The Government of Grenada has announced its intention to recruit Ghanaian nurses and allied health professionals to help address a critical shortage of health workers in the Caribbean nation. The move aligns with Ghana’s Work Abroad Programme aimed at creating more job opportunities for skilled professionals. This was disclosed during the inaugural Ghana–Grenada political consultation […]
The Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA) has shut down 18 health facilities in the Ashanti Region for operating below acceptable standards. The two-day exercise undertaken by officials of HeFRA was part of the agency’s mandate to enforce compliance and promote order within the nation’s healthcare system. The facilities shut down were mostly unregistered, unlicensed by […]
The World Health Organisation on Monday issued a health advisory warning about three contaminated cough syrups identified in India, urging authorities to report any detection of these medicines in their countries to the health agency. The WHO said the affected medicines are specific batches of Coldrif from Sresan Pharmaceutical, Respifresh TR from Rednex Pharmaceuticals and […]
Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has officially launched the National Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign aimed at eliminating cervical cancer. During the ceremony on Wednesday, October 8, the Minister described it as “a historic step in women’s health” and a key part of President John Mahama’s Free Primary Health Care initiative. The five-day campaign, […]
The Coalition of Unpaid Nurses and Midwives on Thursday, October 2, staged a protest in Accra to demand the payment of salaries for nearly 7,000 health workers who have been working without pay for close to 10 months. The demonstration started at the Efua Sutherland Children’s Park before the protesters marched through the capital and […]
At least an average of 20 cases of exposure to poison or poison consumption are recorded in each of the public health facilities across the country every month. The circumstances include perceived accidental cases mainly involving children, drug overdose, consumption of household chemicals such as bleaches and exposure to pesticides. The Head of the Ghana […]
A recent study has revealed that air pollution is now the leading cause of death in the country, overtaking HIV/AIDS, malaria and road traffic accidents. According to the study, over 30,000 deaths annually in Ghana are now attributed to air pollution-related illnesses such as asthma, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease, a toll surpassing those from […]
The Medical and Dental Council (MDC) has detected fraudulent activities by some individuals who claim to have been trained as medical practitioners outside the country and are seeking approval from the council to practise in Ghana. So far, the MDC, which is the regulatory body for the practice of medicine and dentistry, is investigating four […]
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced a call for proposals from qualified suppliers and vendors for the supply and installation of dialysis machines in selected hospitals across the country. In a notice on Tuesday, September 2, the Ministry said interested and eligible entities are required to submit detailed proposals covering the technical specifications of […]
The Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Jefferson Asare, has challenged aspects of the ministerial committee’s findings on the alleged assault of a nurse at the Ridge Hospital, insisting that the official medical diagnosis recorded was polycontusion. The committee, established by Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, presented its […]
The Ministry of Health has condemned an assault on healthcare workers at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge), where a viral video captured relatives of an accident victim clashing with emergency department staff over perceived delays in care. Hospital management described the emergency unit as one of Ghana’s busiest, with staff actively attending to other […]
A care worker employed under a false name fled to Ghana after a 14-year-old girl died on his watch, an inquest in the United Kingdom has heard. Ruth Szymankiewicz, who had an eating disorder, died after being left alone at a mental health hospital in Berkshire in February 2022. She had been placed under strict […]
