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Take steps to address $156M USAID funding gap – John Mahama directs Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson

President John Dramani Mahama has directed Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson to take immediate steps to address a $156...

Minority Leader Afenyo-Markin calls for urgent government intervention in Effutu cholera outbreak

Minority Leader Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin has called on the Minister of Health to provide immediate support to combat a worsening...

Uganda's confirmed Ebola cases rise to nine as health ministry intensifies response

Uganda’s confirmed new Ebola outbreak

The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Uganda has increased to nine, up from three, the country’s health ministry announced...

Upper West health officials alarmed as meningitis deaths hit 60

Health officials in the Upper West Region have raised concerns over the increasing fatalities from cerebrospinal meningitis (CSM) as cases...

We have set up a cholera isolation centre: Winneba Municipal Hospital battles outbreak with 29 confirmed cases

Winneba Municipal Hospital has confirmed 29 cases of cholera out of 356 reported cases, with one fatality recorded as authorities...

Tamale Teaching Hospital records five suspected measles-related deaths

The Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) has recorded five suspected measles-related deaths amid concerns over a nationwide shortage of childhood vaccines,...

Bolgatanga Health Directorate commends physician assistant for transforming healthcare delivery

The Bolgatanga Municipal Director of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Mr Stephen Bordotsiah, has praised Principal Physician Assistant Raymond Adoganga...

Health director urges public to take COVID-19 booster dose

The Sunyani West Municipal Director of Health Services, Daniel Konka, has urged people who have received two doses of the...

Ministry of Health calls for policy to regulate medical drone services

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has called for the development of a comprehensive policy framework to regulate the use of...

GHS receives ambulances and equipment to strengthen border health response

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has received three fully furnished ambulances, laptops, tablets, blood pressure monitors and other medical equipment...