Health

Els: MBN360 Health The Ministry of Health has launched Ghana’s 2026 Integrated Mass Drug Administration (MDA) Campaign, reaffirming the government’s commitment to eliminating three major Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Onchocerciasis (River Blindness), Lymphatic Filariasis (Elephantiasis), and Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia)—as public health problems by 2030. The nationwide campaign, scheduled from June 20 to July 3, 2026, will provide free […]

Els: MBN360 Health The Tamale Circuit Court has granted bail to two nurses accused of being connected to the alleged disappearance of a newborn baby at the Salaga Government Hospital in the Savannah Region. The court, presided over by Her Honour Afua Srakubea Agyeman-Darbu, granted each accused person bail in the sum of GH¢150,000 with two sureties. […]

Els: MBN360 Health he Member of Parliament for Jirapa, Honourable Cletus Seidu Dapilah has criticised the New Patriotic Party over the pace of work on the Afari Military Hospital, arguing that policy decisions taken during its administration slowed progress on the project. He stated that key interventions that could have accelerated completion were reversed, placing […]

Els: MBN360 Health The Chairman of Parliament’s Health Committee, Mark Kurt Nawaane, has urged medical professionals who are unable to cope with the demands of their work to resign, following findings from a parliamentary probe into the death of a patient, Charles Amissah. “If you are a medical professional and you are tired of the work, […]

Els: MBN360 News Minister in charge of Government’s Communication, Felix Kwakye Ofosu has revealed that the Auditor-General has transferred GH¢6.1 million to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, also known as the Mahama Cares Fund, following directives from President John Mahama. According to the Minister of Government Communications, the amount was deducted from the salaries of […]

Els: MBN360 Health Dr. Sandra Kwarteng Owusu, a Paediatric Pulmonologist at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, has warned that Ghana faces an increased risk of disease outbreaks due to low childhood vaccination coverage across the country. Speaking in an exclusive interview with The Vaultz News as part of activities marking World Immunization Week, Dr. Owusu […]

Els: MBN360 Health One million: That’s how many more midwives the world needs by 2035 to save over 4 million lives every year. Midwives are essential health workers, and they offer a solution to one of the most urgent challenges in global health: preventing women and newborns from dying needlessly from complications of pregnancy and […]

Els: MBN360 Healtlh The Ministry of Health has expressed concern over a demonstration held at the Weija Paediatric Hospital on Tuesday May 5, 2026, as issues surrounding the facility’s completion and operationalisation continue to unfold. The protest comes against the backdrop of delays linked to procurement challenges and unresolved financial matters involving the project. According […]

Els: MBN360 Health The Environmental Health and Sanitation Unit in the Nsawam-Adoagyiri Municipality has destroyed unwholesome products confiscated from traders between December 2025 and April 2026. The exercise was carried out with the consent of traders and a court order from the Nsawam-Adoagyiri District Court. The items destroyed included beverages, cosmetics, pharmaceutical products and other […]