Regional health authority implementing maternal mortality interventions and disease elimination campaigns, managing facility coordination in Ashanti Region.
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… The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate attributed the improvement to targeted clinical interventions and the expansion of care at peripheral health facilities. …
Ashanti region records 25% drop in maternal mortality in first half of 2026Joy Online
The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate is strengthening clinical mentorship and introducing a virtual labour ward as part of efforts to reduce maternal deaths in the region. …
Ashanti Region introduces virtual labour ward as 92% of KATH maternal deaths involve referralsJoy Online
… Dr Baidoo said KATH had also strengthened its collaboration with the Ashanti Regional Health Directorate of the Ghana Health Service to provide clinical mentorship and capacity-building support to health facilities in the region. …
KATH records 30% drop in maternal deaths for first time in a decadeJoy Online
… Data from the Ashanti Regional Health Directorate indicates that the region’s maternal mortality ratio rose slightly from 195.6 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2024 to 196.7 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2025. …
Ashanti Region records Ghana’s highest maternal mortality rate at 196.7 deaths per 100,000 birthsJoy Online
… Recent performance data from the Ashanti Regional Health Directorate confirm an alarming 51% surge in maternal deaths, with 232 fatalities recorded in the first half of 2025 alone. …
SOGOG holds 2026 Annual General and Scientific Meeting, unveils ‘Kumasi Declaration’ to end maternal mortality by 2030Joy Online
… This will ensure babies are born in safety and peace, saving lives and nurturing families.” Representing the Ashanti Regional Health Directorate and the Ghana Health Service’s Deputy Director of Clinical Care, Dr Rita Larsen, said investment in child health contributes significan …
Telecel expands Ashanti impact, adopts Kumasi South Mother and Baby UnitJoy Online
The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate is alarmed over the sharp rise in synthetic drug abuse across the region. …
Health authorities in Kumasi alarmed over sharp increase in synthetic drug abuseJoy Online
The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate has called for action against onchocerciasis (River Blindness) and schistosomiasis (Bilharzia) to help eliminate the diseases from the region. …
Ashanti region Health Directorate launches mass drug campaign against river blindness and bilharziaJoy Online
The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate has launched a mass drug administration campaign targeted at eliminating river blindness and bilharziasis across nine endemic districts in the region. …
Ashanti Health Directorate fights Neglected Tropical Diseases with distribution of free medicationsThe Ghanaian Times
… As part of immediate steps, the ARCC announced that the Ashanti Regional Health Directorate will continue to support KATH by helping to transfer stable patients to other secondary health facilities in the region. …
ARCC calls for calm, urges health unions at KATH to resume work after meetingThe Ashanti Region recorded a 25% drop in institutional maternal mortality in the first half of 2026, falling from 199.5 to 148.7 deaths per 100,000 live births. The improvement was attributed to targeted clinical interventions and expanded care at peripheral health facilities, though the rate remains above the national target of 125 per 100,000.
17 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ashanti Region recorded a 25% drop in institutional maternal mortality in the first half of 2026, falling from 199.5 to 148.7 deaths per 100,000 live births. The improvement was attributed to targeted clinical interventions and expanded care at peripheral health facilities, though the rate remains above the national target of 125 per 100,000.
17 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate is introducing a virtual labour ward connecting frontline healthcare workers with remote specialists during complex childbirths, after data showed 92 per cent of maternal deaths at KATH in 2025 involved referrals from peripheral facilities. The region recorded 196 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in 2025, about one in four national maternal deaths.
28 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital recorded 55 maternal deaths from January to June 2026, down from 78 in the same period in 2025. The hospital attributes the 30 per cent reduction to the operationalisation of its Maternal Intensive Care Unit and strengthened collaboration with regional health facilities for clinical mentorship and capacity-building.
28 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ashanti Region's maternal mortality ratio rose to 196.7 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2025, Ghana's highest, and the region accounted for approximately 24.6 per cent of maternal deaths recorded across the country last year. Ghana's national maternal mortality figure stands at 235 deaths per 100,000 live births, significantly above the SDG target of 70 deaths per 100,000 live births.
13 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Ghana has reaffirmed its commitment to ending preventable maternal deaths by 2030, designating Kumasi as a key intervention area. Ghana records an estimated 300 deaths per 100,000 live births, and the Ashanti region saw a 51% surge in maternal deaths with 232 fatalities in the first half of 2025.
3 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Telecel Ghana has donated newborn medical equipment including phototherapy units and radiant warmers to Kumasi South Hospital and signed a two-year agreement to adopt and upgrade the hospital's Mother and Baby Unit.
1 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate reports an alarming rise in synthetic drug abuse, with cannabis and alcohol accounting for over 55% of substance-induced psychiatric admissions. Emergency rooms have seen a 30% increase in acute psychosis cases linked to cheap synthetic mixtures over the past 12 months.
26 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate has launched a 2026 mass drug administration campaign scheduled from June 20 to July 3 to eliminate onchocerciasis (river blindness) and schistosomiasis (bilharzia) from nine districts, with the director urging community participation and cooperation with health workers distributing medicines.
24 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate has begun a mass drug administration campaign to eliminate river blindness and bilharziasis across nine endemic districts in the region. The campaign, scheduled for June 20 to July 3rd, 2026, aims to interrupt transmission of these neglected tropical diseases in communities near rivers and water bodies.
22 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council has called on health unions at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital to resume work following a meeting with union leadership. The Regional Minister said concerns raised have been noted and forwarded to the Ministry of Health and other stakeholders for urgent action, while the regional health directorate will support KATH by transferring stable patients to other facilities.
8 June 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council has appealed to doctors and nurses at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital to end their indefinite strike and return to work, warning that continued industrial action could cause hardship to patients and the wider region. The health workers withdrew services in protest against the suspension of the hospital's Chief Executive Officer, which they argue was unjustified.
8 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's health minister recommended the suspension of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital's CEO, Dr. Paa Kwesi Baidoo, following the temporary closure of the hospital's Accident and Emergency Centre, which was reopened within 24 hours after measures to address severe congestion were implemented.
8 June 2026 · The Chronicle →
The Ghana Medical Association has called for the immediate reinstatement of the suspended Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) CEO, arguing that the hospital's temporary closure of its Accident and Emergency Centre due to overcrowding was a professionally appropriate patient safety measure. The GMA warned that continued confrontations between government and health professionals could destabilize the sector.
6 June 2026 · The Chronicle →
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi temporarily closed its Emergency Centre due to overcrowding—the 37-bed facility held 61 patients with 34 more waiting—before the Ashanti Regional Health Directorate intervened to restore admissions. The Chronicle editorial calls the situation unacceptable and urges President Mahama to address critical healthcare infrastructure challenges.
4 June 2026 · The Chronicle →
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital has resumed admission of dire emergency cases at its Accident and Emergency Centre following a temporary suspension due to severe overcrowding. The 37-bed facility had been accommodating 61 patients with 34 on a waiting list; admissions resumed after some non-critical patients were diverted to peripheral facilities and others discharged.
4 June 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital has resumed admission of dire emergency cases at its Accident and Emergency Centre after a temporary halt due to extreme congestion; the 37-bed capacity centre had held 61 patients with 34 others waiting. Measures agreed upon include diverting non-dire cases to peripheral and district hospitals and creating a WhatsApp platform for regional coordination of emergency admissions.
3 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi has temporarily halted admission of new emergency cases for 24 hours after its Accident and Emergency Centre became overcrowded with 61 patients in critical wards and 34 waiting in queue at a facility designed for 37 beds. The hospital has urged the public to use peripheral hospitals in the region and is coordinating with the Ashanti Regional Health Directorate to strengthen satellite facilities.
2 June 2026 · Joy Online →