The Ga West Municipal Health Directorate has recorded a significant reduction in maternal mortality, with the municipality’s Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) falling from 137 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2025 to 49 deaths per 100,000 live births at the end of the first half of 2026. The figure is below the municipality’s half-year target […]

The Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Department of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has commemorated 2026 World Head and Neck Cancer Day with a week-long public awareness campaign focused on prevention, early detection, and treatment of head and neck cancers. The campaign, held under the theme “Know It, Stop It: Early Detection Saves Lives,” educated […]

Doctors have used ground-breaking surgery on an unborn baby to successfully correct a birth defect while he was still inside the womb. His mother, Maisie Savage, from London, was operated on by doctors in the US while she was 26 weeks pregnant. Baby Theo, who is now five months old and thriving, had gastroschisis, where […]

Two individuals who fraudulently posed as healthcare professionals at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) have been convicted by the Asokwa Circuit Court in Kumasi and each fined GH¢12,000 after pleading guilty to multiple criminal charges involving impersonation, forgery, and illegal medical practice. The convicts, 33-year-old Evelyn Atta Amankwah, a private nurse from Broffoyedru, and […]

MTN Ghana Foundation’s investment in maternal and child healthcare continues to deliver life-changing results, with the 60-bed Maternity and Child Health Block at the Keta Municipal Hospital significantly improving access to quality healthcare and contributing to better health outcomes for mothers and newborns in the Volta Region. As part of efforts to assess the long-term […]

From improved concentration to higher creativity, dancing offers a range of brain-boosting benefits. And you don’t need to spend hours on the dance floor to feel the effects. I’m in my office, standing in front of my laptop and moving awkwardly to a summer hits playlist. It’s 13:00, and I am at work – but […]

Ghana has recorded a significant reduction in new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths, according to the 2025 National HIV Estimates and Projections released by the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC). The report shows that new HIV infections declined from 16,189 in 2024 to 13,951 in 2025, while AIDS-related deaths also reduced from 13,429 to 12,051 within […]

Over the past several months, I have received numerous comments from nurses and midwives working at Achiase District Hospital. During my Facebook posts and live interactive sessions, many have openly shared the challenges they face due to inadequate nursing and midwifery staff strength. Their stories are deeply concerning. The shortage of staff has resulted in […]

Newmont has supported the University of Ghana Health Services at Legon with a donation of essential medical equipment valued at over GHC 290,000, reinforcing its commitment to safety and strengthening healthcare delivery in Ghana. The equipment was donated following a request from the Internal Medicine Department of the facility, which provides care to a large […]

Mass gatherings have been banned in the Democratic Republic of Congo capital, Kinshasa, as well as three other areas, in order to halt the spread of Ebola, the interior minister says. The current outbreak of the deadly disease has so far been detected in three provinces in the east – some 1,800 km (1,100) miles […]