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Atwedie crash leaves 14 seriously injured on Kumasi–Accra Highway
At least 14 people have reportedly been seriously injured following a crash involving a Sprinter bus and a stationary tipper truck at Atwedie near Konongo on the Kumasi–Accra Highway. The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday, October...
Rotary Club Obuasi partners AGA Health Foundation to mark World Polio Day
In a strong show of community collaboration and global health advocacy, the Rotary Club of Obuasi joined forces with the AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) Health Foundation Hospital to commemorate World Polio Day 2025. The event, held at the AGA Health...
Atwedie crash leaves 14 critically injured on Kumasi–Accra Highway
At least 14 people are reportedly in critical condition after a fatal accident involving a Sprinter bus and a stationary tipper truck at Atwedie near Konongo on the Kumasi–Accra Highway. The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday,...
Rev Wengam briefs world church leaders inNew York on preparations towards Global Assemblies of God Congress in Ghana
Accra, 25, GNA-About 50 global leaders have attended Cabinet and Executive Committee meetings of the World Assemblies of God Fellowship (WAGF) in New York. The meetings, which took place at the Assemblies of God Promise Church in New York , were...
Five feared dead, 11 injured in Kumasi–Accra Highway crash
Five people are feared dead and 11 others are in critical condition after a fatal accident involving a Sprinter bus and a stationary tipper truck at Atwedie near Konongo on the Kumasi–Accra Highway. The incident occurred in the early hours of...
Traders’ ‘urine bottles’ could transmit diseases — Prof. Calys-Tagoe
A Community Health Consultant has warned that the practice of some traders, particularly women, at the Accra Central Market, urinating into plastic water bottles and storing them at their spots until the end of the day is a serious health risk....
Rename Ridge Hospital after Nana Konadu – Hassan Tampuli to Mahama
Member of Parliament for Gushegu, Alhassan Tampuli Sulemana, has called on President John Mahama to consider renaming the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, popularly known as Ridge Hospital, after the late former First Lady, Nana Konadu...
ghana news Plight of Ghanaian veterinary doctors
Experiments have shown that more than 60 per cent of all infectious diseases in human beings have originated from animals, and more than 75 per cent of new and emerging diseases (such as monkeypox, Ebola, COVID-19, and avian influenza) originate...
Rotary Club of Accra Ridge organises free health screening in Kwahu
The Rotary Club of Accra Ridge has organised a free health screening for residents of Kotoso in the Kwahu South Municipality of the Eastern Region. About 800 residents from Kotoso, Zekorpe, Asempaneye, Tokrom, Hyewohoden and parts of the Kwahu...
Plight of Ghanaian veterinary doctors
Experiments have shown that more than 60 per cent of all infectious diseases in human beings have originated from animals, and more than 75 per cent of new and emerging diseases (such as monkeypox, Ebola, COVID-19, and avian influenza) originate...
South African Tourism, Accra Polo Club partner to support breast cancer awareness
The South African Tourism (SAT) has partnered the Accra Polo Club to host the 2025 Pink Polo International Tournament to raise funds in support of breast cancer awareness initiatives in the country. The event, which took place last Saturday, at...
Improving healthcare delivery in Central Region: Sod cut for Saltpond hospital water project
Aprolonged water problem that has negatively impacted healthcare delivery at the Saltpond Municipal Hospital in the Mfantseman Municipality will soon end, following a sod-cutting ceremony last Friday for a Sustainable Water Project. The project,...
Turning research into resilience: CSIR-SARI Technology Park boosts climate-smart farming in northern Ghana
For the past decade, farmers across northern Ghana have been grappling with the harsh realities of climate change, such as unpredictable rainfall, prolonged droughts, rising temperatures and declining soil fertility. These disruptions have shaken...
Ghana makes major strides in eliminating neglected tropical diseases
Ghana is making significant strides in the fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), with several long-dreaded infections now under control. This progress was highlighted at the opening of a two-day stakeholder workshop in Accra, themed...
Rotary in Ghana, partners unveil End Polio Now billboard
Accra, Oct 25, GNA-The Ghana District of Rotary International, District 9104, with some of its partners on Friday unveiled a giant “End Polio Now” billboard, in Accra, drawing attention to the world community to eradicate poliomyelitis from the...
Archbishop Palmer-Buckle commissions Tieso Healthcare Facility at Baastona
Baastona Oct. 25, GNA – The Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Coast, the Most Reverend Charles Gabriel Palmer-Buckle, has commissioned the newly established Tieso Healthcare Medical Facility at Baastona in Accra. He described it as a “major...
Okwawu United seal record GH₵3m medical sponsorship
Okwawu United have taken a bold step toward strengthening player welfare and community engagement after sealing a GH₵3 million partnership deal with Kenop Care Hospital as the club’s new official medical partner. The deal also becomes a record...
Biomedical Engineers charged to improve health care with knowledge acquired
By Kodjo Adams Accra, Oct. 25, GNA – Biomedical Engineers have been advised to put into practice the knowledge and skills they have acquired to improve health care delivery as they play a major role in ensuring patients’ safety. Dr Nicholas...
From Nets to Waste: Ghana’s Coastal Crisis and the Call to C...
🌍 The Crisis Beneath Our Waves In 2025, the United Nations warned that by 2050, plastics may outnumber fish in our oceans. For Ghana, this is not a distant forecast—it is a lived reality. Along the Sakumono coast, fisherfolk now haul in more...
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints partners with Heal Komfo Anokye Project to enhance healthcare delivery
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has donated essential medical equipment to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in support of the Heal Komfo Anokye Project (HeKAP), a major renovation initiative spearheaded by His Majesty...