President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to expand Ghana’s pharmaceutical manufacturing capacity, with the goal of reducing the country’s dependence on imported medicines.  He said the government received a five-year plan aimed at achieving greater self-sufficiency in the production of medicines for the domestic market and would create opportunities to export to neighbouring countries.  […]

Nungua Polyclinic has commenced Caesarean Section services, with the facility successfully performing its first Caesarean delivery. The introduction of the service expands the range of maternal healthcare services available at the polyclinic and provides women within the Nungua catchment area with access to both emergency and planned surgical deliveries. Prior to the introduction of the […]

Some years ago, spectacles became an unlikely fashion accessory among young people. Children would pester their parents for a pair, with some even pretending to have problems with their eyesight simply because they wanted to wear them. At the time, children who wore spectacles were often perceived as intelligent, affluent or “Dbee” [dada ba] and, […]

The Ghana Adventist Health Services of the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church has expressed its readiness to partner the government to complete some Agenda 111 hospital projects across the country. A delegation led by Dr James Antwi made the commitment when it paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh. The delegation […]

The Vision for Accelerated Sustainable Development Ghana (VAST Ghana) has called on the government to extend the hybrid excise tax structure proposed for spirits to all alcoholic beverages. VAST Ghana said the approach, which combines specific and ad valorem tax rates, should cover beer, wine, cider and ready-to-drink alcoholic products to create a more consistent […]

AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Mine has commissioned a US$1.1 million, 60-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Tarkwa Municipal Hospital to strengthen specialised healthcare services for newborns in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality and surrounding districts. The newly commissioned facility is designed to provide specialised care for critically ill and premature newborns, offering a dedicated environment […]

Ghanaian pediatric oncologist Dr. Emmanuella Amoako has been named the 2026 Roux Prize winner by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), earning a US$100,000 award for her evidence-based work to improve childhood cancer care in Ghana. The annual Roux Prize, awarded by IHME at the University of Washington School of Medicine, recognises individuals […]

Michigan health officials have confirmed the first two deaths linked to the ongoing cyclospora outbreak, a parasitic infection spread through contaminated food or water that can cause severe diarrhoea. The two individuals had “significant underlying health conditions that may have been impacted by cyclosporiasis and dehydration”, state health authorities said. The foodborne illness has spread […]

Deputy Minister for Health, Prof. Dr. Grace Ayensu-Danquah, has underscored the need to invest in Ghana’s nursing and midwifery workforce, describing nurses and midwives as the backbone of primary healthcare and essential to improving health outcomes. She made the remarks while serving as the Special Guest of Honour at the 2026 Annual General Meeting of […]

Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has commissioned an expanded dialysis unit valued at an estimated GH¢4 million at the Upper West Regional Hospital in Wa to improve access to life-saving kidney care in northern Ghana. The project, undertaken in partnership with Sustainable Health Education and Interventions Limited (SHEILD), the Upper West […]