Health

ELS: MBN360 HEALTH Minister for Health, Hon. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has officially welcomed the Global Mercy hospital ship to Ghana, disclosing that an estimated 1,950 to 2,600 life-changing surgeries will be provided free of charge over the coming ten months as part of the vessel’s field service in the country. Speaking on behalf of the […]

ELS; MBN360 WORLD Doctors in Sri Lanka have removed a 3.1kg (6.8lb) bladder stone from a man – which they believe to be the largest of its kind on record. The procedure was carried out last week at a hospital in Trincomalee, in the east of the country. The 55-year-old patient had been admitted to […]

ELS: MBN360 HEALTH The Member of Parliament for South Tongu, Honourable Maxwell Kwame Lukutor, has assured residents of Dzebetato of support to complete the community initiated CHPS compound. He explained that measures are being taken to secure the facility and enable residents to move into parts of the building while work continues. The South Tongu […]

ELS: MBN360 HEALTH At 9:49am on August 15, 2026, history was made in Tamale with the birth of a healthy baby girl — the first baby conceived through in vitro fertilisation (IVF) to be born in Northern Ghana. For the parents, the birth marks the end of years of waiting. For Dr Sheila Issahaku and her team, […]

ELS; MBN360 HEALTH The Ministry of Health has firmly denied claims of a nationwide shortage of antiretroviral medicines (ARVs), responding directly to a press statement issued by the Network of Persons Living with HIV in Ghana (NAP+ Ghana) that suggested such a shortage exists. Addressing the concerns raised, the Ministry said it had taken note […]

ELS: MBN360 HEALTH Director of Family Health at the Ghana Health Service (GHS) and Technical Advisor to the Vice President on Health, Dr Kennedy Brightson, Director of Family Health at the Ghana Health Service (GHS) and Technical Advisor to the Vice President on Health, Dr Kennedy Brightson, has identified poor skill and inadequate expertise in […]

ELS: MBN360 HEALTH The Director of Medical Affairs at the University of Ghana Medical Centre, Dr Baffoe Gyan, has rejected a social media description of the facility as the worst hospital in the country and called for a retraction of the claim. He explained that hospital performance is assessed through established records, infrastructure and professional […]

ELS: MBN360 HEALTH KNUST College of Health Sciences Provost, Prof. Fred Stephen Sarfo KNUST College of Health Sciences Provost, Prof. Fred Stephen Sarfo, has urged Ghanaians to prioritise regular blood pressure checks, warning that undiagnosed and poorly controlled hypertension can lead to preventable deaths. Speaking during a medical outreach organised by the College, Prof. Sarfo […]

ELS” MBN360 HEALTH The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has firmly rejected suggestions that Ghana has produced more nurses and midwives than the health sector needs, insisting instead that the country’s real challenge lies in the failure to recruit and properly deploy the trained professionals already available. Speaking during a visit by Parliament’s Health Committee, […]

ELS; MBN360 HEALTH he Ministry of Health has called for increased public participation in the fight against viral hepatitis, urging Ghanaians to undergo regular testing, receive vaccination and seek early treatment to reduce the impact of the disease. The appeal was made during the commemoration of World Hepatitis Day and the inauguration of the National […]