HEALTH

The Sunyani West Municipal Health Directorate has launched a breast cancer awareness campaign, emphasizing the importance of early detection and treatment. The event, held as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, drew participants, including healthcare professionals, Queen Mothers from Fiapre, survivors, policymakers, market women, and members of the public. As …

The Sunyani West Municipal Health Directorate has launched a breast cancer awareness campaign, emphasizing the importance of early detection and treatment. The event, held as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, drew participants, including healthcare professionals, Queen Mothers from Fiapre, survivors, policymakers, market women, and members of the public. As …

The Health facilities and Regulatory Agency (HeFRA) shut down the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) Clinic and 17 other medical institutions on Tuesday, October 14, as part of its continuous enforcement operation in the Ashanti Region. Since the start of the exercise, 18 medical establishments in the area have been shut …

A tragic accident has occurred at Plaza Junction in Dichemso, within the Manhyia North constituency, leaving four nursing students in critical condition. The incident happened when a TD Van, with registration number AS-9480-10, carrying final-year nursing students from Sofoline to Tech, collided with a school bus on its way to …

The death of Apostle Dr. Kwadwo Safo has been confirmed by the Safo family and the Kristo Asafo Church. It was said that he died peacefully on Thursday, September 11, 2025. He received widespread acclaim as an industrialist, philanthropist, inventor, and man of God. “With profound sorrow and deepest grief, …

Kwame Mananyi Tuanda, 39, has been taken into custody by the Accra Regional Police Command for allegedly trafficking significant amounts of cannabis in a purportedly private ambulance. The police stated that the operation was founded on ongoing monitoring in a press release that was signed by Superintendent Juliana Obeng, Head …

Four people have been arrested nationwide for illegally practicing medicine without the required accreditation, according to the Medical and Dental Council (MDC). During undercover operations between September 2024 and August 2025, the suspects Kate Baidoo (Osag Medical Centre, Nsakena), Ebenezer Koomson (E & E Medical Centre, Gomoa Afransi), Innocent Tagbovi …

Dr. Elikplim Kwabla Apetorgbor, the National Development Planning Commission’s (NDPC) commissioner and representative for the Volta region, has praised traditional leaders who drive development projects, calling them essential to long-term community change. He said while chairing the commissioning of the Health Kiosk Project at Adidome in the Volta Region. Regular …

Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, the country’s health minister, has announced the opening of a 24-hour call center to receive and handle patient complaints from hospitals all throughout the nation. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, August 21, 2025, he clarified that the program’s goal is to give people a way to voice …

The licensing exams for prospective nurses and midwives have been rescheduled by the Ministry of Health (MoH) for September 4, 2025. The Conference of Heads of Health Training Institutions (COHHETI), the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), and the Minister of Health (MoH) met and settled on the revised date. After …