Health

The Ministry of Health has announced the successful processing of salaries for 321 Pharmacist House Officers who completed their housemanship in 2024, marking what it calls a “significant step” toward addressing legacy salary arrears in…
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Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) has recorded an average of 700 cancer cases each year since 2005, highlighting a persistent trend amid Africa’s broader cancer crisis, which sees more than 24,000 new cases reported annually. The alarming…
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The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced the reactivation of the dormant Ghana Liver-Hepatitis Fund to bridge critical funding gaps in the country’s efforts to eliminate viral hepatitis. The announcement was made during the 2025 World…
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The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed a sharp rise in mpox cases, with 23 new infections and the country’s first recorded death from the virus since the outbreak began, bringing the national case count to 257 as of July 22. This…
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Ghana’s healthcare system is facing a deeply troubling paradox—tens of thousands of trained health professionals are unemployed, even as large segments of the population remain without adequate healthcare access. The gravity of this…
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President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Dr George Kojo Owusu as the Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Ambulance Service (NAS), following the dismissal of Dr Nuhu Zakaria. The appointment is in accordance with Article…
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The Ashanti Region has recorded a notable decline in fire outbreaks in the first quarter of 2025, according to the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS). Data from the service shows that the region experienced 586 fire incidents between…
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The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has reported 3,595 fire outbreaks between January and June 2025, marking a 0.53% increase compared to the 3,576 cases recorded during the same period in 2024. Despite the marginal rise in cases, the…
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More than 280,000 people living with HIV in Ghana — representing 52.6% of the total HIV-positive population — are currently not receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART), the Ghana AIDS Commission has revealed in its 2024 National and…
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming patient care at hospitals in Hull, where new software is significantly reducing MRI scan times, enabling staff to treat more patients efficiently and with improved comfort. The Hull University…
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