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Jul

Behind Every Food Label Lies a Story: GAND Launches Nutrition Month to Boost Food Label Literacy

  • Nana Kwaku Ofori / 2 days
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The Ghana Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (GAND) has unveiled its Nutrition Month initiative for July, centering on empowering Ghanaians to decode food labels and make healthier dietary decisions. Under the banner “Behind Every Food Label Lies a Story — Make Yours a Healthy One”, GAND emphasizes that pre-packaged foods often conceal excessive amounts of salt, sugar, […]

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Jul

Africa’s Public Health Crossroads: The Urgent Call to Reimagine Health Financing

  • Nana Kwaku Ofori / 2 days
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Africa CDC Headquarters, Addis Ababa Africa’s health financing model stands at a defining moment, challenged by diminishing external aid, unsustainable debt burdens, and fragile domestic systems struggling under the weight of rising health emergencies. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and  Prevention’s (Africa CDC) April 2025 briefing, Africa’s Health Financing in a New Era, lays bare the extent […]

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Jul

STRENGTHENING GHANA’S BLOOD CARE SYSTEM: A COMPREHENSIVE INITIATIVE TO COMBAT CHILDHOOD CANCER, SICKLE CELL DISEASE, AND DONATION MYTHS

  • Nana Kwaku Ofori / 2 days
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Ghana faces daunting challenges in managing childhood cancer and sickle cell disease, with survival rates lingering below 50 percent. Late diagnosis, limited treatment access, and a critical shortage of trained haematology professionals contribute to these poor outcomes. In response, World Child Cancer has launched a nationwide effort—the Strengthening Haematology Skills Project—to bolster clinical capacity, streamline […]

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Jul

AI in Radiology: Closing the Diagnostic Gap in Sub-Saharan Africa

  • Nana Kwaku Ofori / 2 days
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Sub-Saharan Africa faces a chronic shortage of radiological expertise and outdated imaging infrastructure, especially in rural regions where diseases like tuberculosis (TB) remain rampant. A pioneering pilot at St. Walburg’s Hospital in Nyangao, Tanzania, demonstrates how artificial intelligence (AI) can bridge this gap—enabling timely, accurate chest X-ray interpretation where no radiologist is on site.  When German radiologist […]

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Jul

A Spotlight on Retinal Health: Bayer South Africa and Retina South Africa’s Collaborative Campaign

  • Nana Kwaku Ofori / 2 days
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On June 24, 2025, Bayer South Africa and Retina South Africa marked their seventh consecutive year of partnership, reaffirming a shared commitment to raise public and professional awareness of retinal diseases—particularly age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic retinopathy—that threaten millions of South Africans with vision loss. South Africa faces a dual challenge; an aging population […]

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Jul

INSIGHTS FROM PRESIDENT MAHAMA’S DIALOGUE WITH BILL GATES AHEAD OF THE GAVI PLEDGING SESSION

  • Nana Kwaku Ofori / 2 days
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On 24 June 2025, President John Mahama held a pivotal meeting with philanthropist Bill Gates in Brussels, marking a significant moment for Ghana’s ongoing health-sector reforms and its role on the global immunization stage. Convened on the eve of the Gavi Vaccine Alliance’s pledging session, the dialogue zeroed in on strategies to expand access to […]

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Jul

Ghana Health Service’s Strategic Response to Rising Acute Respiratory Infections: Preparedness in an Era of Emerging Pathogens

  • Nana Kwaku Ofori / 2 days
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On January 17, 2025, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) sounded an early warning about an uptick in acute respiratory infections (ARIs) globally, particularly connected to Human Metapneumovirus (hMPV) in the Northern Hemisphere, while reassuring Ghanaians that robust measures are in place to prevent domestic outbreaks. The Human Metapneumovirus, first identified in 2001, causes respiratory illness […]

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Jul

Ghana Parliament Earmarks GH₵10 Billion for NHIS: A Deep Dive into Funding, Priorities, and Health-System Impact

  • Nana Kwaku Ofori / 2 days
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On June 1, 2025, Ghana’s Parliament approved a landmark GH₵10 billion disbursement for the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), signaling a major shift in how the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) will finance free healthcare, dialysis, and chronic-care services over the next year. Below, we unpack the budget’s breakdown, the policy drivers behind the increase, and […]

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Jul

Ghana’s Life Expectancy Challenge: Unpacking the Health System’s Struggles and the Path Forward

  • Nana Kwaku Ofori / 2 days
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Despite notable progress in public health, Ghana continues to grapple with a sobering reality: its average life expectancy, pegged at 65.5 years as of 2023, remains significantly below the global average of 72.24 years. This disparity, according to Dr. Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe, Public Health Director at the Ghana Health Service (GHS), is rooted in a complex […]

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Jul

University of Ghana Responds to COVID-19 Resurgence with Renewed Vigilance

  • Nana Kwaku Ofori / 2 days
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On June 23, 2025, the University of Ghana’s Health Services Directorate issued a public alert in response to a resurgence of COVID-19 cases on its Legon campus. The notice, published on Graphic Online, urged students, staff, and visitors to exercise heightened caution amid reports of both suspected and confirmed infections. In a decisive move, the […]