Also known as: the Directorate · Wontumi Campaign · Communication Directorate of the Wontumi Campaign · New Juaben North Education Directorate · the Education Directorate · Bono East Regional Education Directorate
Central Regional Health Directorate — Ghana Health Service body conducting investigations into maternal deaths and launching disease-prevention campaigns in the Central Region.
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The Bono East Regional Education Directorate has opened an opportunity for suitably qualified professional teachers currently teaching at the basic school level to express interest in being reposted to selected Senior High Schools and Senior High Technical Schools (SHS/SHTS) acro …
Bono East Education Directorate invites basic school teachers for SHS/SHTS repostingJoy Online
… Afriye for his continued investment in healthcare delivery, noting that strengthening peripheral facilities like Effiduase aligns with the Regional Health Directorate’s strategy to build capacity at the district level and reduce avoidable referrals and deaths. …
Effiduase hospital begins new maternity ward construction amid maternal health concernsJoy Online
… Afriye for his continued investment in healthcare delivery, noting that strengthening peripheral facilities like Effiduase aligns with the Regional Health Directorate’s strategy to build capacity at the district level and reduce avoidable referrals and deaths. …
Effiduase hospital begins new maternity ward construction amid maternal health concernsJoy Online
The New Juaben North Education Directorate in the Eastern Region has appealed for more desks and chairs for schools in the municipality, following concerns that up to four pupils are being forced to share a single desk. …
Four pupils to one desk: The painful plight of schools in New Juaben NorthThe Ghanaian Times
… He said the shortage was undermining healthcare delivery in the region and called on the Regional Health Directorate to introduce measures to attract and retain health workers. …
Post more health workers to North East — NayiriJoy Online
… He noted that in the first half of 2026, the directorate worked closely with stakeholders on public health interventions, disease surveillance, maternal and child health services, immunisation, health promotion, and emergency preparedness. …
Wa Municipal Health Directorate calls for local partnerships to fix funding gaps in healthcare deliveryJoy Online
The Central Regional Health Directorate has launched an intensive public-education campaign urging stakeholders to strengthen cholera-prevention measures across the region. …
Central Region moves to tame cholera outbreakJoy Online
The Central Regional Health Directorate has launched an intensive public-education campaign urging stakeholders to strengthen cholera-prevention measures across the region. …
Central Region moves to tame cholera outbreakDaily Guide
… He described the initiative as a lifeline for inmates and commended institutions including Kumasi South Hospital, the Regional Health Directorate, Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine, Tafo Government Hospital, We Charity Foundation, Mount Zion Hospital, …
Medicine Shortages Hit PrisonsJoy Online
… The GMA noted that the coordinated effort – involving the Regional Health Directorate, the Regional Coordinating Council, health facilities, and health workers in the region – led to a significant decongestion of the Accident & Emergency Centre and a resumption of new admissions …
GMA supports KATH doctors strike over CEO suspension – demands reinstatement within 3 daysThe Bono East Regional Education Directorate has opened applications for qualified basic school teachers to be reposted to selected Senior High Schools and Senior High Technical Schools to fill subject-teaching vacancies. Teachers in subjects including Visual Arts, Home Economics, Economics, English Language, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, and others are sought.
8 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Bono East Regional Education Directorate has opened applications for qualified basic school teachers to be reposted to selected Senior High Schools and Senior High Technical Schools to fill subject-teaching vacancies. Teachers in subjects including Visual Arts, Home Economics, Economics, English Language, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, and others are sought.
8 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Effiduase Government Hospital in Ashanti Region has begun constructing a new maternity ward to address severe maternal health challenges, including overcrowding and limited delivery capacity. The Ashanti Region accounts for 24.6% of national maternal deaths, and the new facility is intended to improve infection prevention, reduce care delays, and strengthen the hospital's ability to manage complications.
29 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Effiduase Government Hospital has begun constructing a new maternity ward to address maternal health challenges in the Ashanti Region, which accounts for 24.6% of national maternal deaths. Health authorities attribute high mortality to late referrals, overcrowded facilities, and limited capacity at peripheral hospitals.
29 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The New Juaben North Education Directorate has appealed for more desks and chairs after up to four pupils are forced to share a single desk in schools, a situation the head of planning and statistics says affects the learning environment. The directorate welcomed a donation of more than 1,000 chairs from the municipal assembly but noted that additional furniture is still needed to address the shortage.
20 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Overlord of Mamprugu Traditional Area has appealed to the government to increase health professionals posted to the North East Region, citing persistent staff shortages undermining healthcare delivery and calling for measures to attract and retain workers.
11 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Wa Municipal Health Directorate says government funding alone cannot address challenges facing health facilities and is calling for stronger local partnerships built on transparency and accountability. The directorate says achieving Universal Health Coverage requires support from Municipal Assemblies, traditional authorities, development partners, corporate organisations, faith-based organisations, educational institutions, and community leaders.
6 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Central Regional Health Directorate has launched a public-education campaign targeting market women, traders, food vendors, schools and community leaders to strengthen cholera-prevention measures through hygiene demonstrations and safe-water handling advice. The initiative was prompted by recurring cholera outbreaks, particularly following recent floods in the region.
17 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Central Regional Health Directorate has launched an intensive public-education campaign targeting market women, traders, food vendors, schools, and community leaders with hygiene demonstrations and safe-water handling advice. The initiative was prompted by recurring cholera outbreaks, especially following recent floods in the region.
17 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Director-General of the Ghana Prisons Service has appealed for corporate, pharmaceutical, and public support for a newly introduced Medicines and Equipment Bank Initiative to address persistent shortages of medicines and healthcare supplies in prisons, citing inadequate medical supplies, rising inmate population, communicable diseases, and rising healthcare costs as strains on the prison healthcare system.
30 June 2026 · Daily Guide →
The Ghana Medical Association has given full support to striking doctors at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital and demanded the government reinstate the hospital's suspended CEO within three working days, describing the suspension as "without basis" and defending KATH management's decision to temporarily halt new emergency admissions as consistent with best practice in patient safety.
6 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Medical Association says Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital did not turn away emergency patients during recent congestion at its A&E Centre, but took temporary measures to redistribute patients to peripheral facilities and manage overcrowding while maintaining care quality.
4 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana Health Service and the United Nations Population Fund led a health walk in Wa to commemorate the 2026 International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, with health workers and nursing students raising awareness and announcing free surgeries for affected women.
25 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ashanti Regional Health Director has called on health authorities and the public to move beyond awareness campaigns and take concrete action to support people with mental health conditions, emphasizing that stigma and lack of understanding are preventing many from seeking treatment. The region observes May as Mental Health Awareness Month under the theme "Let's move from awareness to action," with schizophrenia, epilepsy, and depression identified as the top mental health cases in the region.
19 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Wontumi Campaign has condemned remarks by presidential staffer Rosemond Obeng suggesting that no serious party would allow someone with active court cases to contest for chairmanship. The campaign argues that legal challenges do not disqualify leaders from public office, citing historical examples including Ghana's first President Kwame Nkrumah and Jerry John Rawlings.
16 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Central Regional Health Directorate has launched an investigation into a maternal death at Kasoa Mother and Child Hospital. A special investigative committee comprising representatives from multiple institutions has been constituted to examine the circumstances of the death, with findings to be made public.
30 April 2026 · The Chronicle →
The Central Regional Health Directorate has begun an investigation into the death of a pregnant woman, Abigail Opoku, at Kasoa Mother and Child Hospital on April 26, following reports that she was unable to undergo a caesarean section due to unavailability of beds in the recovery ward. A special committee comprising representatives from multiple health institutions and government bodies has been established to conduct a thorough probe, with findings to be made public.
30 April 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana Health Service's Central Regional Health Directorate has launched an investigation into a maternal death at Kasoa Mother and Child Hospital, constituting a multi-agency committee to conduct a thorough and transparent review of the circumstances.
29 April 2026 · Joy Online →