Health
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Food and Drugs Authority cautions against use of bitters as sexual aphrodisiacs
The Food and Drugs Authority has cautioned the public, particularly young people, against using bitters and other substances as sexual aphrodisiacs, stressing that no such products, whether alcoholic…
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Ghana records over 1,000 Mpox cases in 11 months – Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, Minister of Health
Ghana has recorded 1,038 confirmed cases of Monkeypox (Mpox) with eight deaths as of March 3, 2026, according to the Ministry of Health. The outbreak, which began in May 2025, has affected 124 distri…
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Gov’t open to overseas treatment for GAF stampede victim – Health Minister, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh Akandoh
Health Minister, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has affirmed the Ministry’s readiness to consider sending Sandra Baafi Boateng, a victim of the Ghana Armed Forces recruitment exercise stampede, abroad for s…
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Minister for Health, Kwabena Minta Akandoh directs suspension of Nalerigu Nursing College Principal
The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has directed the immediate suspension of the Principal of the Nurses and Midwifery Training College in Nalerigu over alleged unauthorised admissions. …
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Professor Peter Quartey says sanitation must be economic priority, not an afterthought
Professor Peter Quartey, immediate past Director of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), has called for a fundamental shift in Ghana’s approach to sanitation and waste …
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Korle Bu Teaching Hospital interdicts 2 doctors and 2 nurses over hit-and-run case
Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has interdicted two doctors and two nurses over their alleged failure to provide emergency care to a hit-and-run victim. The decision was announced in a statement issued by…
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‘Remove mother, baby name tags at security exit – Minister of health Kwabena Mintah Akandoh to hospitals
The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has called on all health facilities to strictly enforce identification protocols for patients and staff following the alleged baby theft at Mamprobi Ho…
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6,000 community responders trained to boost Ambulance Services nationwide
The National Ambulance Service has disclosed an increase in trained personnel, with 6,000 community medical first responders now deployed across districts to provide emergency care before ambulances …
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Greater Accra Regional Office of the National Ambulance Service records 5,000 prank calls monthly in Greater Accra
The Greater Accra Regional Office of the National Ambulance Service (NAS) has expressed concern over a surge in prank emergency calls, revealing that it receives approximately 5,000 false alerts each…
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National Identification Authority declares revised fees for Ghana Card services, effective Feb. 2
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has announced the implementation of revised fees for registration and related services, following Parliamentary approval of the Fees and Charges. The new f…