Vision for Accelerated Sustainable Development (VAST) Ghana has welcomed the excise tax reforms announced in the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review, describing them as significant steps toward strengthening public health and improving tax administration. In a response issued after Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson presented the Mid-Year Budget in Parliament on Thursday, July 23, the […]

Vision for Accelerated Sustainable Development Ghana (VAST Ghana) has proposed increasing Ghana’s specific excise tax on cigarettes from GH¢0.28 to GH¢1.00 per stick as part of a broader package of fiscal reforms aimed at improving public health and boosting domestic revenue. The recommendation was presented to the Ministry of Finance during a stakeholder engagement on […]

Ghana is preparing to fully finance vaccines and critical medicines from 2030 as support from the Global Fund gradually winds down, Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has announced. The Minister said the government is taking deliberate steps to ensure the country’s health system remains sustainable and resilient as external funding support is expected to […]

Ghana has made remarkable strides towards strengthening primary healthcare delivery with the official handing over of essential medical equipment and the unveiling of key national policy and training documents to improve the prevention and management of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). The event, held under the auspices of the Ministry of Health and the GIZ, brought together […]

The Service, with support from the UK Government through the Tackling Deadly Diseases in Africa Programme Phase 2 (TDDAP-2), has made progress toward strengthening Ghana’s emergency preparedness and response systems through a Stakeholder Finalization Workshop held in Accra. The workshop brought together key stakeholders from across sectors to refine and complete Ghana’s Five-Year Strategic Plan […]

The Service, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and support from World Vision, held a Town Hall Meeting in Upper East Region as part of ongoing efforts to eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). The meeting, themed, “Sustaining Ghana’s Gains in Elimination of NTDs: Strengthening Sub-National Ownership for Universal Health Coverage and the WHO 2030 […]

A high-level advocacy meeting between the Ghana Health Service and the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health has affirmed the urgent need for strengthened domestic financing to sustain critical health interventions in the country. Held under the theme “Securing the Future of Health: Bridging the Funding Gap for Priority Programmes through Domestic Resource Mobilization,” the engagement brought together […]

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has announced plans to strengthen 24-hour healthcare delivery in respect to Out-Patient Department services across all units of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital as part of efforts to improve patient care and ease pressure on the facility. The  Minister made this known during an emergency working visit to the hospital, […]

Accra – Dr. Anna Safo-Adjei, a Senior Medical Officer and a Dentist at the Ofankor Government Hospital in Accra, has called on health policy makers to integrate oral health care into routine antenatal services for pregnant women. She made the appeal during an interview with Health Alert Ghana in Accra, highlighting research linking gum disease […]