18 million doses of first-ever malaria vaccine allocated to 12 African countries for 2023–2025: Gavi, WHO and UNICEF

The Sekyere East District Director of Health, Dr Justice Ofori-Amoah, has raised concerns about the rising cases of anaemia among pregnant women in the district.

A team from the United States (US) Army has paid a visit to the 37 Military Hospital in Accra to interact with US Army medics working under its Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDREX) programme.

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has suspended the operations of “Anointed Family Water”, a registered sachet water brand with registration number FDA/WT22G-595, produced at New Bortianor.

Vivahealth Medical Foundation celebrated this year’s World Menstrual Hygiene Day at the Accra Girls Senior High School on the theme, “Empowering Girls for a Brighter Future.”

Hisense Ghana, a renowned home appliances company, extended its philanthropic efforts by making a generous donation to the Terchire Health Centre.

The Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) family is celebrating the first anniversary of being able to access hydroxyurea, one of the medication that greatly helps control the impact of sickle cell disease on patients, which was put on the national health insurance scheme (NHIS).

For centuries, the textured hair community has heavily relied on international hair care brands for products and knowledge. 

Rural Water Development Ghana, a non-governmental organisation, has provided mechanised boreholes for the Kuni health facility and primary school in the Yendi Municipality.

On the altar of granting fundamental human rights to citizens of Ghana, Article 21(1)(f) of the 1992 Constitution provides for right to information. 

The College of Health Sciences (CHS) at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has taken up its corporate social responsibility by conducting a week-long donation exercise.

Neonatal jaundice, also referred to as neonatal hyperbilirubinemia or neonatal icterus or newborn jaundice, is a liver condition that causes the yellowing of an affected newborn baby’s skin and eyes. 

Parents with children suffering from clubfoot conditions have been advised to seek early treatment to correct the deformity.

About 500 residents of Bukom and its environs have benefited from a free health screening exercise by the Ghana Muslim Mission (GMM), the Greater Accra Regional Muslim Council and the Rashia's Foundation.

Nova Wellness Center, a leading chiropractic and wellness clinic in Ghana, has honoured some patients and members of the facility as part of activities to mark its 10th Anniversary.

About 550 residents of Derby Avenue and its environs in the Greater Accra Region have benefitted from a free health screening and medical care exercise organised by the Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

Precardix, a new medication that acts as food supplement but has anti-hypertensive properties has been launched in Accra.

R.K Atikpo Foundation (RKAF) in partnership with GIZ, Magdeburg in Germany, and Networking for Hope has donated some medical equipment and supplies to health facilities in the nine districts of the Oti Region.

The High Powered Ministries International through its philanthropic wing, the Rahab Project has distributed over 1,000 sanitary pads to girls at the Baatsona TWMA JHS B to commemorate Menstrual Hygiene Day.

As deadly pathogens go, few have a reputation as fearsome as anthrax. In 2001, a week after the September 11 attacks, powdered anthrax was put into letters and mailed to media outlets and senators in the US, infecting 22 people with anthrax and killing five.