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May 13, 2026
Louisa Afful
Health

Health System Problems Go Beyond Blaming Individual Workers — GMA President

President of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Professor Ernest Yorke, has called for urgent reforms within Ghana’s healthcare system following the death of Charles Amissah, warning that focusing solely...

May 13, 2026
Louisa Afful
Health

Health Professionals Must Show Greater Professionalism — Abass Nurudeen

Chief Executive Officer of the Social Investment Fund, Abass Nurudeen, has called on healthcare professionals in Ghana to uphold high standards of professionalism and compassion while government continues efforts...

May 13, 2026
Louisa Afful
Health

Hospital Needs Assessment Exposed Serious Equipment Deficits — Obuobia Darko-Opoku

Administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, Obuobia Darko-Opoku, says a nationwide needs assessment conducted by the fund has revealed alarming gaps in Ghana’s healthcare system, particularly in...

May 13, 2026
Louisa Afful
Health

Do Not Politicise Mahama Cares Initiative — Obuobia Darko-Opoku

Administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, Obuobia Darko-Opoku, has urged Ghanaians to properly understand the objectives of the Mahama Cares initiative before criticising it, insisting that the intervention...

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...