A Patient Dies in a Moving Ambulance: Inside Ghana's Broken Emergency Medical System
A clinician's harrowing account exposes critical failures in Ghana's ambulance service, from faulty equipment to missing life-saving drugs.
Indonesia's wildfire crisis: 175,000 respiratory cases and lessons for West Africa's dry season
Indonesia battles unprecedented wildfires, recording 175,000 respiratory cases. The crisis offers warnings for Ghana and regional air quality risks.
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Critical Doctor Shortage in Bono Region: Only 7 of 20 Posted Physicians Show Up for Duty
Deputy Health Minister reveals severe staffing crisis in Bono Region with 65% of doctors absent from posts.
Early Detection and Regular Testing: What Ghanaian Women Need to Know About Sexual Health
A personal account highlights why routine STD testing and early symptom recognition are crucial for protecting health and preventing complications.
Ashanti Region records 66 suicide attempts in first half of 2025, raising mental health alarm
Ashanti Region documented 66 suicide attempts and 3 completed suicides in the first six months of 2025, prompting urgent calls for mental health intervention.
Healing Through Sport: KATH Staff Celebrate 70 Years With Inter-Directorate Games
Ghana's premier teaching hospital marks seven decades with staff sports competition celebrating institutional pride and wellness.
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Patient Safety Must Be Priority as Non-Communicable Diseases Drive 40% of Deaths in Ghana
Ashanti Regional Health Director warns that safe care is crucial as NCDs become leading cause of mortality across Ghana.
Sitting kills silently: Why Ghana's sedentary lifestyle is a hidden health crisis
Ghanaians spend hours daily sitting—in traffic, at desks, at home—fuelling a surge in heart disease, diabetes and cancer with little awareness of the danger.
Get tested before commitment: UG medical expert warns against trusting partner claims on HIV status
University of Ghana doctor urges couples to independently verify HIV status through free government testing before serious relationships.
Ghana launches PRIMER programme to strengthen maternal emergency care and save lives
Vice President Opoku-Agyemang unveils PRIMER initiative aimed at improving emergency obstetric care access for pregnant women across Ghana.
Ghana Medical Trust Fund delivers cardiac hope: 110 children undergo life-saving heart surgery in debut year
New initiative transforms paediatric cardiac care, completing 110 surgeries and establishing modern facility at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.
DRC Ebola outbreak crosses 7,000 cases as virus spreads to seventh province
Democratic Republic of Congo confirms over 7,000 Ebola cases with the outbreak now reaching South Ubangi province in the northwest.