The Minority in Parliament has rejected claims by Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh that the government paid GH¢2.6 billion to the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in 2025 to settle outstanding debts to health service providers. The Minister made the statement on Monday, March 9, in response to a question from Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin.
Jehovah’s Witnesses have revised their policy on blood transfusions to allow members to have their own blood removed, stored, and reinfused during medical procedures. This change enables members to receive transfusions of their own blood, such as during planned surgeries, while continuing to prohibit transfusions of blood from other donors.
While the world’s attention is often gripped by sudden outbreaks, a much older enemy is quietly gaining ground in Ghana. New data from the National Tuberculosis Programme (NTP) reveals a chilling gap in our healthcare system: every year, nearly 20,000 Ghanaians contract Tuberculosis (TB) but are never officially diagnosed.
Every child deserves a chance to hear clearly, learn confidently, and thrive in life.
On 3 March, the world marks World Hearing Day — a global public health campaign coordinated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) — with the 2026 theme: “From communities to classrooms: hearing care for all children.”
Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has honored 52 outstanding Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE)
