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The 2026 Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) Evidence Summit organised by the Health Promotion Division opened in Accra with a call for stronger use of evidence, research and reliable data to drive sustainable health and wellbeing in Ghana.
The Service has received 205 laptop computers from the World Health Organization (WHO), with funding support from the Pandemic Fund, to strengthen Ghana's capacity for disease surveillance, laboratory services and health workforce development as part of efforts to strengthen the country's health security.
Ghana joined the ECOWAS Regional Centre for Surveillance and Disease Control at a 3-day regional workshop on capacity building for Risk Communication and Community Engagement this week in Abuja, Nigeria.
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has formally inaugurated the Primary Healthcare Strengthening Technical Working Committee (PHCSTC), a new coordinating platform established by the directive of the Director-General to harmonize and accelerate the country's flagship primary health care (PHC) initiatives.
The Ghana Health Service and the International Sickle Cell Centre (ISCC) have signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen Ghana's national response to sickle cell disease (SCD) through coordinated action in education, screening, comprehensive care, research, policy and health systems strengthening.
The Ghana Health Service, in collaboration with development partners, has highlighted significant improvements in primary health care delivery following the successful implementation of the three-year Primary Health Care Performance Management (PHC-PM) Project in the North Tongu District and Akwapim South Municipality.
The Ministry of Health (MoH), the Ghana Health Service (GHS) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, through the AYA Integrated Healthcare Initiative, have completed an important exercise to calibrate and install medical equipment and train 170 health workers across five regions, strengthening Ghana's response to non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
Ghana has joined the global community to commemorate World Hepatitis Day 2026 with a renewed commitment to breaking down barriers to the prevention, testing and treatment of viral hepatitis.
The Ghana Health Service has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening medical laboratory services as a critical pillar for achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC), with renewed emphasis on quality improvement, sustainable financing, effective human resource management, and ethical leadership. The commitment was reiterated by the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, at the 5th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Society of Medical Laboratory Managers, Ghana (SMLM-G), held under the theme "Advancing Quality Medical Laboratory Services Through Sustainable Financing and Human Resource Management."
A functional simulation exercise at the Accra International Airport brought together agencies operating at the country’s main airport to demonstrate their roles and assess the effectiveness of systems for detecting, reporting, and responding to Ebola Disease and other public health emergencies. Conducted by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) with support from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. CDC), the exercise involved participating institutions working through a simulated public health event in real time to test coordination mechanisms, communication channels, emergency procedures, and response arrangements. The activity formed part of Ghana’s ongoing efforts to strengthen public health emergency preparedness, enhance event-based surveillance, and improve implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005) at points of entry.
In a major step toward scaling up maternal and newborn survival interventions across Ghana, the United States Government, through the Integrated Health Partnership (IHP) Activity implemented by Project HOPE, has presented clinical training tools and newborn care equipment valued at approximately US$306,000 to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) and the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG).
In an effort to bridge healthcare disparities and ensure equitable access to quality care across the country, the Ghana Health Service, in strategic partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has officially launched the expansion of the National Teleconsultation Center (NTC) project.
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