Health

The Human Rights Court 2 of the High Court in Accra has issued an interim injunction restraining the Medical and Dental Council (MDC) from enforcing the Stage 1 Common Registration Examination (CRE) as a requirement for the provisional registration of 792 newly trained medical doctors. The order also bars the Attorney-General and the Ministry of Health from enforcing the requirement …

Management of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has appealed for additional doctors and nurses to address staffing shortages and ease growing pressure on its Accident and Emergency Centre. The hospital’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr Yakubu Seidu Adam, said more permanent medical personnel were needed to complement the doctors and nurses undergoing training at the facility. Speaking during a briefing with …

President John Dramani Mahama has commissioned a new 85-bed ward complex at the Ghana Police Hospital in Accra as part of efforts to expand the facility’s capacity and improve healthcare delivery for police personnel and the general public. Named the Christian Tetteh Yohuno Ward Complex, the ultramodern facility brings the hospital’s total bed capacity to more than 200, creating additional …

Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has announced that Ghana is targeting a 20 per cent annual reduction in maternal deaths as part of efforts to improve maternal healthcare and prevent avoidable deaths among pregnant women and new mothers. He said the target reflects the government’s commitment to strengthening maternal health services and ensuring that women receive timely, quality and …

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh says coverage under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has risen from 57 per cent to approximately 70 per cent in less than two years. Speaking at the Ministry of Health’s Sector Update Engagement in Accra on Wednesday, October 7, the Minister linked the growth partly to the government’s decision to uncap the National 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 …