Ashanti Regional Health Directorate — regional health authority overseeing disease prevention campaigns and facility coordination in Ghana's Ashanti region.
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… 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 meetingJoy Online
… According to the ARCC, the intervention is aimed at restoring normal operations at the country’s second-largest referral hospital while protecting patients from the effects of service disruptions. “As discussed during the meeting, the Ashanti Regional Health Directorate will cont …
Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council appeals for end to KATH doctors strikeThe Chronicle
… His suspension stemmed from the temporary closure of the Accident and Emergency (A&E) Centre of KATH, a development for which he sought wider consultation with stakeholders, including the Ashanti Regional Health Directorate and the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council on how bes …
Editorial: KATH Crisis Requires Cool Heads And Urgent ActionThe Chronicle
… The GMA argued that the emergency measures taken by KATH management, together with support from the Ashanti Regional Health Directorate, the Regional Coordinating Council and other healthcare facilities, resulted in a significant decongestion of the emergency centre and enabled a …
Health Sector Tensions Escalate Over KATH CEO SuspensionThe Chronicle
… A few hours after the announcement, the Ashanti Regional Health Directorate intervened, leading to the resumption of admissions. …
Editorial: President Mahama Must Act Before KATH Reaches Breaking PointThe 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 →
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 →