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Free eye screening and cataract surgery for 1,000 people ends in Ellembelle
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Free eye screening and cataract surgery for 1,000 people ends in Ellembelle

About 1000 people in the Ellembelle District have been screened for eye related diseases and cataract surgery under the mobile clinic initiative of Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, Member of Parliament for the area. Five hundred of the people were diagnosed with cataract. The-three-week exercise brought together medical experts from the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital and the Agogo Presbyterian Hospital in collaboration with experts at the Saint Martin De Porres Hospital at Eikwe and Daybreak Vision Foundation.  Speaking at the end of the exercise, Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah said “I am delighted to announce the successful conclusion of our free eye screening and cataract surgery programme across the three Nzema districts”. The MP said the...
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VAST-Ghana calls for accelerated action on the implementation of the WHO FCTC 
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VAST-Ghana calls for accelerated action on the implementation of the WHO FCTC 

 Mr Labram Musah, the Executive Director of the Vision for Accelerated Sustainable Development, Ghana (VAST-Ghana), has called for accelerated action on the implementation of the WHO FCTC.  Mr Musah, who is a member of the Ghanaian delegation to the 11th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP11) made the call in a statement copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra when he announced their presence at the meeting in Geneva, Switzerland.  The conference is being held under the auspices of the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), and the 4th Session of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP4) to the Protocol on Illicit Trade from 17-26 November 2025.  It is being atten...
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Participants at 29th Denmark Seminar call for strong action on rising illicit drug use 
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Participants at 29th Denmark Seminar call for strong action on rising illicit drug use 

Participants at the 29th Denmark Seminar have called for stronger national action to address the rising incidences of illicit drug use amongst young people in the northern part of the country.  This was in a resolution reached at the end of the seminar, signed by Hajia Kate Sulemana, Chairperson of the 29th Denmark Seminar, and Dr Osman Al-Hassan, Chairman, Governing Board of Ghana Developing Communities Association (GDCA), and made available to the Ghana News Agency.  The two-day seminar, held from November 12 to November 13, at the Dalun Simli Centre on the theme: “A Ghana Without Illicit Drugs: Our Youth; Our Future”, brought together traditional authorities, community leaders, development practitioners, educators, security agencies, civil society&nbs...
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Cape Coast Teaching Hospital goes live with GHIMS as Health Minister pays working visit
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Cape Coast Teaching Hospital goes live with GHIMS as Health Minister pays working visit

Mr Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, the Minister of Health, on Friday, November 14, paid a surprise working visit to the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital (CCTH) to assess the state of the facility and service delivery and explore ways to address its challenges. The minister’s visit coincided with the facility’s deployment of the newly procured Ghana Health Information Management System (GHIMS) which was active across the various departments. It was gleaned from the minister’s interactions with the staff that there were no major challenges with the system itself,  but the staff were struggling to acclimatise to it since it was new, resulting in some delays. Mr Akandoh, together with some members of the hospital’s management, visited several areas of the facility including CCTH’s polyclinic...
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Bono Minister commends management of Dormaa Presbyterian Hospital
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Bono Minister commends management of Dormaa Presbyterian Hospital

Mr Joseph Addae Akwaboah, the Bono Regional Minister has commended the management of the Dormaa Presbyterian Hospital for their excellent healthcare service delivery in the Dormaa Municipality and beyond. He also lauded the immense contributions of Osagyefo Oseadeyo Agyemang Badu II, the Paramount Chief of Dormaa Traditional Area for his support towards the growth and development of the facility. The Regional Minister gave the commendation when speaking at a durbar to climax the 70th anniversary celebration of the hospital at Dormaa-Ahenkro. Mr Akwaboah acknowledged that some initiatives and projects implemented by the hospital authorities had improved quality healthcare services, assuring of the government’s commitment to support the hospital to deliver excellent services to impr...
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Sunyani sets to host Lordina Mahama on community medical outreach 
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Sunyani sets to host Lordina Mahama on community medical outreach 

Sunyani, the Bono Regional capital is set for a community medical outreach to be hosted by the First Lady Lordina Dramani Mahama at the Jubilee Park.  A letter issued and signed by Mr David Nar-ire Puobenyere, Acting Bono Regional Coordinating Director, said the event was scheduled for Thursday November 13, 2025, and aimed at providing integrated health and wellness services to the public.  The event focuses on health education and preventive care, a copy of the letter made available to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) indicated, adding services including HIV testing and education on prevention would be offered at the day’s event.  Other services include condom demonstrations and distribution, as well as free health screening for syphilis, blood pressure, breast cancer a...
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Health estate managers unveil continuous professional development training in Koforidua 
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Health estate managers unveil continuous professional development training in Koforidua 

The Health Estate Managers Association of Ghana (HESEMAG) has opened its three-day Continuous Professional Development (CPD) programme and 16th annual general meeting in Koforidua designed to strengthen healthcare infrastructure and maintenance systems nationwide.  The CPD programme and the 16th annual general meeting was on the theme: “Resetting Healthcare Delivery System in Ghana, the Role of the Health Estate Professional.”  Speaking on behalf of the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Mr. Allen Seth Anku, Deputy Director of Administration, said updating knowledge and skills was essential for estate professionals to keep pace with modern healthcare demands.    “Training participants in efficient and effective Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM) wi...
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WHO advocates quality healthcare for more districts  
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WHO advocates quality healthcare for more districts  

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged the government to bring healthcare coverage closer to the people, revealing that 106 districts across the country have no access to health facilities within one hour of travel time.  While an assessment of travel time and facility readiness across regions showed that 93 per cent of Ghanaians can access a hospital within one hour at the national level, at the district level, it was less than 50 per cent.  The assessment was derived from the Harmonised Health Facility Assessment (HHFA) - a nationwide evaluation of the quality and accessibility of healthcare facilities conducted by the Ministry of Health, the Ghana Health Service, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) and WHO.  The WHO attributed the lack of access to quality heal...
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Global health leaders set to convene in Accra for the World Health Expo Leaders Africa Summit in December
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Global health leaders set to convene in Accra for the World Health Expo Leaders Africa Summit in December

H.E. John Dramani Mahama is expected to inaugurate the Summit that will unite over 350 healthcare leaders from across Africa and the world. The 2nd edition of World Health Expo (WHX) Leaders Africa will explore strategies to accelerate healthcare transformation and build resilient systems. Accra, 10th November, 2025…. World Health Expo (WHX) has today announced that the 2nd edition of its WHX Leaders Africa Summit will be held at the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City, Accra, from December 9–10, 2025. Held under the patronage of H.E. President John Dramani Mahama, WHX Leaders Africa will convene Heads of State, Ministers, global investors, industry pioneers, and multilateral partners for a two-day summit focused on accelerating the transformation of Africa’s healthcare landscape. ...
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Ministry of Health Begins Equitable Distribution of Doctors Nationwide
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Ministry of Health Begins Equitable Distribution of Doctors Nationwide

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced the commencement of an exercise to ensure the equitable and fair distribution of doctors across all regions and districts in Ghana. According to a statement signed by Tonny Goodman, Head of Health Training Institutions, the Ministry has urged doctors currently undergoing the recruitment process to accept postings to available vacancies in regional and district hospitals across the country. The move forms part of the Ministry’s broader commitment to improve the balanced distribution of health professionals and enhance access to quality healthcare nationwide. “This exercise is part of the Ministry’s broader commitment to improve evenly distribution of health professionals to ensure quality healthcare delivery nationwide,” the statement note...
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