HEALTH

Dr. Daniel Amaning, Registrar of the Pharmacy Council of Ghana, has emphasised the need for Ghana to embrace telemedicine as a means of expanding healthcare and meeting growing patient needs. He stated that telemedicine offers…
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Midwives are one of the strongest pillars of any nation’s health system. They provide 90% of essential sexual, reproductive, maternal, and newborn health services, including family planning. They also support survivors of gender-based…
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The Minister for Health, Hon. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has received a delegation from the Government of Italy to deliberate on the ongoing collaboration between Ghana and Italy aimed at retooling 37 selected public health facilities across…
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The Renal Unit at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital has remained closed for over a week, leaving many patients who depend on life-sustaining dialysis treatments in a state of distress and uncertainty. Frustrated patients have voiced…
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‘They come to school to learn—but first, they must be healthy enough to learn’. In the relentless pursuit of academic excellence, a quiet crisis brews within Ghana’s Senior High Schools—a crisis not of grades or discipline, but of basic…
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Over 60 per cent of residents who screened for typhoid tested positive at Telecel Ghana Foundation’s Healthfest outreach in Lawra in the Upper West Region. Out of 250 residents tested, a staggering 158 were unknowingly positive for the…
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Her Ghana, a non-governmental organisation founded in 2024 by Mama Adzorhlor III, Queen Mother of Dagbamete, is boldly breaking the silence surrounding menstruation and giving young women the tools to reclaim their dignity and confidence.…
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Every year, Valentine's Day prompts a mad dash for gimmicky cards, corner-shop flowers and an unnecessary level of public affection. But, in a bid to get blokes thinking, the occasion's also been marked as National Impotence Day, to raise…
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President John Mahama has launched the Ghana Medical Care Trust Fund (MahamaCares) initiative, saying it is not just a healthcare programme, but a symbol of hope for thousands of families across the country. Speaking at the launch of the…
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In a significant step towards ending menstrual poverty and promoting gender equality, Plan International Ghana has commended the Government of Ghana for its unprecedented budgetary allocation of GH₵292.4 million in the 2025 financial year…
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