58 h. ago Telecel Foundation screens 169 pregnant women in remote Kubori community outreach

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/telecel-foundation-screens-169-pregnant-women-in-remote-kubori-community-outreach/Telecel Ghana Foundation has organized its maternal health programme, the Rural Ultrasound Initiative, in Kubori, a hard to reach community in the North East Region, offering vital healthcare screening for pregnant women. The medical outreach team provided ultrasound scans and haemoglobin checks for 169 pregnant women, marking one of the largest rural screenings conducted under […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/telecel-foundation-screens-169-pregnant-women-in-remote-kubori-community-outreach/

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6 d. ago 25 Doctors refuse postings to Upper West Region, threatening healthcare for a million residents

Healthcare delivery in the Upper West Region is facing a severe crisis after an alarming number of newly posted medical doctors refused to report for duty.

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9 d. ago Telecel Foundation extends rural ultrasound initiative to Kubori in the North East

Telecel Ghana Foundation has organised its maternal health programme, the Rural Ultrasound Initiative in Kubori, a hard-to-reach community in the North East region, offering vital healthcare screening for pregnant women.

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1 week ago Mining Firms Ready for Green Transition but Policy Gaps Remain

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/mining-firms-ready-for-green-transition-but-policy-gaps-remain/Ghana’s major mining companies possess the technology and corporate will to slash carbon emissions, but weak government policies and regulatory obstacles are undermining their efforts, a new study has revealed. The report, presented by David Asare, Senior Research Associate at the IMANI Center for Policy and Education, was unveiled on November 26, 2025 at a […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/mining-firms-ready-for-green-transition-but-policy-gaps-remain/

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1 week ago Mothers and medics in mental health distress: Researchers urge Ghana to act

A landmark national policy dialogue hosted at the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons (GCPS) has emphasised the need for the integration of mental health services for pregnant women, new mothers, and frontline health workers into Ghana’s primary healthcare system.

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1 week ago 43% of teenage mothers in mental distress: Research exposes crisis

A groundbreaking study has unveiled an alarming mental health crisis among adolescent mothers in Ghana, revealing that over two-fifths of teenage clients seeking primary care are experiencing significant psychological distress.

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1 week ago 1 in 20 pregnant women contemplate suicide: Study reveals alarming crisis

A crucial national policy dialogue convened on Tuesday, November 27, has thrown a spotlight on a hidden mental health epidemic among mothers and expectant women in Ghana.

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2 w. ago Poisoned water, broken promises: Nanton Zuo’s long fight for one safe drink

For more than 30 years, the people of Nanton Zuo in northern Ghana have lived with one painful truth: their only source of drinking water is slowly killing them. More than 5,000 residents — children, farmers, pregnant women, and the elderly — depend on a polluted dam contaminated with human waste, animal droppings, agrochemicals, and thick layers of mud. The water is brown. It smells. Yet it is all they have.

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3 w. ago Western Region Inaugurates Nine Member Committee to Combat Rising HIV Infections

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/western-region-inaugurates-nine-member-committee-to-combat-rising-hiv-infections/Western Regional Minister Joseph Nelson has inaugurated a nine member committee to tackle the growing Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) crisis in the region, following alarming data showing 1,120 new infections in 2024 with a steady rate of three daily cases. The establishment of the Regional Committee of the Ghana AIDS Commission (ReCCOM) on Wednesday, November […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/western-region-inaugurates-nine-member-committee-to-combat-rising-hiv-infections/

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4 w. ago Study Reveals Major Disconnect Between Africa’s Climate and Development Plans

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/study-reveals-major-disconnect-between-africas-climate-and-development-plans/A comprehensive analysis of 52 African countries’ climate and development policies reveals significant misalignment between national climate pledges and economic development priorities, potentially undermining both objectives and wasting scarce resources across the continent. Clean Air Task Force (CATF) released two reports on November 10 examining the disconnect between Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/study-reveals-major-disconnect-between-africas-climate-and-development-plans/

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