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Ghana issues public advisory after WHO declares Ebola outbreak global health emergency

The Ministry of Health has issued a public advisory following the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) declaration of the recent Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). According to the ministry, the declaration was made due to the potential...

National Ambulance Service gets new CEO and board

A new National Ambulance Service (NAS) governing board has been formally established by Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, who has also named Dr. George Kojo Owusu as the new CEO of the organization. This 13-member board is the second to be formed since NAS...

National Ambulance Service gets new CEO and board

A new National Ambulance Service (NAS) governing board has been formally established by Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, who has also named Dr. George Kojo Owusu as the new CEO of the organization. This 13-member board is the second to be formed since NAS...

No Bed Syndrome, Negligence and the CEO’s Dismissal: What we know so far about the patient’s death at TTH

What happened On April 19, 2025, social media reports broke that a patient who had been referred to the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) passed only a few hours after arriving as a result of hospital personnel incompetence. Online users were incensed by the report and...

No Bed Syndrome, Negligence and the CEO’s Dismissal: What we know so far about the patient’s death at TTH

What happened On April 19, 2025, social media reports broke that a patient who had been referred to the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) passed only a few hours after arriving as a result of hospital personnel incompetence. Online users were incensed by the report and...

Tamale Teaching Hospital CEO Fired Following Allegations of Negligence

Following allegations of incompetence that resulted in the recent death of a patient at the Tamale Teaching Hospital's (TTH) Accident and Emergency Ward, President John Dramani Mahama fired Dr. Adam Atiku, the hospital's chief executive officer. Concerns over the facility's declining healthcare services, where...