commander
 By Christiana Afua Nyarko, GNA  Accra, May 15, GNA – Brigadier General Thomas Acquinas Gbireh, the Commander of the Ghana Armed Forces Critical Care and Emergency Hospital at Burma Camp, says the facility is…
Kumdi gets 24-hour health facility to enhance access to healthcare deliveryÂ
By Solomon Gumah Kumdi (N/R), May 14, GNA – Residents of Kumdi in the Kpandai District have received healthcare boost following the commissioning of…
Nurse crashes to death in motorcycle accident in GwolluÂ
By Mohammed Balu Gwollu (UWR), May 14, GNA – Madam Nafisa Adama, a 32-year-old enrolled nurse stationed at the Kusali CHPS Compound tragically lost…
Ministry of Health representatives at CCFL49 Session to support proposalsÂ
By Albert Allotey Accra, May 14, GNA – The Vision for Accelerated Sustainable Development Ghana (VAST-Ghana), has urged the Ministry of Health representatives at…
Manso Aboaboso CHPS Compound struggles with only one health worker
By Samuel Ofori Boateng Manso Aboaboso (Ash), May 14, GNA – Residents of Manso Aboaboso in the Amansie South District are calling on government…
Kumdi Gets 24-Hour Health Facility to Improve Healthcare AccessÂ
By Solomon Gumah Kumdi (N/R), May 14 (GNA) – Residents of Kumdi in the Kpandai District have received a major healthcare boost following the commissioning of a 24-hour medical facility…
NVI advances national assessment under Vax & Pharm Ghana Project to strengthen clinical trials ecosystem
By Maxwell Awumah Ho, May 13, GNA – The National Vaccine Institute (NVI) has started series of steering committee meetings to deliberate on key recommendations arising from…
Akatsi South Health Directorate intensifies public education on hypertension
By Agbaxode Emmanuel Akatsi (V/R), May 13, GNA – The Akatsi South Municipal Health Directorate has intensified public education on hypertension as part of activities marking World Hypertension Day…
Africa’s Health Workforce growing, but shortages, migration and unemployment threaten gains – WHOÂ
By Samira Larbie, GNA Accra, May 13, GNA – Africa’s health workforce has recorded significant growth over the past six years, driven largely by increases in…
African leaders call for urgent action to tackle health Workforce crisis Â
By Samira Larbie, GNA Accra, May 13, GNA – African leaders have called for urgent, coordinated action to address Africa’s growing health workforce crisis, warning…
Accra Declaration adopted to drive Africa’s health workforce agendaÂ
By Samira Larbie, GNA Accra, May 13, GNA – African ministers, policymakers, development partners, and health sector stakeholders have adopted the “Accra Declaration on…
WHO debunks online myths surrounding HantavirusÂ
By Samira Larbie, GNA Accra, May 13, GNA – The World Health Organization (WHO) has dismissed misinformation circulating online about hantavirus, saying the disease is not…
CBG marks Mother’s Day with free health screening for Adaklu womenÂ
By Emmanuel Lapigee Ofori Adaklu, May 12, GNA – Hundreds of women in the Adaklu District in the Volta Region have benefited from a free health screening exercise…
Teachers, Nurses in DBI District Receive Reading Glasses to Improve Productivity
By Philip Tengzu Issa (UW/R), May 12, GNA – A total of 225 teachers and health workers in the Daffiama-Bussie-Issa (DBI) District have benefited from…