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The Africa CDC has handed over a refurbished Emergency Operations Center to Ghana at a ceremony held at the country’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at Pantang.
Diabetes remains a major global health threat, causing 1.6 million deaths each year and contributing to kidney, cardiovascular, and oral health problems
As part of efforts towards Strengthening primary health care delivery, the World Bank Ghana organized a technical workshop on new data and evidence for primary healthcare strengthening.
Ghana has once again demonstrated its leadership in regional health security as it hosted the 2025 ECOWAS One Health Technical Meeting in Accra under the theme “ One Health Surveillance of Priority Zoonotic Diseases as an Entry Point for Operationalizing One Health in the ECOWAS Region”.
In his short remarks last Thursday at the closing ceremony of the Local Content Conference and Exhibition(LCCE), organised by the Petroleum Commission in Takoradi, the Acting Director-General of Ghana Health Service, Dr Samuel Kaba Akoriyea encouraged corporate organisations to prioritise investment in the health sector as part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives.
Following reports highlighting the community-led initiative by the people of Abomosu in the Eastern Region to weed and clean the surroundings of their Agenda 111 hospital, and their subsequent calls on the District and Regional Health Directorates to operationalise the facility, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr. Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, who happened to be touring facilities in the Eastern Region, has paid a working visit to the site.
To demonstrate leadership and commitment to improving emergency healthcare in Ghana, the Ag. Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, has announced that he will personally take a session in the ongoing national Training of Trainers () on emergency care program.
The Ghana Health Service has convened its maiden Strategic Coordination Meeting with its Development Partners to improve coordination, reduce duplication, and enhance accountability across the health sector.
Held under the theme Advancing Neurological Surgery in Ghana: The Impact of Education and Resources on Quality Service Delivery, the conference brought together neurosurgeons, neurologists, policymakers, and partners to explore innovative ways to advance training, improve resources, and enhance access to quality neurosurgical services across Ghana.
The Director-General of the Service , Dr. Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, led a delegation comprising some Directors of the Service to the residence of Her Excellency Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, former First Lady of the Republic of Ghana.
The Service, through its Non-Communicable Diseases Programme, has held its maiden Breast Health Fair in partnership with its development partners. The event, held at Jamestown in Accra, drew hundreds of residents from nearby communities, marking a significant step in the Service’s effort to promote early detection and equitable access to breast health services.
The Ghana Health Service has officially opened the 2025 Senior Nursing and Midwifery Conference, a three-day event bringing together senior nursing and midwifery officers from across the country to deliberate on strategies for strengthening health service delivery.
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