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GHANA HEALTH SERVICE PUBLIC HEALTH OPERATIONS CENTRE (PHEOC) CONVENES WORKSHOP TO VALIDATE NATIONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE SOPS

The Ghana Health Service, through the National Public Health Emergency Operation Centre (PHEOC), in collaboration with the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC), the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), WHO Ghana and other partners have opened a workshop to validate and finalize two key national documents guiding the country's public health emergency response: the National Public Health Emergency Operations Centre Standard Operating Procedures (PHEOC SOPs) and the National Public Health Workforce Surge Standard Operating Procedures (WS-SOPs).

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GHANA HEALTH SERVICE INAUGURATES BANNER

GHANA HEALTH SERVICE INAUGURATES NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO STRENGTHEN MATERNAL, INFANT AND YOUNG CHILD NUTRITION

The Ghana Health Service has inaugurated the National Infant and Young Child Nutrition Committee (NIYCNC), a new multi sectoral body established to provide strategic leadership, policy guidance and coordination to improve infant and young child nutrition across the country.

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2026 SBC SUMMIT BANNER

2026 SBC SUMMIT OPENS WITH CALL FOR EVIDENCE-BASED BEHAVIOUR CHANGE INTERVENTIONS TO STRENGTHEN PRIMARY HEALTHCARE

The 2026 Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) Evidence Summit organised by the Health Promotion Division opened in Accra with a call for stronger use of evidence, research and reliable data to drive sustainable health and wellbeing in Ghana.

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GHS RECEIVES 205 LAPTOPS TO STRENGTHEN SURVEILLANCE, LABORATORY SERVICES AND HEALTH WORKFORCE

GHS RECEIVES 205 LAPTOPS TO STRENGTHEN SURVEILLANCE, LABORATORY SERVICES AND HEALTH WORKFORCE

The Service has received 205 laptop computers from the World Health Organization (WHO), with funding support from the Pandemic Fund, to strengthen Ghana's capacity for disease surveillance, laboratory services and health workforce development as part of efforts to strengthen the country's health security.

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GHANA JOINS ECOWAS MEMBER STATES TO ENHANCE RISK COMMUNICATION BANNER

GHANA JOINS ECOWAS MEMBER STATES TO ENHANCE RISK COMMUNICATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Ghana joined the ECOWAS Regional Centre for Surveillance and Disease Control at a 3-day regional workshop on capacity building for Risk Communication and Community Engagement this week in Abuja, Nigeria.

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GHS INAUGURATES PRIMARY HEALTHCARE STRENGTHENING TECHNICAL WORKING BANNER

GHS INAUGURATES PRIMARY HEALTHCARE STRENGTHENING TECHNICAL WORKING COMMITTEE TO DRIVE COORDINATED PROGRESS TOWARDS UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has formally inaugurated the Primary Healthcare Strengthening Technical Working Committee (PHCSTC), a new coordinating platform established by the directive of the Director-General to harmonize and accelerate the country's flagship primary health care (PHC) initiatives.

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GHANA HEALTH SERVICE AND INTERNATIONAL BANNER

GHANA HEALTH SERVICE AND INTERNATIONAL SICKLE CELL CENTRE SIGN FIVE-YEAR MOU TO STRENGTHEN GHANA'S RESPONSE TO SICKLE CELL DISEASE

The Ghana Health Service and the International Sickle Cell Centre (ISCC) have signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen Ghana's national response to sickle cell disease (SCD) through coordinated action in education, screening, comprehensive care, research, policy and health systems strengthening.

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GHANA HEALTH SERVICE, PARTNERS SHOWCASE THREE YEARS OF GAINS IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PROJECT

GHANA HEALTH SERVICE, PARTNERS SHOWCASE THREE YEARS OF GAINS IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PROJECT

The Ghana Health Service, in collaboration with development partners, has highlighted significant improvements in primary health care delivery following the successful implementation of the three-year Primary Health Care Performance Management (PHC-PM) Project in the North Tongu District and Akwapim South Municipality.

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MINISTRY OF HEALTH, GHS AND GIZ, THROUGH AYA, STRENGTHEN NCD CARE WITH NATIONWIDE EQUIPMENT CALIBRATION AND TRAINING

MINISTRY OF HEALTH, GHS AND GIZ, THROUGH AYA, STRENGTHEN NCD CARE WITH NATIONWIDE EQUIPMENT CALIBRATION AND TRAINING

The Ministry of Health (MoH), the Ghana Health Service (GHS) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, through the AYA Integrated Healthcare Initiative, have completed an important exercise to calibrate and install medical equipment and train 170 health workers across five regions, strengthening Ghana's response to non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

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GHANA MARKS WORLD HEPATITIS DAY 2026 WITH RENEWED CALL TO BREAK BARRIERS TO ELIMINATION BANNER

GHANA MARKS WORLD HEPATITIS DAY 2026 WITH RENEWED CALL TO BREAK BARRIERS TO ELIMINATION

Ghana has joined the global community to commemorate World Hepatitis Day 2026 with a renewed commitment to breaking down barriers to the prevention, testing and treatment of viral hepatitis.

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GHANA HEALTH SERVICE REINFORCES COMMITMENT BANNER

GHANA HEALTH SERVICE REINFORCES COMMITMENT TO STRENGTHENING MEDICAL LABORATORY SERVICES FOR UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE

The Ghana Health Service has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening medical laboratory services as a critical pillar for achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC), with renewed emphasis on quality improvement, sustainable financing, effective human resource management, and ethical leadership. The commitment was reiterated by the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, at the 5th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Society of Medical Laboratory Managers, Ghana (SMLM-G), held under the theme "Advancing Quality Medical Laboratory Services Through Sustainable Financing and Human Resource Management."

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FUNCTIONAL SIMULATION EXERCISE AT ACCRA INTERNATIONAL BANNER

FUNCTIONAL SIMULATION EXERCISE AT ACCRA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO TEST MULTI-AGENCY RESPONSE TO EBOLA AND PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES

A functional simulation exercise at the Accra International Airport brought together agencies operating at the country’s main airport to demonstrate their roles and assess the effectiveness of systems for detecting, reporting, and responding to Ebola Disease and other public health emergencies. Conducted by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) with support from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. CDC), the exercise involved participating institutions working through a simulated public health event in real time to test coordination mechanisms, communication channels, emergency procedures, and response arrangements. The activity formed part of Ghana’s ongoing efforts to strengthen public health emergency preparedness, enhance event-based surveillance, and improve implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005) at points of entry.

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