Jehovah’s Witnesses has updated its policy on blood transfusions to allow members to have their own blood removed, stored, and “given back” in medical procedures. While the change will enable members to have transfusions of their own blood – in planned surgeries, for example – they continue to be prohibited from receiving the blood of […]

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has commissioned four fibre boats to serve communities along the Volta Lake, a move aimed at improving healthcare delivery in hard-to-reach areas. The boats, unveiled at a ceremony in Akosombo, will be used by NHIA staff, Ghana Health Service personnel, and allied health workers to reach communities in the […]

India could soon get a lot thinner – at least in theory. On Friday the patent on semaglutide – the molecule behind Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster weight-loss drugs Wegovy and Ozempic – expires in the country. This will allow domestic pharmaceutical companies to release cheaper copies or generics, triggering a rush of competition that […]

In many communities in Ghana, epilepsy is whispered in fear, mystery and misunderstanding, not to mention the stigma attached to it. For Thomas Larbie, it became a test of love. In 2006, just when he thought he had found someone he wanted to marry, he discovered that his fiancé had epilepsy. She suffered one of […]

National Security has launched a special operation to rid the streets of Kumasi of a popular toxic cocktail sold as a ‘heart cleanser.’ It comes as preliminary investigations by the Department of Pharmacology at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) revealed the herbal concoction, known in Hausa as ‘Madara Sukudai’, contained substances […]

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has launched nationwide market surveillance and laboratory testing of plantain chips following allegations that some vendors are using melted plastic during frying to enhance crispiness and shelf life. The move follows videos circulating on social media suggesting that polythene materials are being added to hot cooking oil during the […]

The Volta Regional Minister,  James Gunu, has applauded the MTN Ghana Foundation for delivering a transformational expansion of the Accident and Emergency Block at Ho Teaching Hospital. Speaking at the handover ceremony on March 5, 2026, he hailed the GHS 15.4 million investment as a landmark achievement that significantly advances healthcare delivery in the region. […]

Ghana’s consumers continue to grapple with high medicine prices even though key economic pressures such as the depreciation of the cedi against the dollar and the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic have eased. Many Ghanaians are asking why essential drugs remain costly despite improvements in foreign exchange and supply chain stability. Pharmacists and pharmacy assistants […]

Residents of Madina and its surrounding communities in Accra are set to benefit from improved healthcare services following the commissioning of a modern surgical theatre at the Madina Polyclinic, Kekele. The facility, established in 1974, had operated for 52 years without a surgical theatre, limiting its capacity to perform surgical procedures for the growing population […]

An alumnus of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST), Precious Adade Duodu has been appointed as the President-Elect of the Phi Mu Chapter (England) of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma), one of the world’s largest and most prestigious nursing leadership organisations. Sigma, founded in 1922, is dedicated to advancing world health and celebrating […]