World Health Organisation — international health body providing technical support and recommendations to Ghana on health priorities including universal coverage, patient safety, and disease prevention.
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Shortages of trained staff, operational partners and funding are causing a bottleneck in efforts to expand the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of Congo as the outbreak spreads geographically, a World Health Organisation (WHO) official said on Tuesday. …
WHO says staff shortage, funding challenges hamper Congo Ebola responseThe Ghanaian Times
… Citing data from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Wiafe Addai said Ghana recorded an estimated 5,026 new breast cancer cases and 2,491 deaths in 2022. …
Persistent breast lumps could signal cancer – Dr Wiafe AddaiThe Ghanaian Times
… The Portfolio Manager at Breathe Cities, Dr Elvis Kyere-Gyeabour, said air pollution levels in Ghana were estimated to be about five times higher than the levels recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO). …
Open burning of waste threatens public health – Health DirectorJoy Online
… A woman’s life should not be the price of motherhood The World Health Organisation (WHO) has repeatedly stressed that most maternal deaths are preventable. …
Maternal mortality is a women’s empowerment emergency!Joy Online
… The statement said the World Health Organisation (WHO) World No Tobacco Day themes for both 2025, “Unmasking the Appeal: Exposing Industry Tactics on Tobacco and Nicotine Products,” and 2026, “Unmasking the Appeal – Countering Nicotine and Tobacco Addiction,” were chosen precisel …
VAST Ghana calls for nationwide action against cigarette-shaped lollipopJoy Online
… Global Health Alarm The World Health Organisation warns the outbreak remains entirely out of control. …
DR Congo Ebola outbreak surges past 6000 cases as death toll nears 3000Joy Online
… Malaria is a disease spread by certain types of mosquitoes that bite humans and is most common in tropical countries, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). …
Two German airport workers die of malaria after ‘mosquito arrives on plane’Joy Online
… Dr Anarfi-Asamoah Baah, a former Deputy Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), who delivered the keynote address, reiterated that the time had come for African countries to increase domestic health spending to safeguard their people’s health. …
Mahama opens 28th AMCOA ConferenceJoy Online
… The line is deliberately provocative, since healthy food can genuinely be unaffordable or inaccessible, and the World Health Organisation estimates that around three billion people globally cannot access safe, nutritious and sufficient food. …
What Is Wrong With Us: We can find money to bury the dead, but not to keep the living wellJoy Online
… The World Health Organisation estimates that road crashes kill approximately one point one nine million people every year and injure between twenty million and fifty million more. …
What Is Wrong With Us: The roads that keep counting our deadKenya has confirmed its first Ebola death—a Kenyan citizen who had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo and died days after arriving in Nairobi. The patient tested positive for the Bundibugyo species of Ebola; more than 4,000 people have died from the outbreak in DR Congo this year.
6 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Kenya has confirmed its first Ebola death—a Kenyan citizen who had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo and died days after arriving in Nairobi. The patient tested positive for the Bundibugyo species of Ebola; more than 4,000 people have died from the outbreak in DR Congo this year.
6 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Medical Innovation Expo 2026 has called on Ghanaian innovators to design low-cost medical equipment in partnership with health workers so that devices meet local needs and can be maintained by local engineers. Ghana's Director of the Institutional Care Division stated that the Ghana Health Service is implementing an integrated bed management and referral coordination system to address the shortage of hospital beds, as the country has about one bed per 1,000 people against the WHO recommendation of five.
5 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Breast Society of Ghana marks Pinktober 2026 with the theme "Early Action, Better Outcomes," urging women to prioritise breast screening as early detection significantly improves survival outcomes. The Society notes that early breast cancer is curable and that Ghana has the necessary treatment capacity, with survival rates for early-stage breast cancer treated locally exceeding 90 per cent.
2 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana records about 5,000 breast cancer cases annually with an estimated 2,695 deaths, and about 70 per cent of patients present at advanced stages. The Breast Cancer Awareness Month was launched in Accra with the theme "Early action, better outcomes," emphasizing that early detection improves treatment outcomes.
30 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Deputy Health Minister Prof. Dr Grace Ayensu-Danquah called for stronger systems to ensure patients can access diagnosis and treatment, noting that breast cancer remains the leading cancer among women in Ghana with an estimated 4,650 new cases and about 2,060 deaths recorded annually. She urged the public to seek prompt medical attention for unusual breast changes and cautioned against misconceptions that delay care.
30 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Founder of the Focus on Sickle Cell Foundation has called for Ghana to treat sickle cell disease as a national health and education issue, emphasizing the need to confront stigma, misinformation, and stereotyping alongside medical treatment, with schools playing a central role in early education.
29 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The World Health Organisation has committed to strengthening healthcare delivery in the Upper East Region, focusing on vulnerable populations and border-related health challenges. The WHO Representative said the organisation would support Ghana's health priorities including universal health coverage and the Free Primary Health Care initiative.
29 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The World Health Organisation has pledged to strengthen healthcare support in the Upper East Region, focusing on vulnerable populations and the health challenges associated with the region's borders with Burkina Faso and Togo. The WHO Representative noted the region's location along international borders presents challenges in disease surveillance, cross-border collaboration and healthcare access.
29 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Parliament's Select Committee on Health chairman Dr Mark Kurt Nawaane says Ghana should not bypass its regulatory processes for medicines in exchange for international financial assistance, emphasizing that the FDA must retain final responsibility for examining medical products entering the country.
28 September 2026 · Joy Online →
An opinion piece argues that Ghanaian professionals migrating to the UK face systematic discrimination and a "second-class citizen syndrome" that traps them at the bottom of the economic pyramid regardless of their qualifications or career seniority, while British professionals enjoy reciprocal welcome in Ghana.
28 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly has called for stronger use of scientific evidence in shaping policies and enforcement measures to address environmental health challenges including poor sanitation, unsafe food handling, waste pollution, flooding, air pollution and rising temperatures. The AMA cited global and Ghana-specific health burden estimates linked to air pollution, water and sanitation deficiencies.
26 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Joy Online reports on Ghanaian families who turn to prayer camps, churches, and traditional healers rather than mental-health clinics when children exhibit unexplained or disturbing behaviour. A clinical psychologist attributes this partly to how illness is culturally understood, with families attributing conditions to spiritual causes when they cannot easily explain them otherwise.
26 September 2026 · Joy Online →
PharmAccess Ghana says visible leadership, sustained investment, effective measurement, and active patient participation are critical to improving the safety of non-communicable disease care. The organisation made the call at a Ghana Health Service event commemorating the 2026 World Patient Safety Day.
25 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The World Health Organisation has praised the Ghana Medical Trust Fund for reducing financial burden on people with chronic and high-cost diseases in its first year, with WHO Country Representative Dr Fiona Braka congratulating the government and Fund leadership on significant progress since establishment.
23 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
President John Dramani Mahama will host a high-level Accra Reset meeting on Monday, September 21, bringing together global leaders, health development advocates, and partner institutions to assess progress and renew commitments one year after the initiative was launched. The event will feature current and former leaders including Kenyan President William Ruto, former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, and representatives from the WHO, G77, Commonwealth, and OECD.
21 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Presbyterian Relief Services and Development and Clean Air Fund have launched a campaign targeting persons with disabilities and vulnerable communities in high-pollution areas of Accra and Kumasi, with a focus on the health risks of fine particulate matter exposure.
17 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has investigated allegations that Ghana's COVID-19 expenditure was grossly understated by the Auditor-General's office, which is mandated to scrutinise public funds. The investigation also raises questions about nearly GH¢1 billion reportedly spent on fumigation, despite World Health Organisation concerns that much of it was unnecessary.
15 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Veterinary Services Directorate has launched a month-long mass rabies vaccination campaign across all 16 regions, targeting 25,000 dogs and cats in high-risk areas. The Chief Veterinary Officer said the campaign aims to support Ghana's goal of achieving zero human deaths from dog-mediated rabies by 2030, with free or subsidised vaccination offered until September.
15 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The World Health Organisation says 3.8 per cent of adults in Ghana have considered suicide and 2.3 per cent have attempted suicide, with suicidal thoughts particularly common among young people. The WHO has called for intensified prevention efforts and stronger support systems, commending Ghana's 2023 decriminalisation of attempted suicide as a shift from punishment to care.
11 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Togo's government has established an autonomous national agency to regulate and monitor medicines and health products, aiming to strengthen pharmaceutical safety amid concerns about substandard and falsified medicines and challenges in quality control, inspections, and market surveillance.
9 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The World Health Organisation says shortages of trained staff, operational partners, and funding are hampering efforts to expand the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of Congo as the outbreak spreads beyond its initial epicentre in Bunia to six provinces. The Bundibugyo species of Ebola has killed 3,175 people and infected more than 6,000, and WHO estimates around 5,000 additional health workers are needed to reach planned capacity of 3,000 treatment beds.
9 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The President of Breast Care International warns women not to dismiss persistent breast lumps or unusual breast changes during pregnancy and breastfeeding as normal, as they could signal breast cancer. She stressed that although breastfeeding lowers cancer risk, it does not provide complete protection, and women should seek prompt medical attention rather than wait until breastfeeding ends.
4 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Municipal Health Director of La-Dadekotopon has warned that open burning of household waste exposes Ghanaians to harmful pollutants, increasing risk of respiratory and cardiovascular conditions, with particular danger to pregnant women, children, and those with underlying health conditions. She urged the public to dispose of waste through appropriate channels, noting that smoke from burning does not remain localized and harms vulnerable populations including the immunocompromised.
2 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Ghana recorded 955 maternal deaths in 2025, up from 779 in 2016, with hypertensive disorders identified as a leading cause. The Ghana Health Service and government officials are calling for urgent, coordinated national action to address the maternal health crisis.
2 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Civil society group VAST Ghana has called for nationwide enforcement action against an unregistered product called "Cigarette Rod Lollipop" after the FDA, police, and National Security seized quantities from Accra markets and arrested a suspect. VAST Ghana is urging expanded surveillance, border controls, and laboratory testing of the confiscated products to protect children.
1 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is experiencing the fastest-growing Ebola epidemic on record, with official figures confirming more than 6,000 cases and 2,911 deaths, though more than 1,360 people have recovered. The World Health Organisation warns the outbreak remains entirely out of control, with transmission patterns threatening to surpass the 2014-2016 West Africa epidemic that claimed over 11,000 lives.
1 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Two workers at Frankfurt Airport have died of malaria after six employees contracted the infection in an outbreak believed to have started when infected mosquitoes arrived on a plane in July. Traps have been installed at the airport and captured mosquitoes will be analysed to determine their species and origin.
27 August 2026 · Joy Online →
President Mahama opened the 28th Annual Conference of the Association of Medical Councils of Africa in Accra, calling on African nations to take charge of and protect their healthcare systems. The five-day conference, themed "Responsive Regulation for Safer Communities Towards Universal Health Coverage," addresses the role of effective healthcare regulation in achieving universal health coverage across Africa.
25 August 2026 · Joy Online →
A Joy Online opinion piece argues that African families mobilize significant resources for funerals but allocate too little to preventive health measures like nutritious food and health screenings that might postpone death. The article poses a question about why communities are sometimes better at organizing resources after preventable illness and death than before.
24 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Africa records the world's highest road traffic fatality rate, with an estimated 225,000 deaths in a recent year, accounting for nearly a fifth of global road deaths despite owning barely three per cent of the world's vehicles. The World Health Organisation estimates road crashes kill approximately 1.19 million people yearly globally, with road traffic injuries the leading cause of death among young people aged 5–29.
21 August 2026 · Joy Online →