“There was no point where I was screened for any mental health condition”.For Emelia Agblevor, a person with lived experience of bipolar disorder and postpartum depression, the absence of mental health screening during h…
Read more“Our role is to ensure that everyone, everywhere has access to the health services they need, regardless of where they live”, said Dr Fiona Braka WHO Ghana Representative.ForWHO, that commitment means going beyond n…
Read moreThe Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Ghana Health Service (GHS), with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), are reviewing Ghana's Digital Health Policy and …
Read moreIn a classroom somewhere in Ghana, a teenager sits quietly at the back of the room. His grades are slipping. He no longer joins his friends during breaks and spends more time alone at home. To some, these changes may see…
Read moreIn Ghana, more than 27,000 people are diagnosed with cancer and over 17,000 die from the disease each year. With demographic changes projected to increase the cancer burden by nearly 65% by 2040, the country is using evi…
Read moreA woman arrives at a health facility for a follow-up appointment. Instead of searching through shelves of paper folders, the health worker quickly retrieves her medical history through a digital system. Within moments, p…
Read moreGhana is strengthening how it decides which vaccines to introduce, replace, reschedule or defer as the country works to protect immunization gains and build a more sustainable national programme.The Expanded Programme on…
Read moreWHO support is helping health teams reach girls in schools and communities while strengthening routine immunizationIn the Western North Region, reaching girls with the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is increasingly b…
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