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Ghana Health Service receives 486 motorcycles to strengthen community health delivery
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has received 486 new motorcycles to support Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) operations across 10 regions.
The motorbikes were procured by the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) with funding from the Global Fund as part of efforts to improve healthcare in high-burden districts.
The handover ceremony formed part of the Sub-District Strengthening Initiative, a programme aimed at boosting primary healthcare delivery at the community level.
Presenting the motorcycles, Acting Head of UNOPS Ghana, Ms. Linda Agbesi, reaffirmed her organisation’s commitment to helping strengthen Ghana’s health systems.
Speaking on behalf of the Acting Director-General of GHS, the Acting Deputy Director-General, Dr. Caroline Reindorf-Amissah, described the support as crucial.
She explained that investments under the Resilient Systems for Sustainable Health framework play a vital role in advancing universal health coverage.
Dr. Reindorf-Amissah noted that the CHPS model remains Ghana’s most effective strategy for bringing essential health services closer to communities.
She said the new motorcycles will help health workers improve home visits, community outreach, emergency referrals and HIV, TB and malaria services.
She added that GHS will soon receive more medical equipment, including diagnostic tools, obstetric kits and infection-prevention supplies.
These items, she said, will address long-standing gaps in CHPS facilities and help strengthen both preventive and curative services.
Receiving the motorcycles on behalf of the beneficiary regions, the Acting Greater Accra Regional Health Director, Dr. Robert Amesiya, thanked the Global Fund and UNOPS for the support.
He assured them that the motorbikes will be used effectively to enhance health service delivery.
The ceremony was attended by senior officials from the GHS Headquarters, the Greater Accra Regional Health Directorate and UNOPS Ghana.
By: Jacob Aggrey
A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour by the Bekwai Circuit Court for his role in a 2022 robbery at a mining site at Manso Akwasiso in the Ashanti South Region.
The convict, Dominic Ofori, also known as Fanta, was arrested on 16th February 2026 after years on the run. He pleaded guilty before the Bekwai Circuit Court to robbery contrary to Section 149 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 Act 29, and was accordingly sentenced to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour.
On March 20, 2022, the Manso Adubia District Police received intelligence that a group of armed men from Manso Abodom were planning to attack a mining site at Manso Akwasiso to rob the owner of gold concentrate. Acting on the information, police mounted a coordinated operation and laid an ambush at the site.
At about 5:30 pm the same day, four-armed men arrived at the site, fired indiscriminately, and robbed the miners of their gold concentrate. The police team on surveillance intervened, resulting in an exchange of gunfire.
Three of the suspects, Abu Abubakar, Musah Latif, and Gideon Takyi, sustained gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead on arrival at St Martins Catholic Hospital at Agroyesum. Dominic Ofori escaped at the time but was later arrested and put before the court.
The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has assured the public of its continued commitment to combating violent crimes and bringing offenders to justice.
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested 45-year-old Isaac Boafo, also known as “Duabo King,” for allegedly publishing false news intended to cause fear and panic.
Police said the arrest follows a viral TikTok video in which Boafo claimed that four officers at the Central Police Station in Kumasi engaged in inappropriate conduct with commercial sex workers during night patrols in Asafo.
Officers from the Police Intelligence Directorate (Ashanti Region) apprehended Boafo after receiving intelligence about the video.
During questioning, he admitted to creating the video to attract views and engagement online, and acknowledged that he could not prove the allegations.
Boafo also admitted making comments about the President of the Republic for content purposes and could not defend those statements.
He has been formally charged and is in detention as investigations continue.
The Ashanti Regional Police have warned the public against publishing or sharing false information on social media, noting that such acts can cause fear, panic, and damage reputations.
They said anyone found engaging in similar conduct will face legal action.
By: Jacob Aggrey
