Health

Parliament has approved an amount of GH¢2.9 billion for the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, popularly known as Mahama Care, following the passage of the relevant financial allocation. The approval marks a major step in the government’s efforts…
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Fish dried on the median of a busy road at Jamestown, allegedly contaminated by human excreta, vehicular emissions, and disease-causing microorganisms, have been seized by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) as part of the ongoing Joy…
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The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has expressed deep concern over the refusal of medical doctors to accept postings to rural and underserved areas, particularly in the Oti Region. Speaking during a working visit to the…
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The Upper East Region’s longstanding quest for more medical professionals has suffered a setback, as only three of the 26 doctors posted to the region have so far reported for duty. The majority of the doctors are yet to report, leaving…
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The Savannah Regional Director of the Ghana Ambulance Service, Musah Techi, has revealed that only seven of the 12 ambulances allocated to the region are currently operational. In an exclusive interview with Citi News on Monday, January…
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Residents of Walantu, a community in the Central Business Area of Kasoa, have raised alarm over a potential outbreak of infectious diseases, blaming poor waste management practices at the Kasoa Polyclinic. According to the residents,…
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Health personnel at the Akoti Health Centre in Assin Wurakese in the Assin Fosu Municipality of the Central Region have called for enhanced security measures following a violent attack on a patient receiving treatment at the facility. The…
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Galamsey has ceased to be merely an environmental issue in Ghana. It has become a moral collapse - one that exposes the widening gap between what many of us profess to believe and how we actually live. Across the country, rivers once full…
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The Graduate Unemployed Nurses and Midwives Association has announced plans to stage a major protest over what it calls the government’s persistent delay in posting its members, some of whom have remained at home for up to five years after…
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Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Grace Ayensu-Danquah, has reaffirmed that cleft lip and cleft palate are fully treatable medical conditions, not curses, urging parents to seek early medical intervention for affected children. Speaking at the…
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