Health

Growing concern among medical professionals about untreated hernia cases has prompted fresh debate in Ghana’s parliament, with calls for the condition to be covered under the Ghana Medical Trust Fund....

A recent study by the School of Public Health at the University of Ghana, in partnership with global health organisation PATH, has highlighted antenatal care (ANC) clinics as the most...

Master Dominic Boabeng, a 13-year-old student of Gomoa Afransi Methodist Basic School, has lauded the government’s free dialysis policy but appealed for more dialysis machines and decentralised services to reduce...

Health authorities in the Ningo-Prampram Municipality have raised concern over rising adolescent pregnancy cases, revealing that 533 girls between the ages of 10 and 19 became pregnant in 2025. The...

Health experts have renewed calls for stronger prevention and management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) at the primary healthcare level as cases of conditions such as hypertension, diabetes and stroke continue...

Health experts are urging stronger preventive measures and improved access to treatment as kidney disease continues to pose a growing public health concern in Ghana. Speaking at a public lecture...

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has launched a nationwide investigation into allegations that some vendors are using polyethylene (plastic) in the frying of plantain chips to increase its crispiness...

The Minority Caucus of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Parliament has defended the financial record of the previous administration regarding the operations of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA)....

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has used its 2026 Annual Iftar celebration in Accra to draw national attention to the growing threat of drug abuse among young people. Speaking...

The Member of Parliament for Madina, Dr. Francis-Xavier Sosu Esq., together with the Australian High Commissioner to Ghana, H.E. Berenice Owen-Jones, has commissioned an ultra-modern surgical theatre at Madina Polyclinic...