Health

Undiagnosed and poorly controlled hypertension is emerging as a major driver of serious cardiovascular complications in Ghana, with increasing numbers of younger people presenting at health facilities with conditions linked...

The Director of the Medical and Scientific Research Centre (MSRC) at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC), Prof Charles Hayfron-Benjamin, has called for a more deliberate system to translate...

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF) are exploring a partnership to pilot artificial intelligence (AI) solutions aimed at improving healthcare...

Residents of Nuba in the Jomoro Municipality of the Western Region have benefited from an extended free National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) registration and renewal exercise. The free registration, embarked...

The National Youth Authority (NYA), in partnership with UNICEF, is rolling out a youth engagement programme in the Central Tongu District aimed at equipping adolescents with information and support to...

Ghana is positioning its pharmaceutical industry to serve markets beyond the country as the Government moves to expand local production of medicines, vaccines and other pharmaceutical products. Vice President Professor...

More than 5,500 public basic schools in Ghana lack access to safe drinking water, while about 26 per cent have no toilet facilities, highlighting persistent sanitation challenges confronting schoolchildren across...

A community health outreach in the Nabdam District of the Upper East Region has uncovered widespread delays in seeking treatment for eye conditions, including neglected vision problems among children. Health...

Adolescent mothers in the Builsa North Municipality are set to receive comprehensive childcare, psychosocial and livelihood support following the commissioning of an Early Childhood Safe Space Centre at Sandema. The...

The Oti Region is facing renewed pressure to strengthen child healthcare after infant mortality increased in 2025, despite significant progress in reducing deaths among pregnant women. Dr Kofi Amo-Kodieh, Oti...