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GHS HOLDS TWO-DAY VALIDATION WORKSHOP ON PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE SURGE TRAINING PACKAGE BANNER

GHS HOLDS TWO-DAY VALIDATION WORKSHOP ON PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE SURGE TRAINING PACKAGE

The Ghana Health Service (GHS), through the Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC), held a two-day validation workshop on the Public Health Workforce Surge Training Package from 9–10 September 2026 at the GHS Head Office Conference Room, Pantang, Accra. The workshop aimed to ensure that the package is technically sound, practical and suitable for preparing a competent and deployment-ready workforce for public health emergencies.

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GHS DG MONITORS FREE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE IMPLEMENTATION IN FIAN COMMUNITY BANNER

GHS DG MONITORS FREE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE IMPLEMENTATION IN FIAN COMMUNITY

The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr. Samuel Kaba Akoriyea was yesterday joined by the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Daffiama-Busie-Issah (DBI), Hon. James Wor, to monitor the implementation of the Free Primary Health Care initiative in the Fian community in the Upper West Region.

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DISTRICT DIRECTORS URGED TO TAKE OWNERSHIP

DISTRICT DIRECTORS URGED TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF FREE PRIMARY HEALTHCARE POLICY

The 33rd Annual Conference of the District Directors of Health Services (DDHS) Group, Ghana, has opened with a strong call on District Directors of Health Services to take ownership of the government’s Free Primary Healthcare (FPHC) policy and play a leading role in translating the policy into tangible health outcomes at the community level.

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DISTRICT DIRECTORS OF HEALTH SERVICE UNDERTAKE BANNER

DISTRICT DIRECTORS OF HEALTH SERVICE UNDERTAKE FIELD EXPERIENCE ON FREE PRIMARY HEALTHCARE

District Directors of Health Services from across Ghana have undertaken a field experience visit to selected communities in five districts in the Upper East Region as part of their annual meeting in Bolgatanga.

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DG MEETS HEALTH UNIONS AHEAD OF FREE PRIMARY HEALTHCARE ROLLOUT BANNER

DG MEETS HEALTH UNIONS AHEAD OF FREE PRIMARY HEALTHCARE ROLLOUT

The Director-General, Dr. Samuel Kaba Akoriyea (DG) has engaged leaders of key health sector unions as part of preparations towards the rollout of the Free Primary Healthcare initiative.

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HEALTH MINISTER UPDATES PUBLIC ON IMPLEMENTATION BANNER

HEALTH MINISTER UPDATES PUBLIC ON IMPLEMENTATION OF FREE PRIMARY HEALTHCARE

The Minister for Health, Hon. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has updated the public on progress in the implementation of the Free Primary Healthcare (FPHC) policy, reaffirming the government's commitment to bringing quality healthcare services closer to communities across the country.

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GHS STRENGTHENS CAPACITY FOR THE ROLLOUT OF FREE PRIMARY HEALTHCARE IMAGE BANNER

GHS STRENGTHENS CAPACITY FOR THE ROLLOUT OF FREE PRIMARY HEALTHCARE

Over the past week, the Ghana Health Service has intensified preparations for the effective rollout of the Government’s Free Primary Healthcare Programme through a series of capacity-building trainings across various levels of the Service.

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GHS REINFORCES PARTNERSHIP WITH MERCY SHIPS BANNER

GHS REINFORCES PARTNERSHIP WITH MERCY SHIPS TO ADVANCE SURGICAL HEALTHCARE IN GHANA

The Ghana Health Service has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening access to quality surgical and specialised healthcare as the Global Mercy begins a 10-month field service in Ghana.

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STAKEHOLDERS RENEW COMMITMENT TO STRENGTHENING BANNER

STAKEHOLDERS RENEW COMMITMENT TO STRENGTHENING GHANA'S NUTRITION POLICY

The Ghana Health Service (GHS), in collaboration with World Vision Ghana, UNICEF and the Civil Society Organizations (CSO) Sub-Platform on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3, has engaged civil society organizations (CSOs) and key stakeholders in a consultative meeting to support the ongoing review of Ghana's National Nutrition Policy.

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GHS INAUGURATES COMMITTEE TO COORDINATE BANNER

GHS INAUGURATES COMMITTEE TO COORDINATE IMPLEMENTATION OF FREE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROGRAMME

Dr. Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, Director-General of the Service has tasked members of the inaugurated Ghana Health Service Free Primary Health Care (FPHC) Implementation Committee to provide effective oversight and ensure a coordinated rollout of the programme across the 135 implementing districts.

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GHS RECEIVES THREE TOYOTA HILUX PICKUPS TO STRENGTHEN RMNCAHN SERVICES

GHS RECEIVES THREE TOYOTA HILUX PICKUPS TO STRENGTHEN RMNCAHN SERVICES

That Service has received and handed over three Toyota Hilux pickup vehicles to the Central, Eastern and Ashanti Regions to support the implementation of the Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health and Nutrition (RMNCAHN) Networks of Practice (NoP) initiative. The vehicles, procured by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), with UNICEF serving as the implementing partner, are expected to enhance mobility and strengthen supervision, monitoring and community-level interventions across the beneficiary regions.

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STAKEHOLDERS MEET TO DEVELOP BANNER

STAKEHOLDERS MEET TO DEVELOP NUTRITION SERMON GUIDE FOR FAITH LEADERS.

The Service, in collaboration with World Vision Ghana and other partners, has organized a two-day consultative meeting to begin developing a Nutrition Sermon Guide. The meeting brought together faith leaders and representatives from Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to share ideas and expertise on creating a guide that can be used in churches to increase nutrition awareness in communities.

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