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The Ghana Health Service, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and JHPIEGO, has held a media exchange programme in Tamale to highlight the critical role of information, collaboration, and trust in strengthening health systems.
The United Nations, its agencies, and other partners for the 2026 World Health Day health walk in Accra. The exercise, organized under the theme “A Walk in Solidarity: Global Action for Universal Health Coverage,” forms part of activities earmarked for this year’s World Health Day.
A three-member delegation from the Gates Foundation, following a successful two-day Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance (WES) Conference in Accra, has paid a courtesy call on the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Samuel Kaba Akoriyea.
Ghana Health Service (GHS), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), through AYA initiative, has successfully conducted a national Training of Trainers (ToT) under the AYA Integrated Healthcare Initiative, aimed at strengthening the country’s response to non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
The Service, in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has organized a two-day training workshop on Event-Based Surveillance (EBS) at Points of Entry for Port Health staff nationwide
As part of the official launch of the Free Primary Health Care (FPHC) initiative, H.E. President John Dramani Mahama has commissioned a comprehensive package of medical equipment, tricycles, motorbikes and community health infrastructure to enhance service delivery across the country.
The President of the Republic, H.E. John Dramani Mahama, has officially launched the much-anticipated Free Primary Health Care (FPHC) initiative at Dodowa in the Shai Osudoku District of the Greater Accra Region, marking a significant milestone in Ghana’s journey towards achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
Management of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has held a high-level engagement with the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF), also known as MahamaCares, as part of preparations toward the rollout of the Free Primary Healthcare (FPHC) initiative.
The Extended programme on Immunization (EPI) under the Service has commenced a five-day national training for assessors and supervisors ahead of the 2026 Effective Vaccine Management (EVM) Assessment, a critical exercise aimed at strengthening Ghana’s immunization supply chain and improving service delivery nationwide.
The Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Caroline Reindorf Amissah, has officially opened a pre-implementation capacity building workshop for Health Insurance Coordinators, describing it as a critical step towards the successful rollout of Ghana’s Free Primary Healthcare (FPHC) initiative.
Dr. Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has pledged unwavering support for advancing One Health initiatives, with a strong focus on translating academic research into swift and effective clinical action.
The Ghana Health Service, in collaboration with the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) and with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO), has held a one-day training workshop to prepare for the pilot rollout of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) surveillance and disease burden estimation in Ghana.
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