Health

Screening has begun across three major hospitals in the Greater Accra Region for patients seeking free surgical treatment under the upcoming Mercy Ships medical mission scheduled for Ghana in 2026....

The Ghana Association of Radiologists has raised alarm over the growing health dangers of illegal mining, warning that polluted rivers contaminated with mercury and cyanide are contributing to rising kidney...

Commuters, drivers and residents along the Ho–Tokor Highway have raised alarm over severe dust pollution generated by ongoing road construction works under the government’s Big Push infrastructure programme. Users of...

Health authorities in the Sunyani Municipality are urging families and schools to make greater use of adolescent health services as part of efforts to address growing sexual and reproductive health...

Health experts are warning that thousands of Ghanaian women are being left to suffer in silence from obstetric fistula due to inadequate funding, limited surgical capacity and weak national commitment...

The United Nations has released $60 million in emergency funding to combat a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as fears grow over a potential...

Tension is mounting in the Western North Region as residents of Sefwi-Wiawso push back against reported attempts to relocate the newly approved Regional Hospital away from the regional capital. The...

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has intensified nationwide surveillance and emergency preparedness measures following reported Ebola outbreaks in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In a statement issued...

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced temporary emergency travel restrictions targeting parts of Central and East Africa following a growing Ebola outbreak linked to...

The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, citing rising fears over cross-border transmission...