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The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has inducted 75 new members into the Southern Africa regional pool of the Africa Volunteer Health Corps (AVoHC), strengthening the continent’s ability to respond quickly to public health emergencies. The expansion is designed to boost surge capacity across Southern Africa, enabling faster and more coordinated […]

Recent findings highlight the dangerous escalation of extremist violence along the fragile border corridors linking Niger, Benin, and Nigeria — a region increasingly viewed as West Africa’s next major security flashpoint. Security analysts warn that the tri-border area is fast becoming a new epicenter of jihadist expansion, driven by porous borders, weak state presence, and shifting […]

Deputy Minister of Health, Grace Ayensu-Danquah, has unveiled a comprehensive strategy to tackle the country’s long-standing “no-bed syndrome” — a systemic breakdown in emergency care where critically ill patients are turned away from hospitals due to reported lack of space. Rather than focusing solely on increasing physical bed numbers, the Ministry’s plan combines digital integration, […]

The long-awaited contraceptive for women was launched by DKT Ghana in Accra. Femject, a new three-month injectable contraceptive, will provide affordable and reliable family planning options available to women across the country. In attendance were representatives from the Ghana Health Service (GHS), the Pharmaceutical Council, PATH Ghana, Lydia Partner Clinics, Population Council, Total Family Health […]

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The Ministry of Health has announced the detection of a circulating Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in an environmental sample from Koforidua, the capital of the Eastern Region. The discovery was made during routine surveillance by the Polio Laboratory of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research. In a press release on Tuesday, September 17, […]

The Family Strengthening Project (FS), in partnership with SOS Children’s Villages, Asiakwa, and the Atiwa East District Health Directorate in the Eastern Region, has organized a comprehensive handwashing, sanitation, and personal hygiene awareness program for two communities in the district. The communities of Adasawase and New Jejeti benefited from the initiative, which aimed to […]

Richard “Rick” Slayman, the first person to undergo a kidney transplant from a genetically modified pig while still alive, passed away around two months after the groundbreaking surgery. The 62-year-old underwent the experimental procedure at Massachusetts General Hospital in March. Although the hospital emphasized that there was no clear indication linking the transplant to his […]

On Friday, March 22, 2024, the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) disbursed an amount of one hundred and eighty million Ghana Cedis (GHS180 Million) to various healthcare providers across the country. These payments primarily cover claims that were submitted and vetted up to December 2023, aligning with the NHIA’s mandate as the payer of healthcare […]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Dr. Dacosta Aboagye, the Director of Health Promotion at the Ghana Health Service, as the next Chief Executive of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA). The appointment, in line with Section 14 (1) of the National Health Insurance Act, 2012 (Act 852), was communicated to the President […]

The induction of 75 new members to the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Extremist groups adapt their strategies and exploit political transitions in the Niger–Benin–Nigeria

Understanding the “No-Bed Syndrome” at Ghana Hospitals

DKT Ghana launches FemJect to expand access to injectable contraception

Sparkle My Skin – “natural ingredients, gentle care”

Polio type 2 detected in Koforidua

Hygiene sensitization in Atiwa East District Health Directorate

Richard “Rick” Slayman dies

GHS180 Million paid to service providers-NHIA

Dr. Dacosta Aboagye appointed CEO of NHIA

Ghana-China Industrial and Agribusiness Agenda

Ghanaian Cedi Drops 8.4% Against US Dollar Despite Robust External Sector Growth

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