Ghana has launched the Presidential Initiative on Maternal Health and Emergency Response (PRIMER) as part of efforts to accelerate progress in reducing maternal deaths and improve emergency care for pregnant women. Launching the initiative, Vice President Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang called for sustained action to protect the lives, safety and dignity of women before, during […]

The Government of Ghana has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the City of Columbus, Ohio, to create a pathway for qualified Ghanaian nurses and other health professionals to access employment opportunities in the United States. The agreement was signed by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Labour, Jobs and Employment following […]

The Eye Centre of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, with support from the Cure Blindness Project (CBP), has provided free cataract screening and surgery to residents of Kwahu. The two-day outreach, held on August 31 and September 1, 2026, at the Kwahu Government Hospital, saw 286 people screened, with 85 patients undergoing cataract surgery. The […]

The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr. Samuel Kaba Akoriyea on Friday joined by the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Daffiama-Busie-Issah (DBI), James Wor, to monitor the implementation of the Free Primary Health Care initiative in the Fian community in the Upper West Region. The monitoring visit forms part of preparations towards the […]

Skipping breakfast should not be promoted as a guaranteed way to lose weight, the Ghana Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (GAND) has said. The academy has called for a more balanced approach to weight loss, stressing that overall dietary patterns, lifestyle, health status and individual needs matter more than simply eliminating breakfast. Although some studies […]

FDA Arrests Two Over Falsified ‘Dr Alfred Capsules’ Containing Sildenafil The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has arrested two people over the manufacture and distribution of falsified ‘Dr Alfred Capsules’, a dietary supplement marketed for male vitality on social media. The FDA said laboratory tests confirmed that the falsified capsules contained Sildenafil citrate, a prescription-only […]

The Health Ministry reports that one in every five Ghanaians is currently battling elevated blood pressure amid a rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Data from the ministry showed that reported hypertension cases increased from 549,527 in 2023 to 583,720 in 2024, before declining slightly to 577,374 in 2025, indicating that the condition continues to […]

Aba Anderson has been named the 2026 Central Regional Best Nurse/Midwife, following her earlier recognition as the GRNMA–Cape Coast Teaching Hospital District Best Nurse/Midwife. Anderson announced the latest recognition in a statement expressing gratitude to her patients, colleagues and mentors for their roles in her professional journey. She said the award was not only a […]

Dr Penelope Baaba Tettey Adinku is Ghana’s first female cardiothoracic surgeon, a distinction she achieved following years of medical training and specialist surgical education. A major milestone in her career came in May 2022 when she performed her first open-heart surgery at the National Cardiothoracic Centre (NCTC) at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. The procedure involved the […]

A four-member paediatric cardiac team from Qatar Charity has partnered with the paediatric cardiac team of the National Cardiothoracic Centre (NCTC) to perform life-saving cardiac procedures on 28 children and young patients with congenital heart conditions at the Centre, located at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH). The four-day humanitarian mission marked Qatar Charity’s fifth […]