Achimota Retail Centre (ARC) has turned pink this month as it launches “Pink Power @ ARC”, a month-long breast cancer awareness campaign combining health education, screening, fashion, entertainment, shopping and community engagement.
As Ghana prepares to join the world in marking Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October 2026, the Breast Society of Ghana has called on women across the country to prioritise breast screening, stressing that early detection can significantly improve survival outcomes.
Glaucoma cases in Ghana have risen by more than 40 percent over the past five years, with delayed eye screening and self-medication contributing to the growing risk of irreversible sight loss, an ophthalmologist has warned.
Hard‑to‑reach communities in Agortime, Oti Region, will soon benefit from improved healthcare access as mobile services roll out to areas long cut off by poor roads and distance from health facilities.
Marking this year’s Fetu Afahye celebrations, the Telecel Ghana Foundation provided free health screening to residents of Abura, Central Region under its connected health pillar.
The disconnect between pharmaceutical research institutions and industry is leaving promising drug discoveries unused and undermining efforts to build a stronger local medicines manufacturing base, a pharmaceutical researcher has warned.
Heavy dependence on imported medicines is leaving Ghana’s pharmaceutical industry vulnerable to external shocks while denying the economy significant opportunities to expand domestic manufacturing, create jobs and retain greater value locally.
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