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Maternal Mortality: Health Ministry Assesses Care Gaps...September 22, 2026
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9:08 am - July 2, 2026
Newmont has supported the University of Ghana Health Services at Legon with a donation of essential medical equipment valued at over GHC 290,000, reinforcing its commitment to safety and strengthening healthcare delivery in Ghana. The equipment was donated following a request from the Internal Medicine Department of the facility, which provides care to a large […]
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2:41 pm - July 1, 2026
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Ghana risks a looming nationwide shortage of essential HIV testing commodities, both oral and blood-based kits by the end of July, raising concerns about possible disruptions to early diagnosis and treatment programmes if urgent measures are not taken. The testing kits are critical for confirming HIV status, particularly among pregnant women and in emergency cases. […]
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6:14 am - June 30, 2026
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Mass gatherings have been banned in the Democratic Republic of Congo capital, Kinshasa, as well as three other areas, in order to halt the spread of Ebola, the interior minister says. The current outbreak of the deadly disease has so far been detected in three provinces in the east – some 1,800 km (1,100) miles […]
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11:35 am - June 27, 2026
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Michael Phillips, who says he has a 0.38in member, wrote that he needed procedure to improve his ability to urinate The North Carolina man who has made the apparently undisputed claim of having the world’s smallest penis is seeking the public’s support for enlargement surgery. Michael Phillips said online on Thursday that he needed the […]
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9:26 am - June 27, 2026
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The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has hosted a 17-member delegation from Chad on a study visit to learn from Ghana’s experience in health service delivery and the implementation of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The delegation, made up of senior officials from Chad’s National Health Insurance Fund (CNAS), the National Regulatory Agency for Universal Health Coverage […]
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8:49 am - June 26, 2026
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Vision for Accelerated Sustainable Development Ghana (VAST Ghana) has proposed increasing Ghana’s specific excise tax on cigarettes from GH¢0.28 to GH¢1.00 per stick as part of a broader package of fiscal reforms aimed at improving public health and boosting domestic revenue. The recommendation was presented to the Ministry of Finance during a stakeholder engagement on […]
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8:32 am - June 24, 2026
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The US decision to withdraw all of its HIV and Aids funding from South Africa is likely to cost lives, the head of the UN’s HIV agency has warned. “Please do not take money away because you are taking lives away,” UNAids chief Winnie Byanyima told reporters ahead of a UN meeting on the virus, […]
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5:40 pm - June 23, 2026
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The Ministry of Health (MoH) is intensifying Ghana’s efforts to eliminate onchocerciasis, positioning a new partnership with the Noor Dubai Foundation as a critical intervention to sustain progress amid global funding constraints. In a meeting with Hon. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, Health Minister, the CEO of the Noor Dubai Foundation, Dr. Manal Taryam, outlined ongoing and […]
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12:30 pm - June 22, 2026
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A medicinal plant widely used in Ghana for prostate disorders may help slow the growth of prostate cancer by blocking the formation of blood vessels that feed tumours, according to a new study by researchers at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) and partner institutions. The study, published in Cancer Cell […]
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12:18 pm - June 22, 2026
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Veteran Ghanaian actor Fred Amugi has shared the heartbreaking story of losing his only daughter to cancer just nine days before her 21st birthday. Speaking in an exclusive interview with gospel musician Piesie Esther on the Father’s Day edition of Floral Voices of Strength, the celebrated actor reflected on one of the most painful moments […]
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