Health

The National Ambulance Service (NAS) says it continues to respond to more than 300 emergency cases each day across Ghana, despite challenges that have left some of its ambulances out of service. The Service said it remains operational in all 16 regions, with its national emergency number, 112, available around the clock, seven days a week. NAS made this known …

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Water and Sanitation has described the Volta Region as the cleanest region it has visited so far during its ongoing assessment of sanitation and waste management activities across Ghana. The Committee made the observation on Friday, September 18, 2026, when it inspected the Ho Integrated Recycling and Compost Plant (IRECOP) at Akrofu-Agorve as part of …

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has disclosed that it has detected traces of lead and cadmium in some food products and cosmetics, prompting plans to expand surveillance and testing for heavy metal contamination. Deputy Chief Executive for the Food Division at the FDA, Roderick Kwabena Daddy-Adjei, said the findings had heightened concerns over the potential health effects of prolonged …

_Crystal Palm Hotel Hosts UNFPA-PPAG funded Programme Training Sexual and Gender-Based Violence / Sexual Reproductive Health Rights A two-day capacity building workshop aimed at strengthening the response to Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) has been held for frontline service providers. The workshop, organized under the UNFPA-PPAG Funded and implemented Programme, was held at the Crystal Palm Hotel and brought together …

The 2028 presidential candidate for the New Patriotic Party, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has convened a stakeholder engagement with leaders of Ghana’s young doctors and medical students to address the pressuring challenges facing emerging healthcare professionals. The consultative session brought together executive leadership from the Junior Doctors Association, the Federation of Ghana Medical Students Association, and campus association presidents from medical …

Thousands of Ghanaians are expected to benefit from free surgeries and dental treatments following the return of the Global Mercy hospital ship to Ghana after 30 years. The vessel arrived at the Tema Port for its fifth visit to Ghana and is expected to remain in the country for 10 months as part of efforts to support surgical care and …

Normal activities have resumed at the Out-Patient Department (OPD) of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), with patients once again receiving medical attention following the suspension of a four-day strike by doctors. Patients arriving at the facility are being called in and assigned to their respective doctors, while those with scheduled appointments are also being attended to as usual. The …

The strike by health workers at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has entered its fourth day, leaving patients from across the country stranded and placing further strain on healthcare delivery at Ghana’s second-largest referral facility. The industrial action, which began on Saturday, June 6, stems from concerns over the suspension of the hospital’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Paa Kwesi …

A medical doctor and sister of deceased engineer Charles Henry Amissah has filed a lawsuit against three major health facilities, several healthcare professionals and the Attorney General, accusing them of negligence that allegedly led to her brother’s death following a road accident in Accra. Dr. Matilda Amissah, acting as administratrix of the estate of Charles Henry Amissah, is seeking GH¢20 …

Awerco Construction Limited, the contractor responsible for the Weija-Gbawe Children’s Hospital project, has threatened legal action against the Ministry of Health, demanding the immediate retraction of a press statement it says unfairly blamed the company for delays in operationalising the facility. In a letter dated May 8, 2026, lawyers for the company accused the ministry of publishing “inaccuracies and misrepresentations” …