Health

The Mortuaries and Funeral Facility Agency (MOFFA), the regulatory body for Ghana's "death care industry," is set to conduct its first-ever practical licensure examination...

The Western Regional Coordinating Council (WRCC) has announced immediate measures to combat a severe cholera outbreak that has gripped the region, with alarming infection...

Fifty people get infected with HIV each day, while 34 people die of AIDS-related causes, the Ghana AIDS Commission has said.According to Dr Kyeremeh...

Kidney patients have praised government for implementing free dialysis policy for all ages across the country.Some of the patients have said they were struggling...

The Vice Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof. Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang, on Thursday donated $7,500 to cover the cost of...

Nineteen staff of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) have received SafeCare certification after rigorous training under the auspices of PharmAccess. This development represents a significant...

Mrs. Lordina Mahama, through the Lordina Foundation, has inaugurated a new health center in Hohoe, Volta Region.This marks the fifth health facility established by...

The Coalition of Hygiene Students Ghana has threatened to boycott the December 7 general elections over unresolved demands.The group has said all attempts to...

Nigeria, which has more malaria deaths than any other country in the world, has begun rolling out a vaccine against the disease for the...

The Chief Executive of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr. Da-Costa Aboagye, has commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his exceptional contributions...

The Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) has inaugurated its state-of-the-art SafeCare Hub in Accra, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at improving the quality of...

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has released GH₵200 million as claims payment to health facilities nationwide while rolling out the free dialysis treatment...

About six thousand people die annually in Ghana through antimicrobial resistance, according to the Kumasi Center for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR).This health...

Researchers say they have found the first new treatment for asthma attacks in 50 years. The injection dampens part of the immune system that can...

Former Chairman of the Health Committee in Parliament, Dr. Kwabena Twum Nuamah, has clarified that the government's free dialysis initiative is not a political...

The Director General of the Ghana AIDS Commission, Dr. Kyeremeh Atuahene, has revealed that some persons living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) shy away...

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr. Dacosta Aboagye, has announced that the government’s free dialysis services will be...

After months of negotiations characterized by delays and industrial actions, the Medical Laboratory Professionals Workers Union (MELPWU) has signed its first-ever Collective Agreement with...

The family of a girl who died from inhaling aerosol deodorant say events held in her memory have spread awareness to thousands of people. Giorgia...

Ms. Kujori Esther Cachana, a passionate advocate for addressing mercury poisoning, has been crowned Miss Health Ghana 2024.The radiographer and model outshone five other...

Denmark has agreed on how to implement the world’s first tax on agricultural emissions, including flatulence by livestock. This comes after months of negotiations between...

Novo Nordisk has launched its weight-loss drug Wegovy in China after it was approved by local health authorities in June. It is set to intensify...

In Ghana, the plight of individuals battling kidney disease has become a heartbreaking reality.The extreme cost of dialysis, coupled with inadequate healthcare infrastructure, has...

Emily Griffiths wants to have an operation to remove her womb, known as a hysterectomy. At 26, with no children, she knows it is a...

Ghana has confirmed another case of MPOX in the Greater Accra Region, raising the total number of recent cases to three.The Ghana Health Service...

The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) says pneumonia is the biggest infectious killer of children worldwide, claiming more lives than any other...

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has urged the public to re-adopt COVID-19 hygiene practices to help curb the current cholera outbreak.Deputy Director of Disease...

The Presidential Candidate of the New Force, Nana Kwame Bediako has raised concerns about the poor management of public health facilities in Ghana, blaming...

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has dispelled concerns that the free dialysis policy may be at risk before its launch.According to the authority,...

Professor Martin Tamatey, a heart surgeon and Acting Director of the National Cardiothoracic Center at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, has cautioned against adopting lifestyles that...

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Juaboso has expressed disappointment in the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) proposed policy of free dialysis treatment for kidney...

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr Dacosta Aboagye, has assured kidney patients that the necessary funding will be...

A Fellow at the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) Ghana, Dr Kwame Sarpong Asiedu, has questioned the timing of the upcoming free dialysis treatment...

Health authorities in the Asokore-Mampong Municipality have raised alarm over the high rate of HIV infections in the area.They have stressed the need for...

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has voiced serious concerns regarding issues of alcohol misuse, drug abuse, and instances of sexual misconduct among some members.The...

Effective December 1, 2024, all kidney patients will receive free dialysis treatment covered by the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), according to Vice President...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Breast Care International (BCI), Dr. Beatrice Wiafe Addai, has cautioned parents and guardians against pressing the breasts of girls...

The National HIV and AIDS Control Programme of the Ghana Health Service has reported over 34,000 new HIV infections detected from January to the...

Barbados has once again strengthened its healthcare workforce with the arrival of 155 nurses from Ghana, landing at the Grantley Adams International Airport on...

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has urged Ghanaians to maintain a clean environment amid a surge in cholera cases.Director of Public Health at the...