Health

Accra, Ghana ‒ Samuel Kofi*, 19, from Takoradi in Ghana’s western region discovered he was HIV positive in November 2022. A situation that left him in shock and in complete denial as he thought death was staring him in the face.“I did not suspect I had HIV when I went to do the test that Wednesday,” Kofi recounts the day he knew his status. “But when it came out positive, even after a confirmation test, I concluded that was the end of life for me.”The thought of living with HIV...

Accra, 10 November 2023 – African lawmakers gathering for the continent’s first-ever parliamentary meeting on health security today agreed to support actions for stronger health systems to enable countries effectively prevent, prepare and respond to public health threats. Jointly convened by World Health Organization (WHO) and Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the 8–10 November 2023 meeting in Accra, Ghana, aimed to enhance parliamentary awareness of the ongoing negotiations towards the first-ever global Pandemic Accord to strengthen pandemic prevention, as well as amendments to the International Health Regulations in response to the challenges posed...

When COVID-19 vaccination was introduced in Ghana, Gershon Kwame Osei, a religious leader from Ave-Dakpa Community in the Akatsi North District of Ghana’s Volta region was one of the influential voices against the vaccine due to myths and superstition. Now, his advocacy and social mobilization work along with many others is generating demand and driving people towards taking the COVID-19 vaccination. Osei is one of 900 community-based volunteers (CBVs) trained by the Ghana Coalition of NGOs in Health (GCNH) working in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service and the World Health...

Accra, Ghana – The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Ghana have signed an agreement to pilot a new project that will strengthen ongoing efforts to protect against the dangers of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Ghana.The new project titled - Partnership for Health Security in Ghana under the “Increasing Health Security Capacities through the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) Phase 2” by the Government of Korea is worth 100 000 US Dollars and will be implemented in the Northern region of Ghana.The project seeks to...

Dambai, Ghana - When Kwabena Asare*, 32 from Bodada in Ghana’s Oti region developed a mental health condition in 2018, he sought help from the health centre and received medication and support, which is helping him to recover.However, he is concerned that the lack of support from family and friends is undermining his recovery efforts.“My family do not offer me support because they do not understand my condition,” says Asare at a people living with mental health condition forum at the Bodada community centre, “No one listens to me even...