More than 6,000 prison inmates nationwide have been enrolled onto the free biometric National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), to access quality healthcare services

A total of 432 new cases of deadly HIV/AIDS infection had been recorded in the Asante-Akim South, this year

Mr Abdulai John Ibrahim, the Northern Regional Psychiatry Nurse, has complained about the attitude of some families in the region hiding their relatives who have mental health conditions

Dr Anarfi Asamoa-Baah, Deputy Director General World Health Organisation, has said there is the need for Ghana to produce its own vaccines rather than rely on external suppliers during disease outbreaks

Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has appealed to Ghanaians to make voluntary blood donation a civic responsibility

Dr Victor Bampoe, Deputy Minister of Health has inaugurated a Brain and Sex Clinic in Accra to help address challenges of mental health and sexual relations in the country

The Department of Gender and Social Protection has said there has been a major reduction in the incidence of female genital mutilation in the Upper West Region

Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has pledged government’s support for the next phase of the National HIV Response programme

The acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr John Kudalor says Ghana Police Service would work hard to deliver its mandate of ensuring that local businesses operate within a conducive environment of peace and personal safety

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has approved a vaccine, namely the Johnson Ebola vaccine for clinical trials as part of international effort to find a cure to deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) on Thursday launched HIV/AIDS road map strategy to effectively respond to the disease and mitigate stigma and discrimination against patients in GAF community

The Ghana Registered Nurses’ Association (GRNA) has by a majority stakeholder decision voted in a special resolution to change its name to Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives’ Association (GRNMA)

The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), the nation’s second largest referral facility is receiving support from the Boston Children’s Hospital in the United States of America (USA) to set up a cardiac unit which would enable it perform its own all-year-round corrective congenital heart abnormality surgeries

The Brong-Ahafo Region recorded 919 adolescent pregnancies from January to June 2015, according to statistics from the Regional Health Directorate

The Dormaa Presbyterian Hospital in Brong-Ahafo Region has made an appeal for urgent medical supplies to fight neonatal mortality

The Neonatal Care Unit of the Tamale Teaching Hospital, has seen an increase in the survival rates for at-risk newborns, thanks to a Neonatal Intensive Care facility funded by the MTN Ghana Foundation