The Justice Department, together with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), today announced a $50 million settlement with Walmart Inc. (Walmart) to resolve allegations that Walmart pharmacies illegally filled thousands of invalid prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances in violation of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).      “Today’s settlement proves this Department is committed to putting […]

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), in collaboration with National Security, has seized quantities of an unregistered cigarette-shaped candy being sold in Accra’s Central Business District. The operation, conducted over the weekend, also resulted in the arrest of the key suspect allegedly involved in the sale of the product. The suspect is in police custody […]

The Eastern Regional Minister, Rita Akosua Adjei Awatey , has commissioned a 22-seater fibre boat for the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) at Zikpo Nyuinyui in the Kwahu Afram Plains North District. The boat is expected to improve access to health insurance services for residents in the district’s island communities. Mrs. Awatey said the boat […]

The husband of the late Theresa Boakye Dua, Daniel Ofori Asante, has accused the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge Hospital) of negligence and unprofessional conduct in connection with the death of his wife following a scheduled Caesarean section. In an emotional tribute ahead of her burial on Friday, August 28, 2026, Mr Ofori Asante said […]

Wanderlust Ghana member, Kwabena Peprah has shared his personal experience with the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC), offering a positive account of the care his late mother received during her nearly three-week admission at the facility. His reflection comes amid broader concerns about medical malpractice and accountability in Ghana’s healthcare sector. MEDICAL MALPRACTICE IN […]

The PharmaVax Ghana programme has awarded eight grants to support innovative partnerships between Ghanaian research institutions and pharmaceutical companies working together in vaccine and pharmaceutical research and development.   They range from developing child-friendly malaria medicines and plant-based therapies for chronic diseases to applying artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate antibody discovery for malaria and Mpox. […]

A woman has been arrested at the Madina Market for allegedly selling chemicals suspected of being used to accelerate the ripening of bananas and plantains. The arrest was made on Tuesday, August 19, during an operation conducted by a task force from the Madina-La Nkwantanang Municipal Assembly, together with personnel from the Madina Police and […]

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now the deadliest in its history, according to public health officials. A total of 2,325 people have been killed by the virus since it was declared on 15 May, surpassing the death toll of the country’s 2018-2020 outbreak. The outbreak was already the fastest growing […]

For most families, childbirth is a moment of hope, joy and new beginnings. I believe that is exactly how God intended it to be. Yet for too many women in our dear country, pregnancy and childbirth remain dangerous journeys. Preventable complications continue to claim lives despite significant improvements in access to healthcare and antenatal services. […]

When Juliann Akwele McAddy ’25 joined the Ashesi Health & Care Initiative Incubator, she was already working on MamaMonitor, a prenatal monitoring device she had developed as part of her final-year capstone project. The idea behind MamaMonitor began with a question she could not shake ever since a close relative lost her first baby due to pregnancy complications.   […]