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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Ghana, in collaboration with the Korean Government is set to embark on a turnkey project aimed at improving the quality of reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N) services in Ghana by the strengthening of Networks of Practice among health facilities. The project, titled “Improving Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health and Nutrition […]

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) and Unilever Ghana PLC have officially launched a collaboration aimed at promoting good oral health practices across the country.  The launch took place at the GHS Headquarters at Pantang, bringing together officials from both institutions to strengthen efforts toward improving oral hygiene education and prevention. Delivering the welcome address, Chief […]

The Ministry of Health has suspended the Principal of the College of Nursing, Nkanchina, Fredrick Anaba, with immediate effect pending a comprehensive administrative investigation into the alleged over-admission of students and the unauthorized introduction of new academic programmes. The decision follows a query issued by the Ministry on 19 February 2026 concerning the 2025/2026 admissions […]

A Registered General Nurse at Bole District Hospital, Joshua Amele Dordoye, has been honoured with two prestigious national awards at the 2026 Ghana Medical Health Awards held in Accra.Mr Dordoye, who has 13 years of nursing experience, received the awards for Overall Health Personality of the Year and General Nurse of the Year in recognition […]

Taking a multivitamin every day for two years appears to slow some markers of biological ageing – albeit to a small degree, research suggests. While chronological age is based on how long a person has lived, biological age reflects the state of the body. Estimates of the latter are often based on changes in patterns […]

Residents of Ablekuma North are set to benefit from a life-changing health intervention as the office of the Member of Parliament for the constituency, Ewurabena Aubynn, partners with the Ghana Health Service under the Ghana Eye Project 2026 to provide free cataract and eye surgeries for residents. The initiative, which forms part of efforts to […]

The Vision for Accelerated Sustainable Development Ghana (VAST-Ghana) has commended the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) for banning mixed alcoholic energy drinks from the Ghanaian market. On February 25, 2026, the FDA issued an official directive under the Public Health Act, 2012 (Act 851), following a post-registration safety review. The directive prohibits the sale of […]