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March 4, 2026
Louisa Afful
Health

Leadership, Discipline and System Reform Needed in Ghana’s Hospitals – Prof. Otchere Addai-Mensah

Former Chief Executive Officer of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Prof. Dr. Otchere Addai-Mensah, has called for urgent reforms to address the general attitude of health workers in Ghana’s...

March 4, 2026
Hot Stories Ghana
Health

KATH Remains the Only Fully Equipped Emergency Hospital in Ashanti Region – Prof. Otchere Addai-Mens

Former Chief Executive Officer of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Prof. Dr. Otchere Addai-Mensah, has stated in an interview on Oyerepa that KATH remains the only hospital in the Ashanti...

February 26, 2026
Louisa Afful
Health

No Bed Syndrome Goes Beyond Bed Shortages – Ashanti Nurses’ Chairman Explains

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association, Mr. Jones Afriyie-Anto explains the growing challenge of Ghana hospitals known as the “No Bed Syndrome.” According to...

February 12, 2026
Louisa Afful
Health

Excessive Salt Intake Raises Risk of Heart Disease — Ashanti FDA Head Warns

The Ashanti Regional Head of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Mr. Nathaniel Nana Kwabena Nkrumah, has cautioned the public against excessive salt consumption, warning that high intake significantly...

December 7, 2025
Louisa Afful
Health

Lightwave eHealth Accuses Health Ministry of Targeted Sabotage and Unfair Oversight Practices

Lightwave eHealth Solutions, developers of the LHIMS digital health platform, has accused the Ministry of Health (MOH) of deliberately attempting to undermine the company through what it describes as...

December 6, 2025
Louisa Afful
Health

Kwahu West Restores Emergency Services With Replacement Ambulance After Fatal Crash

Kwahu West Municipal Assembly has taken delivery of a new ambulance to restore full emergency response capacity, three months after the municipality lost its only ambulance in a road...

December 6, 2025
Louisa Afful
Health

Zipline’s Operations in Ghana Were Unnecessary and Misguided — Health Committee Chair

The Chairman of Parliament’s Health Committee, Dr. Mark Kurt Nawaane, has questioned the relevance of medical drone delivery services provided by Zipline in Ghana, arguing that the initiative did...

December 4, 2025
Louisa Afful
Health

Zipline Ghana CEO Responds to Claims of Drone Delivery of Condoms to Health Facilities

The Chief Executive Officer of Zipline Ghana, Daniel Kweku Merki, has dismissed public claims suggesting that the company routinely transports condoms to health facilities, clarifying that such deliveries make...

December 4, 2025
Louisa Afful
Health

Political Scientist Rejects Proposal for Zipline Drones to Deliver Condoms, Mosquito Nets and Textbooks

A Political Scientist at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr. Amakye Boateng, has rejected calls for Ghana’s Zipline drones to be used to deliver condoms,...

November 30, 2025
Louisa Afful
Health

Stop Charging Illegal Fees – NHIA Warns Health Facilities

The Central Regional Director of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Kojo Sekyere Koi Thompson, has directed all NHIS-accredited health facilities in the region to immediately stop charging unauthorized...