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CDC Reaffirms Support for Ghana’s Disease Surveillance and Emergency Preparedness8:25 am - January 23, 2026
The Ghana Health Service, in partnership with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), convened the Ghana Global Health Security Partners Meeting in Accra on January 16, 2026, to strengthen collaboration aimed at protecting public health. The meeting brought together key stakeholders to review progress, identify […]
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Study Finds Undetected Sleep Breathing Problems Common in Newborns With Spina Bifida8:17 am - January 23, 2026
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Newborns with spina bifida face a high risk of undetected breathing problems during sleep that may contribute to long-term cognitive difficulties, according to a new multi-center study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Michigan Medicine. The study, published on January 23 in the journal Pediatrics, focused on infants […]
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Star Oil donates operating table to Korle Bu Burns and Plastic Surgery Centre11:18 am - January 21, 2026
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The Chief Executive Officer of Star Oil Ghana, Philip Tieku, together with his management team, has donated an operating table to support improved healthcare delivery at the National Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and Burns Centre (NRPS&BC) of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. The donation was made during a sod-cutting ceremony held at the NRPS&BC on Tuesday, […]
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The Courage to Be Seen: Franklin Cudjoe, Illness, Dignity, and the Right to Public Life7:10 am - January 20, 2026
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What Franklin Cudjoe did on The KSM Show was not an act of weakness; it was an act of moral courage. To speak openly about living with Parkinson’s disease in a society that still confuses illness with incapacity is to reclaim one’s humanity from cruelty masquerading as “concern.” Those who insist that he should withdraw […]
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Health Ministry Orders Probe Into Fourth Estate’s Ridge Hospital Exposé2:53 pm - January 19, 2026
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The Ministry of Health has announced plans to investigate allegations contained in an investigative report published by The Fourth Estate on the operations of the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Ridge. In a press release issued on Monday(19 January), the Ministry said it had taken note of the report, which has been widely circulated on social […]
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Medical Kalabule: Inside Ridge Hospital’s System That Exploits Patients11:59 am - January 19, 2026
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The cattle were the first to go. Then the small savings he had. Then his business. “I suffered a lot. My business also suffered. I sold all my cows. About 20 of them. I was worried because I did not have money at that time,” he recalls, exhaustion in his voice. The tumour had begun […]
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UG Medical School Denies Claims of Cassava-Based Diabetes Cure11:50 am - January 19, 2026
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The University of Ghana Medical School (UGMS) has dismissed as false a social media publication claiming that its researchers have developed a cassava-based compound capable of reversing Type 2 diabetes. In an official notice issued on Sunday, January 18, 2026, UGMS stated that it has not conducted any study, isolated any compound, or developed any […]
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Living With Parkinson’s Has Not Silenced Me — Franklin Cudjoe10:35 am - January 19, 2026
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Founder and President of policy think tank IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has defended his mental capacity and political positions following public commentary about his health, insisting that his medical condition has not impaired his ability to think clearly or engage in public debate. In a strongly worded social media post on Sunday, 18 January, Mr […]
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Ghana’s KNUST and AMREF Explore Partnership for Health Innovation Hub12:12 pm - January 16, 2026
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The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, recently hosted a delegation from AMREF International University, alongside representatives from the Africa Health Collaborative, for a learning visit aimed at strengthening collaboration in health innovation and entrepreneurship. The visit focused on preparations by AMREF International University to establish a Health Innovation Hub, drawing insights […]
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Armed Men Storm Akoti Health Centre, Assault Patient3:37 pm - January 15, 2026
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Health workers at the Akoti Health Centre in Assin Wurakese in the Assin Fosu Municipality of the Central Region are threatening to abandon post following a violent attack on a patient by some armed individuals. The incident occurred after a violent altercation ensued between a man identified as Yaw Buabeng and a couple, during which […]
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