Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, Ghana’s Minister of Health, has honoured the nation’s healthcare workers and restated the government’s pledge to fortify the country’s health system as the year ends, extending festive greetings to the public in a statement issued on Wednesday, December 24, and singling out doctors, nurses, midwives and other frontline staff for their unwavering…
The Ministry of Health has rolled out new national guidelines for sickle cell disease screening and care to improve how the condition is prevented, found early, and treated across Ghana, with the official introduction taking place in Accra on December 16, 2025; the plan sets out a unified approach to strengthen health services, raise public…
Leukaemia now accounts for 25% of childhood cancers Leukaemia now makes up about a quarter of all childhood cancers in Ghana, according to clinical haematologist Dr. Eugene Tettey, who says the numbers have risen sharply in recent years and now surpass most other childhood cancers. Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express on Monday, he explained…
