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Cholera outbreak kills 6, infects 72 others
Ghana has recorded six deaths and 72 cholera infections over the past three weeks, with the outbreak primarily affecting the Greater Accra and Central regions.
The Ghana Health Service…
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170,830 health workers recruited between 2017 and 2023
The government has employed 170,830 health professionals from 2017 to 2023 in an initiative aimed at enhancing the healthcare sector.
Recruitment numbers included 10,061 professionals…
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USAID donates 2 boats to improve healthcare access in Western Region
The United States Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has donated two new boats to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to improve healthcare…
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Spike in HIV infections, funding challenges threaten Ghana’s HIV/AIDS efforts
The Director General of the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC), Dr. Kyeremeh Atuahene, has bemoaned the lax attitude characterizing the fight against HIV and AIDS in Ghana.
This follows a…
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Herbal medicine sector targets $5bn revenue to overtake cocoa
The Ghana Federation of Traditional Medicine Practitioners Associations (GHAFTRAM) is aiming to transform Ghana's herbal medicine industry into a major economic force, projecting that…
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$1.6M family planning commodities stuck at Tema Port for 7 months
A coalition of 55 Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Ghana’s reproductive health sector has urgently appealed to the government to clear essential family planning (FP) commodities…
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Korle-Bu gets Urology and Nephrology Centre of Excellence
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has inaugurated the Urology and Nephrology Centre of Excellence at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, marking a major milestone in Ghana's healthcare…
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Employers should prioritise mental health
The Alliance for Mental Health and Development (Mental Health Alliance) has called on employers particularly government to take practical steps to prioritise mental health in the…
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Monkeypox treatment in Ghana and Africa: Can Tecovirimat be the answer?
Monkeypox (Mpox) has been a persistent health concern across West, Central, and East Africa for decades, with the first human case reported in 1970.
Two distinct types of Mpox virus…
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Ghana records first case of MPOX in Western North Region
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed the country’s first case of MPOX in 2024, involving a 15-year-old boy from the Western North Region. According to a Disease Situational…
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