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Ghana Launches Its First-Ever Human Milk Bank to Support Infant Health and Nutrition Accra, Ghana – June 12, 2025 The University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC), in partnership with the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, is set to launch Ghana’s first-ever Human Milk Bank on Thursday, June 12, 2025, at …

Ghana Moves to Ban Styrofoam Amid Rising Concerns Over Environmental and Health Hazards Accra, June 6, 2025 President John Dramani Mahama has declared the government’s intention to ban the importation and local production of Styrofoam in Ghana, citing its significant contribution to environmental degradation and its dangerous implications for public health …

  FANIS Celebrates Professor Richmond Aryeetey on His Recognition as a 2025 Fellow of the American Society for Nutrition The Food and Nutrition Information System (FANIS) proudly congratulates Professor Richmond Nii Okai Aryeetey, renowned Ghanaian public health nutritionist and academic, on his election as a 2025 Fellow of the American Society …

Issued by: Food and Nutrition Information System (FANIS) Date: May 26, 2025 The recent directive by the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) to reduce transport fares by 15% effective Saturday, May 25, 2025, following a significant drop in fuel prices, is a welcome development with critical implications for Ghana’s food …

FANIS joins experts and civil society to call for urgent policy action to safeguard public health FANIS News | May 20, 2025   Ghana’s Processed Food Problem: A Growing Health Concern Ghana is facing a surge in diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs)—including diabetes, obesity, hypertension, and heart disease—largely driven by the increasing …