64 h. ago LHIMS: Harnessing Ghana’s digital healthcare management system

Over the years, Ghana has sought to digitalize the health sector database, beginning with the adoption of a National eHealth Strategy in 2010, which rolled out the plan to implement an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system in major government hospitals.

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5 d. ago Economist Challenges Mahama’s Economic Crisis Claims, Highlights Recovery Indicators

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://newsghana.com.gh/economist-disputes-president-mahamas-economic-crisis-narrative-insists-claim-was-exaggerated/A heated debate over Ghana’s economic health has emerged after President John Dramani Mahama described the nation’s financial state as “dire” during his recent State of the Nation Address. However, prominent economist Dr. Daniel Amateye Anim has pushed back against the characterization, calling the President’s crisis narrative exaggerated and inconsistent with measurable progress. Speaking to […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://newsghana.com.gh/economist-disputes-president-mahamas-economic-crisis-narrative-insists-claim-was-exaggerated/

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6 d. ago Mahama Revives Mobile Health Vans to Bridge Ghana’s Rural Healthcare Gap

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://newsghana.com.gh/mahama-revives-mobile-health-vans-to-bridge-ghanas-rural-healthcare-gap/President John Mahama has pledged to resurrect Ghana’s Onuador Mobile Healthcare Vans, a defunct initiative designed to deliver critical medical services to remote communities, as part of his administration’s efforts to tackle stark healthcare inequities. During his State of the Nation Address on February 27, Mahama announced the program’s revival in collaboration with the National […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://newsghana.com.gh/mahama-revives-mobile-health-vans-to-bridge-ghanas-rural-healthcare-gap/

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7 d. ago Rastafari Council Ghana hosts free health screening in Accra

In a remarkable display of community commitment, the Rastafari Council, Ghana (RCG), in collaboration with the Natural Way Herbal Clinic, successfully conducted a free health screening exercise at the MUSIGA headquarters in Accra.

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7 d. ago We must secure our ports to stop the entry of illegal drugs – Kwame Asiedu

A public health expert at the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) in Ghana, Dr Kwame Sarpong Asiedu, has called for urgent action to secure the nation’s ports in order to prevent the entry of illegal drugs into the country.

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7 d. ago From exclusion to access: How Telecel Healthfest is redefining healthcare in rural Ghana

A partnership between Telecel Ghana Foundation, Ghana Health Service and the Divine Mother & Child Foundation (DMAC), Healthfest has long been a lifeline for underserved communities

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8 d. ago Lock in and improve Ghana’s health taxes: There should be no backing down on fight for public health

I have become aware of calls from the Food and Beverages Association of Ghana (FABAG) for the removal of Ghana´s excise taxes on health-harming products such as tobacco, alcohol, and sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs).

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8 d. ago GHS rolls out vaccination exercise to tackle cholera in Central Region

The Ghana Health Service has rolled out a vaccination exercise to mitigate the spread of cholera in the Central Region.

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8 d. ago Dr. Louisa named Global Ambassador for World Oral Health Day 2025

The FDI World Dental Federation has announced Dr. Louisa Ansong-Satekla, Ghana’s celebrated dental surgeon and public health advocate, as its Global Ambassador for an unprecedented fourth consecutive year, ahead of the 2025 World Oral Health Day (WOHD) campaign.

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1 week ago NAHSAG engages Health Minister, advocates for student welfare and healthcare reforms

The newly elected leadership of the National Health Students Association of Ghana (NAHSAG) has taken a significant step towards transforming healthcare education and student welfare by engaging with the Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh.

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1 week ago Tobinco Pharmaceuticals partners with GHS to fight cholera and meningitis

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed that 40 lives have been lost to the ongoing cholera and meningitis outbreaks in parts of the country.

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1 week ago Exposé on Indian pharma firm illegaly exporting highly addictive opioids to Ghana and West Africa countries

An Indian pharmaceutical company is manufacturing unlicensed, highly addictive opioids and exporting them illegally to West Africa where they are driving a major public health crisis in countries including Ghana, Nigeria, and Cote D'Ivoire, a BBC Eye investigation has revealed.

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1 week ago The USAID Bilateral Support Suspension: Not a problem, but a multi

The Laadi Centre for Peace Building and Security Analysis (LACPSA-Ghana) emphasises the importance of human security as a critical determinant of a country’s health. Following the suspension of USAID bilateral support to Ghana and Africa, many fear the continent will face unanticipated challenges. However, LACPSA-GHANA takes a different stance, arguing that this is an opportunity […]

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2 w. ago Single case of Human metapneumovirus recorded in Ghana – Health Minister

The Health Minister, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has confirmed the detection of a single case of Human Metapneumovirus (hMPV) in the country.

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2 w. ago Calls grow for dedicated Public Health Funding amid disease outbreaks

In the wake of several public health crises, including the recent outbreak of cholera, cerebrospinal meningitis, monkey-pox, and others in some parts of Ghana, health and civil society experts have intensified the call on the government to establish the much-touted dedicated fund for emergency health financing.

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2 w. ago GHS intensifies vaccination as cholera outbreak claims 40 lives

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is intensifying vaccination and contact tracing efforts as a cholera outbreak claims 40 lives and infects over 6,000 people nationwide.

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