Ghana Health Service

13/10/2026

The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, has secured a donation of 80,000 pairs of specially engineered antimicrobial footwear from World Shoes Limited and Samaritan’s Feet, with funding support from Sanford Health, to support the Free Primary Healthcare Initiative. The donation is aimed at protecting and supporting nurses, midwives and community health workers, particularly those who walk long distances to provide care in remote and underserved communities.

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12/10/2026

The Service, with support from the Gates Foundation , the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has convened a stakeholder meeting to validate and finalise the Wastewater Environmental Surveillance (WES) guidelines to strengthen early disease detection, improve outbreak preparedness, and integrate wastewater surveillance into Ghana’s Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) system.

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12/10/2026

BasicNeeds Ghana has donated equipment worth approximately GH₵700,000 to 42 health facilities managed by the Ghana Health Service and the Christian Health Association of Ghana to strengthen maternal mental health and psychosocial support services. The equipment, handed over in Tamale on October 7, 2026, is expected to improve counselling facilities for pregnant women, adolescent girls and new mothers, particularly those affected by HIV, tuberculosis and gender-based violence.

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11/10/2026

11/10/2026

Last week, the Service, with support from Jhpiego Ghana, was at the Senior Correctional Centre of the Ghana Prisons Service to provide free breast cancer screening, health education and basic health checks for staff as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

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10/10/2026

Let us uphold the dignity, rights, and choices of people with mental health conditions. Every voice matters.

10/10/2026

World Mental Health Day - 10 October 2026

Theme: Lived experiences heard: real voices, real change

People with mental health conditions are part of our families and communities. They are our relatives, friends, neighbours and colleagues. Their experiences matter, and they deserve to be heard, respected and included.

This World Mental Health Day, the Ghana Health Service encourages us all to listen to their experiences, understand their needs and involve them in decisions about their care. Their voices should also help shape mental health policies, services and programmes. They should be active partners in planning, delivering and improving services.

When someone shares what they are going through, listen without judging. Avoid insults, blame or gossip. Respect their privacy and ask, “How can I support you?”

Real change means treating people with dignity, supporting them to seek care and giving them fair opportunities to learn, work and take part in community life.

If you or someone you know needs support, reach out to a mental health professional or visit your nearest health facility. Help is available.

Let us listen with respect and turn what we hear into action.

09/10/2026

Professor Oumar Diallo, a specialist skull-base neurosurgeon from Mali, was in Ghana at the invitation of the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, to support the Neurosurgery Unit of the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Ridge, in undertaking complex brain surgeries and to contribute to the exchange of specialised neurosurgical knowledge and skills.

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09/10/2026

The Service has marked World Sight Day 2026 with a call to integrate eye care services into primary healthcare to improve access to quality eye care for all. The initiative highlights the importance of early detection, timely treatment and accessible eye health services in preventing avoidable vision loss and promoting healthier communities.

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09/10/2026

Sometimes, people don’t need advice or solutions; they simply need someone who will listen without judgment and make them feel heard. Let’s create safe spaces for honest conversations, break the silence surrounding mental health, and remind one another that seeking help is a sign of strength, not weakness.