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Ho Teaching Hospital Advances Medical Tourism Integration
News Ghana
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July 4, 2025
Ho Teaching Hospital is aligning its operational strategy with the national medical tourism policy, according to verified statements from hospital leadership. Chief Executive Hintermann Mbroh confirmed the institution’s pre-existing initiative now...
Ghana struggles to fight disease and poverty without vital U.S. aid
PBS Frontline
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July 2, 2025
A new study in The Lancet suggests that cuts to USAID could result in the death of 14 million people over the next five years. Ghana has long been seen as a beacon of democracy in West Africa, but it still struggles with poverty and serious health...
Cocoa Prices Decline Amid Ghana Production Gains and Market Volatility
News Ghana
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July 4, 2025
Cocoa futures have retreated approximately 15% since mid-June peaks, with New York ICE September contracts settling near $8,000 per tonne by July 3. The correction follows Ghana COCOBOD’s projection of an 8.3% annual production increase to 650,000...
Ghana Confers Highest Honour on Modi During Historic State Visit
News Ghana
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July 2, 2025
President John Mahama welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Ghana on July 3, 2025, marking India’s first prime ministerial visit in three decades. The two-day tour aims to deepen bilateral ties through new agreements in trade,...
Ghana and India to expand cooperation in trade, agriculture, energy – Mahama
Joy FM
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July 2, 2025
President John Mahama says Ghana is seeking to deepen its partnership with India in key areas including trade, agriculture, renewable energy, digital innovation, and youth empowerment. Speaking during a joint press conference with Indian Prime...
Accra Circuit Court remands 9 over Nkwanta riots
Joy FM
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July 2, 2025
Nine individuals, including one woman, have been arraigned before an Accra Circuit Court for their alleged involvement in the recent Nkwanta riots in the Oti Region. The accused—Evans Mawugbe, Donkor Ebenezer, Solomon Amenu, Robert Dzanka,...
RISE-Ghana begins social cohesion project in border districts
Ghana News Agency
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July 4, 2025
By Anthony Adongo Apubeo Bolgatanga, July 4, GNA – A new initiative aimed at promoting peace, inclusion, and access to public services as part of efforts to tackle the growing socio-economic challenges and conflict risks facing Northern border...
Memory lane: of Ghana’s puzzling, copycat ‘radio & TV etique...
Modern Ghana
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If this morning you tuned into a discussion programme on radio or television in Ghana, you’re more than likely to have heard a contributor begin their comments with a veritable cascade of salutations, something like: “First of all, let me greet...
Ghana and India: Narendra Modi’s visit rekindles historical ...
Modern Ghana
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Narendra Modi's trip to Ghana in July 2025, part of a five-nation visit, is the first by an Indian prime minister in over 30 years. The two countries' relationship goes back more than half a century to when India helped the newly independent Ghana...
Community pharmacists urged to participate in gov’t-led healthcare programmes for increased visibility
Ghana News Agency
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July 3, 2025
By Eric Appah Marfo Accra, July 3, GNA – Dr Mrs Martha Gyansa-Lutterodt, former Director of Technical Coordination, Ministry of Health, has urged community pharmacists to intensify their involvement in government-led healthcare programmes to...
PM Modi addresses the Parliament of Ghana
New Delhi Times
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July 4, 2025
Share Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Parliament of Ghana during his official visit, marking a historic moment in India-Ghana relations. Speaking to a joint session of the Ghanaian legislature in Accra, PM Modi emphasized the shared...
To Tackle Ghana’s Challenges, Vatican-based Cardinal Calls for “true awakening of fraternal solidarity”
ACI Africa
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July 3, 2025
“We do not yield to despair; rather, we embrace the values of our own past and the religions and faiths we pursue, and formulate the types of solutions and situations that best help us all achieve our common good,” he said. Cardinal Turkson went...
How Ghana, India MoUs will impact bilateral engagements
CNBC Africa
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July 4, 2025
In a significant development marking the deepening of international relations and enhanced economic cooperation, Ghana and India have signed four key Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs). This strategic move was highlighted during Indian Prime...
Ghana Vows to Complete KNUST Hospital, Revive Research Fund
News Ghana
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June 28, 2025
Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has pledged President John Mahama’s direct intervention to complete Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology’s (KNUST) long-stalled teaching hospital. Speaking at the university’s 58th...
Dr. Sharon Karbo: A Ghanaian physician leading the charge against cancer and chronic disease
Joy FM
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July 4, 2025
At the crossroads of public health innovation and compassionate care stands Dr. Sharon Karbo, a physician, researcher, and health strategist whose work is quietly reshaping health systems in Ghana and gaining global attention. Whether in the...
Ghana Intensifies Mental Healthcare Reforms Amid Rising Demand
News Ghana
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June 28, 2025
Ghana is accelerating efforts to transform mental healthcare accessibility nationwide in 2025, confronting persistent stigma and systemic gaps. With mental health disorders affecting approximately 2.3 million Ghanaians according to Ghana Health...
Hairdresser sues SYNLAB Ghana for GH¢10m over false HIV report and deportation
Joy FM
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July 4, 2025
A professional hairdresser, Rahinatu Amissah, has filed a lawsuit against Syn Lab Ghana Limited, seeking GH¢10 million in general damages for emotional trauma and loss of earnings allegedly caused by a false HIV diagnosis issued by the laboratory....
Sanitation c’ttee urges swift commissioning of IRECOP facility in E/R
Ghanaian Times
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July 8, 2025
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources has called on the government to expedite the commissioning of the Akwadum Integrated Recycling and Compost Plant (IRECOP) in Koforidua. The move, they believe, would...
Goldstar Air, The Wings Of Ghana And Belly Of America Marks 249th Independence Day Of The United States
News Ghana
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July 4, 2025
The United States and Ghanaian registered company Goldstar Air, a private international airline with an issued Air Carrier Licence (ACL/N-SCH No. 0239) from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to operate passenger and cargo flights across...
Ghana and India: Narendra Modi’s visit rekindles historical ties
The Conversation
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July 2, 2025
Narendra Modi’s trip to Ghana in July 2025, part of a five-nation visit, is the first by an Indian prime minister in over 30 years. The two countries’ relationship goes back more than half a century to when India helped the newly independent Ghana...