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DIRECTOR-GENERAL of GHS RALLIES STAFF TO PRIORITIZE...April 30, 2026
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CBG Donates GHC 300,000 to Mahama Cares Fund to Support Chronic Disease Patients5:30 pm - March 17, 2026
Consolidated Bank Ghana LTD. (CBG) has made a cash donation of GHC 300,000 to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, popularly known as Mahama Cares, an initiative dedicated to supporting Ghanaians living with chronic non-communicable diseases such as cancer, heart conditions and diabetes. Presenting the donation, our Managing Director Dr. Naomi Wolali Kwetey noted that the […]
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NHIA Takes Health Insurance Outreach to UEW Students5:24 pm - March 17, 2026
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The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Campus Connect initiative has arrived at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), launching a week-long outreach aimed at bringing health insurance education, digital services, and membership registration directly to students. The initiative forms part of the National Health Insurance Authority’s (NHIA) broader strategy to strengthen youth engagement and deepen […]
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DIP and GHS Partner to Organise Consumer Health Week 20267:47 pm - March 16, 2026
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Development Impact Partners (DIP), in partnership with the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has announced plans to host Consumer Health Week 2026 (CHW 2026) in Accra from April 6 to April 12, 2026. The event will be officially launched on April 7 at the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences to coincide with the global commemoration […]
Sex Health
When Love Stood Firm: Marrying Through an Epilepsy Diagnosis8:14 am - March 16, 2026
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In many communities in Ghana, epilepsy is whispered in fear, mystery and misunderstanding, not to mention the stigma attached to it. For Thomas Larbie, it became a test of love. In 2006, just when he thought he had found someone he wanted to marry, he discovered that his fiancé had epilepsy. She suffered one of […]
Research
When Dad Feels the Pregnancy Too: The Mystery of Couvade Syndrome7:29 am - March 16, 2026
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Couvade syndrome is experienced by almost half of all partners. It is changing how scientists think about how non-pregnant parents-to-be are affected by their partner’s pregnancies. Four years ago, when his wife was six months pregnant with their first child, Alex Jones started feeling sick almost every night. “I first noticed a nausea,” says the […]
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Medical Negligence Case: Central Aflao Hospital Fined for Late Amendment to Defence7:03 am - March 16, 2026
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The Ho High Court, presided over by Justice Rosemarie Afua Asante, has ordered the Central Aflao Hospital to pay GH¢5,000 in costs for seeking to amend its statement of defence late in an ongoing medical negligence case brought by the family of a deceased caterer. The suit was filed by the family of Linda Adua, […]
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‘Sukudai’ Cocktail may Pose Serious Kidney and Liver Risks After Lab Tests Kill Rats1:02 am - March 13, 2026
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National Security has launched a special operation to rid the streets of Kumasi of a popular toxic cocktail sold as a ‘heart cleanser.’ It comes as preliminary investigations by the Department of Pharmacology at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) revealed the herbal concoction, known in Hausa as ‘Madara Sukudai’, contained substances […]
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VAST Ghana Calls for Urgent Action to Strengthen Tobacco Control Implementation5:53 pm - March 12, 2026
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The Vision for Accelerated Sustainable Development, Ghana (VAST Ghana), has called for urgent and stronger action to close gaps in Ghana’s implementation of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), following the release of a comprehensive civil society shadow report assessing the country’s 2024 progress. The report, released in 2026, acknowledges […]
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Labram Musah Named 2025 UHC Champion for Advancing Health Equity in Ghana4:23 pm - March 12, 2026
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The National Coordinator of the NCD Alliance Ghana and Executive Director of Vision for Accelerated Sustainable Development Ghana (VAST Ghana), Labram Musah,has been named a 2025 UHC Champion by the global Universal Health Coverage campaign. He is one of 69 individual champions recognised worldwide for their extraordinary contributions to advancing universal health coverage. This honour […]
Research
AI Speeds Up Search for First Treatment to Slow Parkinson’s Disease9:50 am - March 12, 2026
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Artificial intelligence is inventing new drugs against Parkinson’s disease, antibiotic-resistant superbugs and many rare diseases – progress that many scientists never dreamed possible. For around half a century, humanity has been slowly losing its battle against bacteria. The most powerful weapons we have in this fight, antibiotics, are increasingly ineffective as drug resistance spreads. Around […]
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