Health

Ghana has officially launched a nationwide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign, marking a major milestone in the country’s efforts to eliminate cervical cancer and improve women’s health. The initiative, launched by the…
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The Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA) has closed down 17 health facilities across the country for operating with expired licences and under unsafe conditions deemed unfit for healthcare delivery. The decisive action forms part of…
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Ghana is grappling with a massive backlog of unemployed professionals in the health and education sectors, a situation that is increasingly putting severe pressure on the national budget, Deputy Minister of Finance Thomas Nyarko Ampem has…
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The Junior Doctors’ Association of Ghana (JDA-GH) has suspended its planned nationwide strike following productive engagements with the Ministry of Health and other key stakeholders. In a statement dated October 6, the association…
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The Managing Director of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), Adam Mutawakilu, has expressed grave concern over the worsening state of key water bodies in the Eastern, Western, and Central Regions, blaming illegal mining activities for…
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The picture above is the Takoradi-Nsuta railway line, now floating over a galamsey pit. Illegal mining has made it the first floating railway line in history. https://youtu.be/7-_CyFgMUK8 Our forests are gone, our lands poisoned, and…
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The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has called on the government to urgently engage with the leadership of the Junior Doctors’ Association of Ghana to prevent an impending nationwide strike that threatens to cripple healthcare delivery…
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The Coalition of Unpaid Nurses and Midwives on Thursday, October 2, 2025, staged a protest in Accra to demand the payment of nearly 10 months’ salary arrears owed by the government. Clad in red bands and wielding placards, the…
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Vice-President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has urged Ghanaians, particularly women, to make breast cancer screening a priority for early detection and treatment, stressing that healthy women are the backbone of families and…
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Social media users have sharply criticised Health Minister Joseph Minta Akandoh after he claimed that the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has “now” begun covering the treatment of sickle cell disease. The backlash began shortly…
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