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Ghana's National Health Insurance Authority just paid out nearly $24 million to healthcare facilities in two months, ensuring doctors and nurses can keep delivering care. The payments reached over 80% of public and private health facilities across the country.
Communities along three polluted rivers in Ghana are getting a major fumigation effort to restore public health and protect a vital water source. Local leaders are tackling illegal dumping that's contaminated rivers feeding the capital's water supply.
Ghana just unveiled a groundbreaking plan to strengthen its healthcare system and make quality care accessible to everyone. The National Health Compact brings together government agencies, global partners, and health workers to build a more resilient future.
Ghana just became the first nation in West Africa to launch a dedicated maternal mental health policy, protecting mothers from 2026 to 2037. Up to half of new and expecting mothers face anxiety or depression, but fewer than 10% get help.
Ghana's Ministry of Health has placed over 7,200 healthcare professionals in a nationwide recruitment drive targeting underserved communities. The workers start July 2026, with thousands more positions opening soon.
Ghana just rolled out free primary health care at community clinics nationwide, removing financial barriers that kept millions from getting basic medical help. The new policy targets early detection of diseases like diabetes and hypertension, especially in underserved rural areas.
A regional health director in Ghana is calling on communities to end the stigma that keeps thousands from getting mental health treatment. Dr. Fred Adomako-Boateng says discrimination, not science, is the real barrier to care.
While trust in doctors hits a 30-year low, nurses remain America's most trusted profession. A new medical journal perspective argues this trust should power the next generation of public health communication.
A renovated health center in rural Ghana just became a lifeline for over 3,000 people who previously had to travel hours for basic maternal care. The facility now has everything from an infant incubator to an emergency room.
Ghana becomes the first country to benefit from France's groundbreaking National Health Compact, unlocking new support for maternal health and healthcare development. The historic agreement follows productive talks between Presidents John Mahama and Emmanuel Macron in Paris.
A surgeon and lawmaker who provides free medical care to underserved communities has been tapped to help reshape global health policy for Africa. Dr. Grace Ayensu-Danquah will represent Ghana on a committee pushing for fairer healthcare systems across the continent.
A farming community in northern Ghana just got something thousands of residents desperately needed: a fully equipped health center that ends their long journeys for basic medical care. The $900,000 facility opens doors to life-saving services for people who previously traveled hours to see a doctor.
President Mahama has assembled 18 global health leaders to reshape how developing nations participate in worldwide health decisions. The Accra Reset Initiative aims to transform countries from passive recipients to active architects of policies affecting their own populations.
Ghana becomes the first country to benefit from France's National Health Platform after Presidents Mahama and Macron met in Paris. The partnership promises to strengthen Ghana's healthcare system and support ongoing reforms.
A global coalition of over 100 organizations from 40 countries is calling on the World Health Organization to treat gun violence as a preventable public health emergency, not just a criminal justice issue. The movement, inspired by survivors like South African activist who lived 40 years with a gunshot disability, aims to save lives through the same public health approach that reduced tobacco deaths worldwide.
For the first time in its history, all six schools within UMass Amherst's School of Public Health & Health Sciences now share one collaborative home. The new 26,800-square-foot building brings together departments that were previously scattered across seven different campus locations.
For the first time ever, all six schools within UMass's School of Public Health and Health Sciences share one collaborative building. The 26,800-square-foot hub brings together departments that were previously scattered across seven different campus locations.
A marriage counselor in Ghana is urging husbands to stand by their wives when intimate health challenges arise after childbirth, calling it a time for partnership rather than separation. Her advice comes after a man considered divorce over physical changes he noticed in his wife five months after she gave birth.
A new sports medicine school in Ghana is training professionals to fight the country's rising health crisis, where non-communicable diseases now cause 45% of all deaths. The program combines cutting-edge sports science with public health to transform how doctors prescribe exercise as medicine.
A farming community in northern Ghana just got its first health clinic, bringing medical care to 10,000 people who previously had to travel for basic healthcare. Member of Parliament Atta Issah funded the entire $430,000 facility from his own pocket after promising voters better healthcare access.
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