Two children have tragically died from malnutrition in the Bawku Municipal area, where 65 cases have been reported so far in 2024. The malnutrition cases underscore the dire humanitarian situation in the region, which has been severely affected by the ongoing conflict. The persistent violence has worsened living conditions, leavingContinue Reading
The 2024 Global Heath Expenditure Report by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that the average per capita government spending on health in all country income groups fell in 2022 from 2021 after a surge in the early pandemic years. The report entitled, “Global spending on health Emerging from theContinue Reading
A new long-acting preventive HIV drug could reach the world’s poorest countries by the end of 2025 or early 2026, a global health official told Reuters on Tuesday. The ambition is to start deliveries of Gilead Sciences’ lenacapavir on that timeline, said Hui Yang, head of supply operations at the GlobalContinue Reading
The Western Regional Directorate of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has so far administered about 290,000 doses of cholera vaccines out of a targeted 641,851 to persons aged one year and above within the first two days of its Cholera Vaccination campaign. The campaign is being carried out within fourContinue Reading
Lordina Dramani Mahama and her Lordina Foundation on Tuesday donated various items to the Osu Children’s Home and Christ Faith Foster Home in Adenta. This is a continuation of her long-standing tradition of sharing with the less privileged in society over the last two decades and more. The donated itemsContinue Reading
A young man has been arrested for vandalising several cars and other property on the premises of Parliament in Accra. The suspect, dressed in white clothing, reportedly smashed the windscreens and windows of about seven vehicles parked in front of the parliamentary buildings. Eyewitness accounts suggest the man appeared toContinue Reading
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has arrested a man identified as Alex Cobbinah for his involvement in a viral video where he falsely presented himself as a soldier. The video, which featured Cobbinah wearing a Ghana Navy vest and displaying other military items, alleged that President-elect John Dramani Mahama plannedContinue Reading
The Agona Swedru Divisional Police Command has apprehended the man who allegedly beheaded the Okada rider at Kwame Adwen, a village near Gomoa Afransi in the Gomoa Central District of the Central region. The suspect, Augustine Ankomah, also an Okada rider in his 30s, was said to have attempted toContinue Reading
A 36-year-old driver who broke into his former boss’ vehicle and made away with GH¢50,000 cash, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. Emmanuel Klutse, per the CCTV recording, was captured opening the complainant’s car and stealing the money, according to prosecutors. Klutse, charged with unlawful entry and stealing, pleaded notContinue Reading
The Ghana Police Service has commenced an investigation into the damage caused to the statue of His Excellency, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, located at the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital Roundabout in Sekondi, Western Region. The Police say their preliminary investigations have revealed that the statue’s left leg has beenContinue Reading