Kabaka Foundation hands over 35-bed mental health unit at Koforidua hospital
Health officials in the Eastern Region say recorded mental illness cases have more than doubled in ten years while psychiatric staff and beds remain scarce.
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Ghana and Columbus, Ohio sign pact opening US job route for qualified nurses
Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh says any placement must safeguard the rights and welfare of Ghanaian health workers.
Ghana launches five-year plan to cut heavy metals in food, targeting results by 2030
Deputy Health Minister Grace Ayensu-Danquah said the strategy will be judged on measurable outcomes rather than on the launch itself.
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Jehovah's Witnesses let members decide on blood components, keep whole-blood ban
The faith's Governing Body says red cells, white cells, plasma and platelets are now left to each believer's conscience.
Korle Bu starts groundwork for 400-bed Mother and Child Block to replace maternity unit
The planned facility would bring intensive care, fertility treatment and teaching space together under one roof in Accra.
Sissala East health team probes deaths in Fulbe community as yellow fever is reported
Reports differ on how many people died and on whether laboratory work has already pointed to a cause.
Ambulance service chief inspects repairs under Operation Restore Fleet
The National Ambulance Service says the drive aims to put grounded vehicles back on the road and cut time lost in workshops.
NHIA launches schools quiz to teach students about health insurance
The competition will engage 48 secondary schools across all 16 regions, with a national final scheduled for late November.
Ghana sends first group of 43 nurses to Jamaica under new labour pact
Government representatives told the health workers to act as ambassadors for the country during their stay abroad.
Construction begins on 160-bed hospital near Sefwi Wiawso in Western North
The facility is one of three regional referral hospitals the government is building in newly created regions, with GH₵600 million budgeted for the project.
Government plans to acquire mammography and radiotherapy equipment for breast cancer care
The Deputy Health Minister stressed that public awareness campaigns will fail without reliable access to diagnostic and treatment services across Ghana.
Mahama to start work on three 160-bed regional hospitals in Oti, Savannah and Western North
The Ministry of Health has defended the plan after opposition figures questioned building new facilities while Agenda 111 projects stall.
Deputy Health Minister tells nurses and midwives to put research to work in communities
Prof. Dr Grace Ayensu-Danquah opened a five-day conference by linking evidence from daily practice to the Free Primary Healthcare programme.
Nuba health insurance drive reaches 170 people in first round and more in a second
An assembly member in the Jomoro Municipality stretched the exercise from one day to two after the first round.
Damongo referral hospital site handed to builder as Savannah gets 160-bed plan
Government communications minister Felix Kwakye Ofosu announced the handover, which came after the same project was earlier described with a larger bed count.
Vice President opens global micronutrient conference in Accra, urges joint action on malnutrition
Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang linked better nutrition to school meals, primary healthcare and shared funding from home and abroad.
ISSER puts Ghana's yearly sanitation toll above GH₵6.2bn, urges bigger spending
Local assemblies collectively put roughly GH₵180.2 million into the sector, far below the losses the University of Ghana team calculates.
Sickle cell foundation files school comic strips with NaCCA and presses for curriculum lessons
FoSCel says its comic model was tried in Effutu schools and now awaits review by the curriculum council.
Ama Kwakye to host free Zumba session and 5km run in Accra on 3 October
The African Most Beautiful USA titleholder says the Dansoman event is built around exercise as a way to ease stress.
KNUST secures $5.1 million Takeda grant for pharmacist training on climate health risks
The Kumasi university is also in talks with the Ghana Medical Trust Fund about piloting artificial intelligence in health facilities.
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