Category: News

Accra: In commemorating the 2025 World Breastfeeding Week, UNICEF Ghana has called for the creation of sustainable support systems, especially at workplaces and communities that empower mothers to breastfeed safely and successfully. It says the week is a vital platform to promote breastfeeding as a cornerstone of child survival, growth, and lifelong health. According to Ghana News Agency, this year’s theme: ‘Prioritise Breastfeeding: Create Sustainable Support Systems,’ highlights the urgent need for long-term and inclusive structures that support breastfeeding across all settings. The structures include legal frameworks, healthcare practices, workplace policies, and community engagement that collectively ensure mothers are not

Accra: Ghana will host the Africa Health Sovereignty Summit on Tuesday, bringing African Heads of State, policymakers, and global health stakeholders together in Accra. Convened by President John Dramani Mahama, the summit aims to reimagine global health governance in response to shifting geopolitical and economic dynamics. It will promote health sovereignty rooted in national ownership, investment, and leadership. According to Ghana News Agency, the gathering comes at a time when Africa has halved child mortality since 1990, reduced maternal deaths by over 40 percent since 2000, and cut HIV/AIDS fatalities by half since 2010. Improved tobacco control, cleaner air, and

Bono east: The Ghana Police Service has denied claims of raiding the residence of Mr. Ibrahim Baba Bukari, Bono East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). In a statement copied to the Ghana News Agency, the Police stated, “We wish to categorically state that the claim is false. The Police have not undertaken any such raid.” According to Ghana News Agency, preliminary investigations revealed that on Friday, August 1, 2025, at about 0120 hours, officers from the Bono East Regional Police Command, acting on intelligence, responded to an active robbery incident in Techiman. The suspects were spotted scaling

Nangodi: The Catholic Relief Services (CRS), in collaboration with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), has renovated 29 health facilities in Northern Ghana to enhance maternal and child healthcare delivery. The renovated facilities, located across 10 districts in the Upper East, Northern, Savannah, and North East Regions, were officially handed over to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) during a ceremony at the Nangodi Health Centre in the Nabdam District of the Upper East Region. According to Ghana News Agency, in the Upper East Region, six facilities benefitted from the renovations, including the Nangodi Health Centre, Pelungu Healthcare,

Sunyani: The Sunyani West Municipal Directorate of Agriculture has registered 152 farmer groups to benefit from the Feed Ghana Programme, Mr. Douglas Lebna, the Municipal Director of Agriculture, has said. Speaking to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) on the sidelines of a farmers’ conference at Abesim, Mr. Lebna said the registered groups would receive various forms of support to enhance their farming activities. According to Ghana News Agency, the forum, themed ‘Remobilising Women Farmers to Promote Agroecology as a Sustainable Approach to Mitigate the Impact of Climate Change’, was organised by the Smallholders Women Farmers Movement (SHWFM) with support from

Accra: The Eastern Region has emerged as the national leader in active membership enrollment under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) during the 2025 mid-year review. Mr. Frank Addo, Eastern Regional Director of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), commended staff for their dedication, which placed the region at the top nationwide. He spoke during the NHIA’s 2025 mid-year performance review meeting in Koforidua, held under the theme: ‘Reset, Reflect, and Refine for Greater Performance.’ ‘The region has been put on the NHIS map, and I laud you on that achievement,’ Mr. Addo said. According to Ghana News Agency, the

Sissala: The Sissala Youth Forum has commended President John Dramani Mahama for his renewed commitment to improving road infrastructure in the Upper West Region, particularly the Sissala area, to drive inclusive development. According to Ghana News Agency, in a statement jointly signed by its National President, Mr Sidiki Mumuni, and Deputy Secretary, Mr Shakuul Saani Chiraa, the Forum described the government’s announcement in the 2025 Mid-Year Budget Review to prioritize the construction and rehabilitation of critical roads in the area as timely and transformational. The group noted that the poor state of roads in the region had long impeded economic