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Ghana Records US$38.5m Under Global Fund’s Seventh Grant Cycle
The Minister for Health, Hon. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has engaged a delegation from the Global Fund, led by the Head of the Grant Management Division, Mr Mark Eldon Edington, on measures to improve the availability of essential health…
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28 Children Receives Life-Saving Cardiac Surgeries at NCTC
Four-member paediatric cardiac team from Qatar Charity has partnered with the paediatric cardiac team of the National Cardiothoracic Centre (NCTC) at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) to perform life-saving cardiac procedures for 28…
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Skip breakfast if you want to lose weight
Chief Executive Officer at the Solis Hospital, Dr Ebo Daniels, has advised people on a weight-loss journey to consider skipping breakfast as part of their efforts to achieve positive results.
Dr Daniels said the conventional advice…
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KATH records first decline in maternal deaths in a decade
The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has recorded a significant decline in institutional maternal deaths, marking the first such reduction at the facility in a decade.
The hospital recorded 55 maternal deaths between January and…
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Ghana Reviews Response, Maps Out Measures to Tackle Mpox
The Ghana Health Service, working alongside all One Health stakeholders, has completed a two-day Intra-Action Review of the country’s response to the ongoing Mpox outbreak, marking roughly a year since a series of confirmed cases first…
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AIDS Commission Targets An End To Stigmatization
Director General of the Ghana AIDS Commission, Dr. Prosper Kharmacelle Akanbong, has explained the science behind why people living with HIV who consistently take their medication cannot transmit the virus, using the discussion to challenge…
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Stop self-medication of genitals –Women told
Women have been advised to desist from self-medication at the slightest indication of an infection, particularly those affecting the genital area.
They have instead been encouraged to seek early medical attention and avoid taking drugs…
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Gov’t makes plan for 100 New Ambulances
The Minister for Health, Hon. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has announced that government will procure 100 new ambulances for the National Ambulance Service (NAS) in 2027, as part of a broader push to strengthen Ghana’s pre-hospital emergency…
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FDA records GH¢70m surplus in 2025
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) recorded a GH¢70 million surplus in 2025 but identified ageing laboratory equipment and illicit products as public health concerns.
The Deputy Director of Finance, Samuel Adom-Siaw, presented the…
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Akandoh Orders Board Members To Stay Out of Facility Management
Health Minister, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has stressed that the day-to-day administration of health institutions is the responsibility of management, not boards or board members.
The Minister said understanding the respective…
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