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Ghana has deployed 61 health professionals to Grenada under its Labor Export Program to help address staffing shortages in the Caribbean country’s healthcare system. The workers will serve in medical facilities under renewable two-year contracts, according to reports on the deployment announced on October 13, 2026. The initiative forms part of government efforts to expand […]

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Kuwait and Algeria have held talks on expanding pharmaceutical cooperation, with a focus on sharing manufacturing expertise and strengthening the supply of medicines and medical products. The discussions took place in Algiers on Sunday, October 11, 2026, when Kuwait’s ambassador, Nawaf Boushiba, met Algeria’s Minister of Pharmaceutical Industry, Wassim Kouidri, alongside senior sector officials. According […]

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Kenya has recorded no additional Ebola infections following the death of its first confirmed patient on October 5, 2026, the Ministry of Health has announced. In an update issued on Sunday, October 11, health authorities said all 293 laboratory tests conducted as part of the response had returned negative results. Surveillance and contact tracing remain […]

Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has launched three legal instruments aimed at strengthening support for vulnerable Ghanaians and increasing women’s participation in leadership and decision-making. The instruments, unveiled in Accra on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, are the Social Protection Act, 2025 (Act 1148), the Social Protection Regulations, 2026 (L.I. 2521), and the Affirmative Action […]

The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has renewed its appeal for a state of emergency to tackle illegal mining, warning that the destruction of water bodies and contamination of the food chain threaten public health and future generations. Conference President, Most Rev. Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi, urged President John Dramani Mahama’s administration to adopt stronger measures, saying […]

President John Dramani Mahama says the United States has requested renewed discussions with Ghana over a proposed $109 million health compact, offering to amend or remove provisions that prompted Cabinet to reject the agreement. Speaking during a citizens’ engagement in Goaso as part of his two-day Resetting Ghana tour of the Ahafo Region, the President […]

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has urged the public to priorities regular eye examinations, reporting that an estimated 254,412 people in Ghana are living with blindness. The figures, shared to mark World Sight Day 2026, represent approximately one in every 135 people in a population of 34.38 million. According to the service, about 70 per […]

Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Health, Aden Duale, has reassured the public that the country is managing an imported Ebola case rather than a local outbreak, as authorities intensify contact tracing following a patient’s death. Speaking during a visit to Nairobi Hospital’s 133-bed Ebola isolation unit on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, Duale said health officials were […]

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Ghanaian medical graduates in Cuba have appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to facilitate their return home, citing repeated travel postponements, unpaid allowances and concerns about delays to their professional training. Speaking on Citi News Digest on September 19, 2026, the group’s president, Raphael Oteng Boakye, said they had completed their studies on July 22 […]

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Kenya has confirmed its first recorded Ebola case after a Kenyan citizen who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo died while receiving treatment in Nairobi. Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale announced the case on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, saying the patient had lived in the DRC for seven years and became ill approximately […]

Ghana Deploys 61 Health Workers to Grenada Under Labor Export Program

Kuwait and Algeria Explore Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Partnership

Kenya Reports No New Ebola Cases as 293 Tests Return Negative

Vice President Launches Social Protection and Gender Equity Laws, Calls for Effective Implementation

Catholic Bishops Renew Galamsey Emergency Call, Warn of Risks to Future Generations

US Seeks Fresh Talks on Rejected $109 Million Health Compact — Mahama

GHS Urges Regular Eye Checks as More Than 254,000 Ghanaians Live with Blindness

Kenya Managing Imported Ebola Case, Not Local Outbreak, Health Minister Says

Ghanaian Medical Graduates in Cuba Appeal to Mahama Over Delayed Return

Kenya Confirms First Ebola Case as Patient Dies in Nairobi

Why Are Gen Z and Gen Alpha Losing Interest in Church? A Wake-Up Call for Christian Leaders

Seven Reported Missing After Building Collapses in Nairobi’s Eastleigh

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