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Cedi Recovers, But Ghana's Medicine Prices Stay High
12+ hour, 28+ min ago (399+ words) The cedi has stabilised. Global supply chains have largely recovered from the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic. Inflation has fallen to its lowest level in nearly three decades. Yet for the millions of Ghanaians who walk into community pharmacies every…...
Cannabis Compounds Show Promise Against Fatty Liver Disease
13+ hour, 1+ min ago (234+ words) Two non-psychoactive compounds derived from cannabis have shown significant potential in treating fatty liver disease, a condition that affects roughly one in three adults worldwide and currently has no approved drug treatment, according to a peer-reviewed study published in the…...
Ghana Marks IWD 2026 With Calls to Break Barriers and Fix Women's Health
21+ hour, 16+ min ago (380+ words) Ghana Marks IWD 2026 With Calls to Break Barriers and Fix Women's Health'News Ghana Ghana's political leadership and organised labour have marked International Women's Day 2026 with a unified call to accelerate investment in women and girls, as the country observed the…...
Herbalists Question Ghana’s Healthcare Choices
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (352+ words) Some herbalists in the Central Region have raised concerns about Ghana's celebration of 69 years of independence while many citizens continue to rely on Western countries for healthcare. In separate interviews, they lamented that despite modern herbal practitioners adopting scientific and…...
Upper East Health Directorate Launches Annual Staff Excellence Awards
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (322+ words) Upper East Health Directorate Launches Annual Staff Excellence Awards'News Ghana The Upper East Regional Health Directorate of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has launched an annual awards programme to recognise and reward exceptional performance among health workers and facilities across…...
Ghana Holds First Naturopathic Health Walk in Accra
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (195+ words) Hundreds of students, practitioners, and members of the public gathered in Accra on Friday for Ghana's first Naturopathic Health Walk, organised by Nyarkotey University College of Holistic Medicine and Technology (NUCHMT) to build public awareness around natural medicine and preventive…...
Hair Transplants Are Finding a Market in Accra
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (516+ words) Not long ago, a Ghanaian seeking a hair transplant would almost certainly book a flight to Turkey, India, or Europe. That calculation is quietly changing. A small but growing cluster of clinics in Accra now offers surgical hair restoration, and…...
MTN Ghana Foundation Hands Over Ultra-Modern GH¢15m Accident and Emergency Block to Ho Teaching Hospital
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (754+ words) The MTN Ghana Foundation has officially commissioned a newly completed and expanded Accident and Emergency (A&E) Block at the Ho Teaching Hospital, significantly boosting emergency healthcare delivery for residents of the Volta and Oti regions. The project, which began in…...
Accra Cleans Up Tomorrow — Six Hotspots Targeted From 6am
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (189+ words) Residents across Accra have been called to join a citywide clean-up exercise on Saturday, March 7, with the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) announcing the exercise will begin at 6am and run until all activities are completed. Themed "Ghana@69 Clean-up," the exercise forms…...
AfDB Approves US$9.57m to Strengthen Southern Africa's Health Emergency Systems
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (382+ words) AfDB Approves US$9.57m to Strengthen Southern Africa's Health Emergency Systems'News Ghana The African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional arm of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, has approved a USD 9.57 million grant to help Southern African Development Community (SADC) member…...