HEALTH

The Ministry of Health (MoH), in partnership with the West African Health Organisation (WAHO) and the Ghana Education Service (GES), has commissioned three mechanised boreholes and distributed 3,000 hygiene kits under the Girls’ Hygiene…
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The Minister for Health, Hon. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has presented medical equipment worth $1.5 million to the Ga North Municipal Hospital, stressing on government’s commitment to strengthening existing health facilities. He explained…
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The Ghana Medical Trust Fund Administrator, ObuobiaDarko-Opoku last week led Dame Ann Gloag, Trustee of Mercy Ships, and her delegation to key areas in the country to visit. The key venues for the visit included a courtesy call on the…
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Shower sex in the movies is always a highly charged affair, even down to the artfully-placed steam. But for the rest of us, sadly, it can be kind of awkward if you don’t have a well-paid Swedish art director to decorate your sex life in a…
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Vaccine hesitancy is fast becoming a major public health obstacle in Nigeria, where anti-vaccine campaigns are undermining progress against infectious diseases and raising fears of prolonged outbreaks. Health officials warn that the…
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The Health Ministry will this year sponsor 15 nursing and midwifery educators to pursue PhD training, as part of a bold plan to upgrade Ghana’s health workforce and strengthen healthcare delivery. Health Minister Hon. Kwabena Mintah…
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Management of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) has given assurances that the faulty elevator at the Surgical Department will be fixed within the next two months to improve the delivery of emergency surgeries. The commitment follows…
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Sarfoa, a mother in Abiriw, a town in the Eastern Region of Ghana, always wakes before first light to begin her daily routine. The first order of the day is to send her son to the community borehole to fetch water for their household. Most…
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The Ghana Prisons Service has commissioned its first clinic in the Greater Accra Region to expand access to quality and affordable healthcare for inmates, officers, and residents of nearby communities.  The new facility, situated at the…
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The Ministry of Health has vigorously defended the thoroughness and integrity of its investigation into the alleged assault of nurse Rejoice Tsotso Bortei at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, commonly known as Ridge Hospital. This…
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