Ghana News

Ghana has strengthened its readiness to respond to future public health emergencies through its participation in Exercise Polaris II, a global pandemic simulation exercise involving 26 countries across all six World Health Organization (WHO) regions.

Experts from across Africa have taken a significant step towards shaping how emerging genetic technologies could be safely and responsibly used to tackle some of the continent’s most pressing public health challenges.

In Sokode, a peri‑urban community in Ghana’s Volta Region, health care is extending beyond the hospital. Each morning near the local taxi station and trading area, drivers, traders, and passers‑by pause briefly to check their blood pressure at a small wellness kiosk set up in the heart of the community.

The recent declaration of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda has reinforced the need for countries across the African region to remain vigilant and prepared. Although Ghana has not recorded any case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), the country is taking proactive measures to strengthen its readiness to detect, respond to, and contain any potential threat.

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) convened a training on the Prevention and Response to Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment (PRSEAH) in Accra as part of efforts to strengthen safe accountable implementation Ghana’s Pandemic Fund Project.

Ghana has taken a significant step towards transforming its health system with the launch of a joint programme by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), funded by the Government of Japan through the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security (UNTFHS).

WHO Team, led by the WHO Representative to Ghana, Dr. Fiona Braka visited the Ashanti Region to engage with key actors in the health sector and gain firsthand insight into how the health system is functioning, from leadership structures to service delivery at the community level.

“Strong clinical trials systems are the backbone of credible research and a critical pillar of Ghana’s vaccine production agenda.”

Ghana has taken a significant step to address a long-standing gap in its health system with the official launch of the Maternal Mental Health Policy (MMHP).

The World Health Organization has donated medical supplies and laboratory consumables valued at over US$1 million to the Ghana Health Service to enhance diagnostic capacity and improve the quality of healthcare delivery across the country.