Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a growing public health concern in Ghana. Recent reports indicate that about 13.3% of the population is affected, with many cases occurring in people under 60 and often being diagnosed only when the disease is already at an advanced stage. The main causes of CKD in Ghana are long-term kidney […]
Labour and Employment Minister Dr. Rashid Pelpuo says he is “shocked and disturbed” by the strike action of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA). The Wa Central MP is accusing the leadership of failing to engage his office before declaring the industrial action. “We are more than shocked. We are disturbed. We are […]
A Ghanaian woman, Gifty Amoakowaa, has initiated legal proceedings against Peace and Love Hospital, alleging that the institution violated her constitutional rights by placing surveillance cameras in rooms designated for intimate medical assessments, including breast examinations. The suit, filed at the High Court, asserts that the presence of closed-circuit television (CCTV) equipment in such sensitive […]
A joint investigation by JoyNews and Nigeria Health Watch has uncovered a disturbing public health crisis: parents in Ghana are bleaching the skin of their babies and children as young as three using toxic, banned substances. In communities like Chorkor, a densely populated fishing enclave in Accra, skin tone is becoming a status symbol, and […]
Naomi Oyoe Ohene Oti, an Oncology Nurse Specialist at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, has won the Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award 2025, which comes with a $250,000 cash prize. She was chosen from more than 100,000 nominations submitted across 199 countries. Attached below is a video showing the moment Naomi was presented with the award […]
A Paediatrician at the 37 Military Hospital, Dr Adeline Asante-Kwabiah, has disclosed that children can also get hypertension, as the disease is not limited only to adults. Dr Asante-Kwabiah, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) on World Hypertension Day, that most of the cases in children often had an underlying medical condition. The 2025 World […]
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced two additional confirmed cases of Mpox, bringing the total number of infections in the country to four. The new cases were detected in the Greater Accra and Western Regions, according to a press release issued on Sunday, May 18, 2025. In the statement signed by Prof. Samuel Kaba […]
Health authorities have confirmed two new cases of Mpox in the Accra Metropolitan Area of the Greater Accra Region. Consequently, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has responded by directing all regional health directors to reactivate their public health emergency operations centres. They are also being urged to step up surveillance, risk communication, and case management […]
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has reshuffled and reassigned over a dozen key officials in a move the new Director-General says was aimed at strengthening health delivery across the country. In a letter communicating the changes expected to take effect from May 19, 2025, the Acting Director-General, Professor Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, said the restructuring forms […]
President John Mahama has officially nominated Dr. Paa Kwesi Badoo for appointment as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, with effect from April 30, 2025. The nomination was announced in a formal communication from the presidency on April 30, which also included Dr. Badoo’s curriculum vitae. Authorities have been […]
The country has been able to reduce deaths caused by malaria by over 97 per cent between 2014 and 2024. In addition to this, outpatient department cases have also seen a three per cent decline, while hospital admissions due to malaria have fallen by 17 per cent. At an event to commemorate the 2025 World […]
Doctors at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) have declared an indefinite suspension of all emergency and outpatient services. They cite a hostile working environment, lack of basic medical supplies, and what they describe as an insult to their dignity by top government officials. In a statement released after an emergency general assembly meeting held at […]
