Health Archives - Page 8 of 13

October 5, 2025
Louisa Afful
Health

HEALTH MINISTER MOVES TO RESOLVE SALARY DELAYS FOR NURSES

The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has assured newly recruited nurses who remain unpaid that their outstanding salaries will soon be cleared. He explained that although the Ministry...

September 30, 2025
Louisa Afful
Health

NACOC TARGETS ILLEGAL TRAMADOL TRADE, CLOSES CHEMIST SHOPS

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has shut down eight chemist shops across the country for illegally selling high-dose tramadol above the legally approved limits. Deputy Director-General of NACOC, Mr....

September 30, 2025
Louisa Afful
Health

PAC PRESSES HEALTH MINISTRY TO JUSTIFY GHS802K CHPS PROJECT PAYMENT

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has directed the Ministry of Health to produce documentation to justify a payment of GHS802,725 made for the proposed construction of a Community-Based Health...

September 28, 2025
Louisa Afful
Health

DOCTORS WARN AGAINST PIMPLE-POPPING IN THE ‘TRIANGLE OF DEATH’ ON THE FACE

Health experts are warning the public about the dangers of popping pimples in a delicate area of the face known as the “triangle of death.” This triangle stretches from...

September 27, 2025
Louisa Afful
Health

NHIS NOW COVERS FREE SICKLE CELL TREATMENT FOLLOWING FOSCEL ADVOCACY

Persons living with sickle cell disease in Ghana can now access free treatment under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), thanks to sustained advocacy by the Focus on Sickle...

September 27, 2025
Louisa Afful
Health

GHS REFUTES REPORTS OF DIARRHEA OUTBREAK IN GOMOA EAST

The Gomoa East District Health Directorate of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has dismissed media reports suggesting that 20 diarrhoea cases have been recorded in a coastal community following...

September 26, 2025
Louisa Afful
Health

GHS RESPONDS TO TYPHOID SURGE IN OTI REGION

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed a surge in typhoid cases in the Oti Region, sparking growing concern among residents and health authorities. Speaking to the media, the...

September 22, 2025
Louisa Afful
Health

AJIRIBA COMMUNITY APPEALS FOR POTABLE WATER AMID HEALTH RISKS

Residents of Ajiriba, a farming community near New Edubiase in the Adansi South District of the Ashanti Region, are calling on government, non-governmental organisations, and philanthropists to come to...

September 21, 2025
Louisa Afful
Health

GHANA’S WATER CRISIS: THE SILENT DANGER OF CHEMICALS, GALAMSEY, AND OUR FUTURE

Water is life. Every community in Ghana depends on rivers, streams, lakes, and rain for survival. Yet today, many of these waters are no longer safe. Illegal small-scale mining,...

September 19, 2025
Louisa Afful
Health

ETHIOPIAN-AMERICAN TEEN NAMED TIME’S 2024 KID OF THE YEAR FOR GROUNDBREAKING SKIN CANCER SOAP

Fifteen-year-old Heman Bekele, born in Addis Ababa and now a high school student in Virginia, has been honoured by TIME as Kid of the Year 2024 for his innovative...