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Health Ministry moves to resolve delays at Weija Paediatric Hospital after protest
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (273+ words) The Ministry of Health has assured the public that efforts are underway to resolve challenges delaying the operationalisation of the Weija Paediatric Hospital, following a demonstration at the facility on Tuesday (5 May 2026). In a press release issued by the Ministry's…...
President Mahama's secretary flown to London for medical treatment
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Kumasi development plans at risk as sanitation budget grows
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (273+ words) Kumasi Mayor, Richard Ofori Agyemang-Boadi has warned that excessive spending on sanitation is choking critical development in the city. Speaking at an accountability forum at the Prempeh Assembly Hall on Thursday (30 May), he revealed that over 45 million cedis had been…...
Hope for Little Lives bridges pediatric surgical gap with 490 free operations
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (682+ words) A Ghanaian child health-focused NGO, Hope for Little Lives, says it is expanding its pediatric surgical and community outreach programmes across the country as it seeks to close critical gaps in specialist healthcare for children. Speaking on Asaase Caf" on…...
Lightwave e Health seeks damages, apology in suit against Health Minister
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (307+ words) Lightwave e Health Care Solutions Limited has filed a lawsuit against Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, accusing him of making defamatory statements that caused reputational and financial damage to the company. The suit, filed at the High Court in Accra, seeks a…...
GHS sets up probe into maternal death at Kasoa Mother and Child Hospital
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (258+ words) The Central Regional Directorate of the Ghana Health Service has constituted a committee to investigate the death of a pregnant woman at the Kasoa Mother and Child Hospital, following growing public concern over the circumstances surrounding the incident. The woman,…...
Global health experts converge to tackle rising non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (394+ words) Health experts, policymakers, and researchers from across the world have converged on Accra for a major engagement under the Collaborative Care for Cardiometabolic Disease (CREATE) programme, aimed at addressing the growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in sub-Saharan Africa. The…...
Ghana walks away from US health agreement over sensitive data concerns
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (405+ words) Ghana has rejected a proposed bilateral health agreement with the United States after negotiations broke down over demands for access to sensitive health data. This is according to a news report by the international news portal, Reuters. The deal, the…...
Asanko Gold Ghana Limited joins fight against growing malaria burden in Amansie West
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Parliamentary Committee discovers Zoomlion has operated nine additional waste containers free for over a year in Cape Coast
1+ week, 1+ day ago (583+ words) The Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources has uncovered what many stakeholders have described as a significant contribution by Zoomlion Ghana Limited to sanitation management in the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly, following revelations that the company has been…...