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30 Jun 25

Reversing the Cap: How the 2025 Uncapping Could Reinforce Ghana’s Health Financing Framework

Introduction Access to affordable and quality healthcare remains at the heart of Ghana’s pursuit of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Since the creation of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in 2003, the scheme has relied heavily on the National Health Insurance Levy (NHIL), which contributes nearly 70% of its total funding. However, the 2017 Earmarked […]

29 Jun 25

Period Poverty and the Promise of a Free Sanitary Pad Policy

In many parts of Ghana, the simple act of managing a menstrual period becomes a monthly struggle for countless adolescent girls. Whether in classrooms or at home, the challenge of accessing sanitary pads, safe washrooms, and supportive hygiene infrastructure remains a silent crisis, one that is quietly robbing girls of their dignity, health, and education. […]

17 Jun 25

If One Pint Can Save a Life, Why Aren’t We Donating More?

During the moments of childbirth, emergencies can strike without warning. For many women in Ghana, the joy of bringing life into the world can quickly turn into a desperate fight to survive simply because a unit of safe blood is not available. This year’s World Blood Donor Day, under the theme “Give Blood, Give Hope: […]

09 Jun 25

Urgent Call for Dialogue Amid Nurses’ Strike: Prioritize Lives, Resolve Differences

Accra, Ghana — ARHR is deeply concerned by the ongoing nationwide strike action by nurses in Ghana occasioned by the failure of government to implement the agreed-upon conditions of service, which expires next year. While we acknowledge the rights of healthcare professionals to demand fair treatment and better working conditions, we are equally alarmed by […]

09 Jun 25

Menstrual Products: An Overlooked Plastic Pollutant

World Environment Day offers an opportunity for organizations and communities to reflect on how the environment is being protected or harmed. The global theme for this year’s commemoration, “Ending Plastic Pollution,” is a fitting focus given the alarming levels of plastic waste choking our oceans, cluttering our communities, and poisoning the environment. While the world […]

09 Jun 25

Adolescents Express Concerns Over Confidentiality in School Sickbays

At a National Stakeholders Co-Creation Forum, adolescents voiced serious concerns about the lack of privacy and confidentiality in school sickbays—an issue they described as critically undermining their access to essential mental and sexual, and reproductive health (AMSRH) services. The forum, convened at the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons in Accra, brought together health experts, […]

30 May 25

Ensuring a #PeriodFriendlyWorld: Agona Bobikuma Students Share Menstrual Health Challenges During ARHR’s WMH Day Event

As part of activities to mark World Menstrual Hygiene (WMH) Day, ARHR, in partnership with its Community-Based organization, the Young and Lonely Foundation, engaged approximately 200 adolescent students at Agona Bobikuma on menstrual hygiene management (MHM). The initiative aimed to provide information and create a supportive environment that challenges stigma and normalizes menstruation for girls. […]

28 May 25

Menstrual Hygiene Day 2025: Advancing the Mission for a #PeriodFriendlyWorld

Every year on May 28, the global community unites to observe Menstrual Hygiene Day (MH Day) – a pivotal moment to challenge period stigma, promote menstrual health, and uphold the dignity and rights of everyone who menstruates. For the second consecutive year, the theme “Together for a #PeriodFriendlyWorld” leads the charge. Departing from the tradition […]

19 May 25

From Tradition to Transformation: The Gender Model Family Approach

May 15th marks the International Day of Families, a global observance that underscores the vital role families play in shaping individuals and strengthening societies. This year’s celebration holds added significance as the global community strives to build more inclusive, equitable, and resilient family structures. The 2025 commemoration is particularly timely as the world prepares for […]

06 May 25

Burdened and Unseen: The Health Toll of Women’s Triple Roles

In Ghana, a woman’s daily life is a delicate balancing act, often performed in silence and under strain. She is the income earner, the caregiver, and the community builder. She wakes before dawn to fetch water, prepares meals for the family, walks miles to her market stall or office, attends community meetings, and still carries […]

Reversing the Cap: How the 2025 Uncapping Could Reinforce Ghana’s Health Financing Framework

Period Poverty and the Promise of a Free Sanitary Pad Policy

If One Pint Can Save a Life, Why Aren’t We Donating More?

Urgent Call for Dialogue Amid Nurses’ Strike: Prioritize Lives, Resolve Differences

Menstrual Products: An Overlooked Plastic Pollutant

Adolescents Express Concerns Over Confidentiality in School Sickbays

Ensuring a #PeriodFriendlyWorld: Agona Bobikuma Students Share Menstrual Health Challenges During ARHR’s WMH Day Event

Menstrual Hygiene Day 2025: Advancing the Mission for a #PeriodFriendlyWorld

From Tradition to Transformation: The Gender Model Family Approach

Burdened and Unseen: The Health Toll of Women’s Triple Roles

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