Health

Els: MBN360 News The Ghana National Ambulance Service has revealed that processes are underway to procure 400 new ambulances and 500 medical motorbikes to improve service delivery and response times. According to the Service, the ambulances will come in various categories, including pediatric ambulances, basic life support ambulances, advanced life support ambulances, critical care ambulances, […]

Els: MBN360 News The Africa Health Media Trends Report 2026 has revealed that health journalism across the continent is facing mounting pressure at a time of complex and evolving public health challenges. The report, released by FINN Partners at a hybrid press conference in Kenya on Thursday, highlights how shrinking global health financing, rising non-communicable […]

Els: MBN360 News he Mahama government has approved a structured plan to settle salary arrears owed to nurses and midwives recruited during the 2024 and 2025 posting period, bringing relief to thousands of health workers who went unpaid for months. The approval follows negotiations between the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Finance aimed […]

Els: MBN360 News President Mahama on Friday said no patient facing a medical emergency should be turned away from a health facility, even if care must initially be provided under makeshift conditions, as the government moves to end the country’s persistent “no bed syndrome”. Delivering his State of the Nation Address to parliament, Mahama said […]

Els: MBN360 News The Coalition of Unpaid Nurses and Midwives Ghana has raised concerns over alleged long-standing salary arrears owed to its members, claiming the amounts have mysteriously disappeared from official payment vouchers and calling for government accountability. In a statement dated February 26, 2026, the coalition said the development has left affected nurses and […]

Els: MBN360 News Abuakwa South MP Dr. Kingsley Agyemang has called for urgent reforms to strengthen Ghana’s healthcare system, stressing that citizens should not continue to suffer due to systemic failures.  Dr. Agyemang, a member of the Parliamentary Health Committee, said, “It is about time we rise and tackle this issue head-on. We must strengthen […]

Els: MBN360 Health Management of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has interdicted two doctors and two nurses in connection with the alleged refusal to provide emergency treatment to a road accident victim who later died of his injuries after being turned away from three hospitals while on an ambulance. The decision was contained in a […]

Els: MBN360 Health The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has expressed deep concern over recent attacks on its personnel while performing their professional duties, describing the incidents as “deeply concerning and unacceptable.” In a statement issued by Dr. Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, Director-General of GHS, the health service emphasised its commitment to delivering the highest standard of […]

Els: MBN360 Health Dr Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has directed directors at the headquarters, regional and district levels, and all departmental heads, to enforce the wearing of approved uniforms and visible name tags by health workers in public health facilities nationwide. The directive, issued during a working visit to […]