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The Service has marked the 2026 National Patient Safety Day in Accra with a renewed call for safer healthcare delivery, particularly for people living with non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
The Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Caroline Reindorf Amissah, has called on Programme Managers, Deputy Directors of Public Health (DDPHs) and Deputy Directors of Clinical Care (DDCCs) to move beyond working in silos and strengthen collaboration between public health and clinical care to improve health outcomes.
The Ghana Health Service, through its Port Health Department, has received Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) and other essential supplies from the International Organization for Migration (IOM), with funding support from Global Affairs Canada (GAC), to strengthen infection prevention, surveillance and health screening at Points of Entry (PoEs).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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