Health

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced a sweeping reshuffle involving 13 senior officials, including Regional Directors, Programme Managers, and Deputy Directors, in a move aimed at enhancing efficiency and coordination within the…
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Frustration and confusion gripped the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) in the early hours of Thursday, April 24, 2025, as patients who had arrived for much-needed medical care were met with deserted consulting rooms and unanswered questions.…
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Ghana’s Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has broken his silence on the controversy surrounding his visit to the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH), stressing that he meant no disrespect to medical professionals but also reminding…
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Doctors at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) have indefinitely suspended all emergency and outpatient services, citing what they describe as “unwarranted attacks” by the Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, and Tamale North Member…
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The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has confirmed the dismissal of Dr Adam Atiku, Chief Executive Officer of the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH), with immediate effect, citing broader management issues and a recent controversial…
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The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has ordered an immediate end to the collection of fees for the use of washrooms in all its facilities nationwide. In a circular issued on April 16, 2025, and signed by the acting director general, Prof.…
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Ghana’s Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, is in stable condition and currently taking a short period of rest in the United Kingdom; following medical advice, government officials have disclosed. The update comes amid…
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A new study has confirmed that Zipline’s drone delivery system has helped reduce maternal deaths by a staggering 56.4% in Ghana’s Ashanti Region between 2017 and 2022. The joint research, conducted by Ghana Health Service (GHS) and…
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Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has begun a three-week medical leave, effective Monday, April 7, following medical advice from her doctors, sources at the Jubilee House have confirmed to Joy News. The vice president is…
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Togbe Kwasi Amedor III, the sub-divisional chief of Mepe Gbavie-Dekume in the Volta Region, has called on the government to provide urgent assistance following a skin disease outbreak affecting residents in the Avetakpo farming community.…
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