The Administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, Adjoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku has announced that the Fund will officially commence a nationwide patient support programme in June 2026 following the completion of a pilot phase earlier this year. According to the Administrator, the Board of Trustees approved a pilot programme involving 50 patients in February 2026 […]

The Administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, Adjoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku, has outlined progress made by the Fund in strengthening Ghana’s healthcare system through infrastructure development, equipment supply and medical training initiatives. Presenting a breakdown of ongoing interventions, she disclosed that the Trust Fund is supporting the construction of three state-of-the-art cardiology centres at the […]

A 120-bed children’s specialist hospital — fully furnished, fully equipped, and widely described as one of the most advanced paediatric facilities in Ghana has sat locked and idle in Weija-Gbawe for nearly two years.  Air conditioners have been running since 2025 just to preserve the installed equipment. Children in the community have been turned away. […]

The Ghana  Health Service (GHS) has assured the public that it has intensified surveillance and preparedness measures following reports of Hantavirus infections on a cruise ship currently docked in Cape Verde.Three Dead in Suspected Hantavirus Outbreak on Atlantic Cruise Ship Ghanaian cultural products In a press statement issued on May 8, 2026, the Ministry of […]

‘Is all my struggle going to be wasted?’ Ghana study explores how mothers feel about early births About 10% of births – that’s about 15 million babies – are born prematurely worldwide each year, making preterm births a major global health concern. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines preterm birth as delivery before 37 completed weeks […]

A committee set up to investigate the death of Charles Amissah, an engineer with Promasidor Ghana Limited, has recommended sweeping disciplinary actions and far-reaching reforms to Ghana’s emergency healthcare system. The recommendations follow an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of the 29-year-old, whose case has intensified national concerns over emergency care delivery and […]

Doctors at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital have withdrawn all Out-Patient Department (OPD) services following an unresolved impasse between Laboratory Physicians and Medical Laboratory Scientists at the facility’s Central Laboratory. The industrial action, announced by the Korle Bu Doctors Association (KODA), took effect on Monday, May 4, 2026. The Association says the decision comes after […]

Hello, Ministry of Health, Ghana 𝐍𝐎 𝐁𝐄𝐃, 𝐍𝐎 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐄, 𝐍𝐎 𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐂𝐘: 𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐘 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐃𝐈𝐄? Another life has been lost, not because medicine failed, but because the system did. Abigail Opoku is gone. Her unborn child is gone. Not due to a rare condition. Not due to lack of medical knowledge. But because there […]

The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, in his remarks at the 2025 Annual Performance Review Meeting (APRM), called on staff across all levels of the Service to align efforts towards the effective implementation of the Free Primary Healthcare (FPHC) initiative, emphasizing the need for urgency, coordination, and strategic resource use. […]

The Central Regional Health Directorate of the Ghana Health Service has set up a committee to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a pregnant woman at the Kasoa Mother and Child Hospital. The decision follows public concern after Abigail Opoku reportedly died at the facility on Sunday, April 26, 2026, after allegedly being denied […]