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Ghana Launches Presidential Initiative to Reduce Maternal...September 16, 2026
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2:54 pm - September 16, 2026
Ghana has launched the Presidential Initiative on Maternal Health and Emergency Response (PRIMER) as part of efforts to accelerate progress in reducing maternal deaths and improve emergency care for pregnant women. Launching the initiative, Vice President Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang called for sustained action to protect the lives, safety and dignity of women before, during […]
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1:50 pm - September 15, 2026
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The Government of Ghana has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the City of Columbus, Ohio, to create a pathway for qualified Ghanaian nurses and other health professionals to access employment opportunities in the United States. The agreement was signed by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Labour, Jobs and Employment following […]
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10:17 am - September 15, 2026
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Four years after endometriosis took her uterus, Akongzirigo Azitariga Atinganma Talata says she is still grieving the motherhood journey she imagined, but remains hopeful that her dream of becoming a mother is not over. Below is her write-up 4 FREAKING YEARS AGO. September 14, 2022. A date permanently etched into my body, my memory and […]
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8:33 am - September 15, 2026
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The Eye Centre of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, with support from the Cure Blindness Project (CBP), has provided free cataract screening and surgery to residents of Kwahu. The two-day outreach, held on August 31 and September 1, 2026, at the Kwahu Government Hospital, saw 286 people screened, with 85 patients undergoing cataract surgery. The […]
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6:43 am - September 14, 2026
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Dr John Nana Nkrumah, Urologist and Senior Specialist at the GPHA Clinic and International Maritime Hospital, has cautioned against treating frequent sexual activity as a prescribed way of preventing prostate cancer. Dr Nkrumah said although research had examined a possible association between ejaculation and prostate cancer, the findings did not provide sufficient basis to recommend […]
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5:23 am - September 13, 2026
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Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has joined a group of prominent figures in calling on the UK Health Secretary to introduce a targeted national screening programme for men at high risk of prostate cancer. Sunak said he had joined Stephen Fry, former Prime Minister David Cameron, filmmaker Steve McQueen, television presenter Jeremy Clarkson, Nick […]
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3:51 pm - September 12, 2026
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The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr. Samuel Kaba Akoriyea on Friday joined by the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Daffiama-Busie-Issah (DBI), James Wor, to monitor the implementation of the Free Primary Health Care initiative in the Fian community in the Upper West Region. The monitoring visit forms part of preparations towards the […]
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7:59 am - September 11, 2026
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Skipping breakfast should not be promoted as a guaranteed way to lose weight, the Ghana Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (GAND) has said. The academy has called for a more balanced approach to weight loss, stressing that overall dietary patterns, lifestyle, health status and individual needs matter more than simply eliminating breakfast. Although some studies […]
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10:28 am - September 9, 2026
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FDA Arrests Two Over Falsified ‘Dr Alfred Capsules’ Containing Sildenafil The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has arrested two people over the manufacture and distribution of falsified ‘Dr Alfred Capsules’, a dietary supplement marketed for male vitality on social media. The FDA said laboratory tests confirmed that the falsified capsules contained Sildenafil citrate, a prescription-only […]
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7:54 am - September 8, 2026
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The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has announced the commencement of Ghana’s Free Primary Healthcare programme in 135 districts across all 16 regions. Speaking at a press conference to mark the commencement, the Minister said the initiative forms a major part of President John Dramani Mahama’s health sector reforms and is aimed at shifting […]
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