MTN Ghana will officially launch the 2026 edition of 21 Days of Y’ello Care, its flagship employee volunteerism campaign, from June 1 to 21, 2026. This year’s campaign aims to equip various health centres with hospital beds to help address critical healthcare challenges in Ghana. Now in its 19th year, Y’ello Care continues to demonstrate […]

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Virginia has filed an emergency petition in a US federal court on behalf of a pregnant Ghanaian woman and her four-year-old son who have reportedly been detained at Washington Dulles International Airport for more than a week. According to court filings, 38-year-old Anabella Gyasi arrived in the United […]

The Greater Accra Regional Hospital has received a donation of medical devices from the United States Government’s Integrated Health Partnership Activity, implemented by Project HOPE, to support healthcare delivery at the facility. The donation was presented by a Project HOPE delegation led by its Chief of Party, Afua Aggrey, as part of ongoing efforts to […]

A new study has found that beer, particularly alcohol-free varieties, may provide substantial amounts of vitamin B6, an essential nutrient linked to brain, blood, and immune system health. The research, published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, analysed 65 commercially available German beers using a newly developed laboratory technique and discovered that vitamin […]

A medical doctor and sister of deceased engineer Charles Henry Amissah has sued three major health facilities, several medical professionals and the Attorney General over what she describes as a chain of negligent acts that led to her brother’s death after a road accident in Accra. Dr. Matilda Amissah, suing as administratrix of the estate […]

A US doctor who tested positive for Ebola while working with a medical missionary group in the Democratic Republic of Congo is being treated at a hospital in Germany, officials said. The American is in a special isolation ward at Charité hospital in Berlin, Germany‘s Foreign Health Ministry said, after he was evacuated from Central […]

The WHO has said the outbreak in DR Congo’s eastern Ituri province is a public health emergency of international concern, but did not meet the criteria of a pandemic. The agency has also warned it could potentially be “a much larger outbreak” than what is currently being detected and reported, with significant risk of local […]

President John Dramani Mahama has called for bold global reforms in healthcare delivery, urging nations to move beyond rhetoric toward practical action in strengthening health systems. Speaking at the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, President Mahama reaffirmed Ghana’s commitment to building a resilient, people-centred and self-sustaining healthcare system anchored on expanded access and […]

The Wellness Clinic of Ga North Municipal Hospital has commemorated this year’s World Hypertension Day with members of the Adehyemba Fun Club during a health and wellness exercise held at the Aburi Botanical Gardens in the Eastern Region. The event, held under the theme, “Let’s Check BPs to Save Lives,” brought together health professionals, club […]

The Governing Board of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) paid a courtesy call on Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings to congratulate and celebrate her election as Second Vice President of the Pan-African Parliament. The Pan-African Parliament, an organ of the African Union, serves as a platform for promoting integration, cooperation and democratic governance among member states […]