Health
-
AIDS Commission discloses 1,300 reactive HIV tests not confirmed diagnoses
The Ghana AIDS Commission has moved to clarify public concerns following media reports about HIV test results from the ongoing security services recruitment exercise, stressing that preliminary scree…
-
Ghana risks potential shortage of Human Immunodeficiency Virus testing kits by end of July
Ghana risks a looming nationwide shortage of essential HIV testing commodities, both oral and blood-based kits by the end of July, raising concerns about possible disruptions to early diagnosis and t…
-
Environmental Protection Authority cautions that hot, oily foods trigger harmful chemicals in takeaway packs
The Director of Human Settlements at the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Hope Smith Lomotey, has defended the government’s decision to ban Styrofoam takeaway packs, warning that the contain…
-
Gov’t secures scholarships for over 30 health tutors for PhD studies — Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh
The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has stated that the government has secured scholarships for more than 30 health tutors to pursue PhD programmes as part of efforts to strengthen speci…
-
McCarthy Hills Residents Lament Illegal Refuse Dumping By Bola Carriers, Urge MP To Prioritise Sanitation Over Politics
Residents of McCarthy Hills have decried the careless disposal of refuse by bola carriers, cautioning of growing health and environmental dangers. The residents says piles of waste dumped in open spa…
-
River Blindness Cases in Ashanti Region Quadruple as Health Officials Sound Alarm
Suspected cases of river blindness, onchocerciasis, in the Ashanti Region have surged nearly fourfold within 12 months, climbing from 46 cases in 2024 to 160 cases in 2025, the Ashanti Regional Healt…
-
Family reveals Sarah Adwoa Safo responding to treatment
Former Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament Sarah Adwoa Safo is in a stable condition and responding positively to medical treatment following an alleged shooting incident linked to a leadership disput…
-
Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh justifies suspension of KATH CEO
The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has defended the decision to suspend the Chief Executive Officer of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Dr. Paa Kwesi Baidoo, insisting that the…
-
Failure to implement infrastructure plan behind recurring floods — Board Chairman of NDPC, Nii Moi Thompson
The Board Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Dr Nii Moi Thompson, has attributed the recurring flooding in Accra and other parts of the country to the failure to impleme…
-
KATH Doctors says Health Ministry statement disrupted strike resolution deal
The President of the Komfo Anokye Doctors Association (KADA), Dr Michael Leat, has disclosed that doctors were close to reaching an agreement to resolve the ongoing strike at the Komfo Anokye Teachin…