Health

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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About 70 per cent of businesses in Ghana earn less than GHS10,000 annually, while only 0.01 per cent generate over GHS1 million, according to the latest Integrated Business Establishment Survey (IBES) released by the Ghana Statistical…
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The Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has revealed that the Government of Ghana owes Zoomlion Ghana Limited a staggering GH¢1.2 billion for services rendered over the past two years. Speaking…
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The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, in collaboration with the Fisheries Commission, has suspended the fishing licences of four industrial trawl vessels operating within Ghana’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) following…
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Ghana’s Vice President, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has been admitted to the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) after falling ill following her official duties on Friday, March 28, 2025. A statement signed by the Minister for…
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