Health officials have raised the alarm over an outbreak of the Ebola virus in a remote region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the continent’s top public health body, said on Friday that it has recorded 246 suspected Ebola cases and 65 deaths in […]

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has announced the temporary suspension of three credentialed pharmacies following the detection of irregularities in claims and service transactions under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). The affected facilities are DelDem Pharma Limited, located at Iron City in Weija; Paramedica Pharmacy on Guggisberg Avenue in Ablekuma; and Desh Chemist, […]

President John Dramani Mahama has commissioned a state-of-the-art PET Scan facility at the Swedish Ghana Medical Centre in Accra, describing it as a major milestone in Ghana’s journey towards world-class healthcare delivery and medical sovereignty. President Mahama said the advanced diagnostic centre will strengthen early cancer detection, improve treatment outcomes and reduce the need for […]

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has deepened stakeholder engagement in the Ahafo Region by holding a major town hall meeting at the Ahafo Regional Coordinating Council ahead of the rollout of the One-Time Attendance Code (OTAC) system. The engagement, organized by a delegation from the NHIA Head Office together with the Ahafo Regional and […]

A delegation from Anesvad Foundation in Bilbao Spain, led by Elssie Ansareo has begun a field visit to Ghana to document the impact of ongoing efforts to control, eliminate, and eradicate skin-related neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The visit forms part of ongoing efforts to document the progress and impact of the multi-year intervention being implemented […]

The Chief Executive Officer of the Tamale Teaching Hospital, Dr. Abubakari Bawah Abdulai, has called for stronger communication among agencies within the health sector to enhance emergency healthcare delivery and save lives. Dr. Bawah Abdulai made the call when the Chief Executive Officer of the National Ambulance Service, Dr. George Kojo Owusu, paid a courtesy […]

A Professor of Medical Microbiology at the University of Ghana, Prof. Nicholas T.K.D. Dayie, has cautioned that Ghana must take firm steps to finance and sustain its own health systems, particularly in the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Delivering his inaugural lecture titled “When Microbes Speak and Data Appear Inconsistent, Are We Witnessing Falsehood or […]

The Upper East Regional Health Directorate of the Ghana Health Service has announced investigations into alleged theft and extortion claims raised in an investigative documentary titled “Theft In The Theatre” at the Upper East Regional Hospital in Bolgatanga. In a press release dated May 11, 2026, the Directorate said it had taken note of the […]

A woman has given birth to rare quintuplets in Ethiopia’s Harari Regional state after 12 years of trying for a baby. Bedriya Adem said she and her husband were “overjoyed” to be “blessed with five children at once”. The 35-year-old delivered four boys and a girl, all of whom are in “full health”, at the […]

An American and a French national who have returned to their home countries having left a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of hantavirus have tested positive, authorities say. In total seven cases of hantavirus linked to the MV Hondius have been confirmed, with two other cases suspected, the World Health Organization (WHO) said […]