Ghana News

Rotavirus surveillance continues to demonstrate the positive impact of vaccination in Ghana. The World Health Organization (WHO) convened a rotavirus surveillance review meeting in Koforidua that brought together surveillance focal points from collaborating health facilities, the sentinel site at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), the Regional Reference Laboratory at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), and the Ghana Health Service (GHS).

The World Health Organization (WHO), together with the Association for Suicide Prevention Ghana (GASP), organised regional workshops to strengthen the capacity of media professionals in reporting responsibly and ethically on suicide and mental health issues.

When a child’s bloodstream infection no longer responds to prescribed antibiotics, or a mother’s minor wound turns life-threatening despite treatment, it is not because the medicines are no longer working but the germs causing the infection have changed and the antibiotics are no longer effective. This silent crisis, known as antimicrobial resistance (AMR), is one of the world’s top ten global health threats. 

Accra, Ghana 

The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Mohammed Janabi, will undertake an official visit to Ghana from 26 to 27 January 2026 for a series of high-level engagements aimed at advancing Ghana’s health sector priorities and strengthening Africa’s health sovereignty agenda.

Ghana is making significant progress toward strengthening its school health system through the ongoing revision of its national School Health Policy. Supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) and funded by Fondation Botnar, this initiative seeks to alignthe draft policy with the WHO-UNESCO Global Standards for Health-Promoting Schools (HPS).

The media holds immense power to shape public opinion and influence how people understand health issues. More than just storytellers, journalists play a crucial role in driving accountability and shaping national health priorities. When done right, their work transforms numbers and reports into meaningful public conversations that can improve health outcomes for all.

Ghana has taken a major step forward on its journey toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC) with the launch of its National Quality of Care (QoC) Report, a landmark document that provides a comprehensive picture of the quality of health services across the country.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the world’s gravest health threats, undermining progress in treating infections, threatening lives, livelihoods, and economies. In Ghana, where AMR touches human health, agriculture, and the environment, translating research into action is critical. Yet too often, valuable scientific findings remain locked in journals, inaccessible to those who shape policies and practices.

For the first time, Ghana has completed a comprehensive review of how health facilities deliver clinical care—an exercise that will transform how services are improved for millions of people.

This blog is written by Dr Leveana Gyimah, WHO Ghana Mental Health Technical Officer and Patrick Avevor, WHO Ghana Infectious Hazard Management Officer, on World Mental Health Day