The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr. Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, has urged immediate and coordinated measures to address Ghana’s critical shortage of physician anaesthesiologists, describing anaesthesia as “the backbone of modern medicine and safe surgery.” Speaking as Special Guest of Honour at the 30th Anniversary celebration of the Ghana Society of Anaesthesiologists (GAS)...
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Deputy Health Minister Charges 49 Pioneer Emergency Nursing Students to Prepare for Lifesaving Roles
The Deputy Minister for Health, Hon. Prof. Dr. Grace Ayensu-Danquah, has charged the maiden batch of students admitted to Ghana’s new Bachelor of Science in Emergency Nursing Programme to prepare for lifesaving roles across the country. Speaking at the matriculation ceremony of the Nurses’ and Midwives’ Training College (NMTC), Tamale, she told the 49 pioneer...
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Korle Bu Teaching Hospital Responds to Mzbel’s Allegations
The management of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) has issued an official statement addressing claims made by musician Mzbel in a widely circulated social media video. In the video, Mzbel alleged that her relative passed away due to the unavailability of a hospital bed at KBTH. The hospital’s management, in a release dated July 7,...
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Parliament’s Eighth Week Agenda Unveiled
The Majority Leader and Chairman of the Business Committee, Hon. Mahama Ayariga, has presented the Business Statement outlining parliamentary activities for the eighth week ending Friday, 10 July 2026. Delivering the statement on the Floor of the House, Hon. Ayariga announced that seven ministers are scheduled to appear before Parliament to respond to 23 oral...
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Speaker Urges MPs to Lead Flood-Area Clean-Up Exercise
The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has called on Members of Parliament (MPs) to take active roles in the upcoming National General Cleaning Days scheduled for July 10 and 11, 2026, in flood-affected regions. Delivering a statement on the floor of the House, the Speaker emphasized that Parliament fully supports the...
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Deputy Minister Tours Fuoshegu Health Centre to Tackle Maternal Mortality
The Deputy Minister for Health, Hon. Prof. Dr Grace Ayensu-Danquah, has visited the Presbyterian Health Centre at Fuoshegu as part of the Ministry’s ongoing maternal mortality reduction tour. Her engagement with the Chief of Fuoshegu, Naa Gurundo Lasah, and health partners highlighted the facility’s innovative approach to managing anaemia among pregnant women through strong community...
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Moroccan Police Arrest 10 People Over Thwarted Islamic State-linked Attack Plots
Morocco’s counterterrorism agency on Monday said it had foiled several attack plots by a cell linked to the Islamic State affiliate in the Sahel. In a statement, the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations announced the arrest of 10 people, including a minor, during coordinated operations carried out in the cities of of Agadir, Taroudant, Casablanca,...
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Interior Minister Reveals HIV Cases in Security Recruitment
The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed‑Mubarak, has disclosed that about 1,300 applicants who participated in the recent security services recruitment exercise tested positive for HIV during the mandatory medical screening. The revelation was made when the Minister appeared before Parliament’s Assurances Committee on Tuesday. He explained that the applicants were identified during the medical...
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Police Crack Down On Unauthorized Use Of Sirens And Strobe Lights
The Ghana Police Service has issued a stern reminder to motorists that the unauthorized installation and use of sirens, horns, strobe lights, and other emergency warning devices remain prohibited under the Road Traffic Regulations, 2012 (L.I. 2180). In a statement released on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, the Service cautioned that misuse of such devices poses...
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Interior Minister Confirms Destruction of $350m Cocaine Haul
The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mubarak, has revealed that cocaine valued at more than $350 million, seized at Pedu Junction in the Central Region, has been destroyed following a court order. The consignment was intercepted in March 2025 at Pedu Junction, Cape Coast, by the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB). Concealed in a tipper truck...