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AIDS Commission Charge With Clear Mandate To End AIDS by 2030
The Eastern Regional Office of the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has inaugurated a nine-member Regional Committee to provide oversight and coordination of the decentralised HIV response.
The inauguration is in accordance with Section 9, of…
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Akandoh: GH¢22bn health budget to strengthen infrastructure, workforce
The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has announced that the Ministry of Health has received a GH¢22.8 billion budget allocation for the 2026 fiscal year to strengthen healthcare delivery across the country.
He said the…
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MoH Launches Vax % Pharm Project To Boost Local Vaccine And Pharma Production
The Ministry of Health (MoH), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Union in Ghana (EU), has officially launched the Vax & Pharm Ghana Project titled ‘𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐕𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐬…
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Task Force Submits Zipline Assessment To Akandoh
The Honourable Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, Minister of Health, has received a report assessing the performance and value of the Zipline medical drone delivery system in Ghana from the Zipline Technical Task Force.
The report, tasked by the…
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Africa’s Health Destiny Is Non-Negotiable – Akandoh
The Minister for Health, Hon. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has called for Africa to take full control of its health future, stating that the continent is now showing what it intends to build, not what it lacks.
Speaking during day 2 of the…
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Advancing Ghana’s Public Health Act: Multi-Sector Wins Through Harm Reduction
As Ghana enters a pivotal phase in its legislative review of the Public Health Act, policymakers have a unique opportunity to shape a healthier, more economically vibrant future. Recognising vapes and tobacco-free oral nicotine pouches…
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Rising Breast Cancer cases strain Korle Bu – Surgeon demands more centres
A General Surgeon at the Breast Cancer Unit of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr. Josephine Nsaful, is calling for the establishment of more cancer centres across the country to help manage the rising number of breast cancer cases. She…
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Akandoh: Untreated HIV cases threaten Ghana’s 2030 AIDS target
The Ministry of Health has raised the alarm over Ghana’s low HIV/AIDS treatment coverage, warning that the persistent treatment gap threatens the country’s efforts to control the epidemic.
Presenting Ghana’s 2024 National HIV Estimates…
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Health Ministry Inaugurates New National Immunization Advisory Team
The Ministry of Health has inaugurated the newly reconstituted National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG-Ghana) to strengthen evidence-based vaccine policy and national health protection.
Delivering a speech on behalf of…
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UNFPA Support Ghana’s Maternal Health With New Equipment
The Ministry of Health has received MEPCEP training equipment, advanced simulation models, and family planning commodities from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to strengthen midwifery education and reproductive health services.…
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