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07/10/2026

North East Regional Health Committee Welcomes New Regional Health Director, Dr. Joyce Bening.

Today, 7th October, 2026 The Regional Health Committee held its maiden meeting with the new Regional Director of Health Services, Dr. Joyce Emakayor Bening, who has just been assigned to the North East Regional Health Directorate.

The visit was purposely to welcome her and to introduce the committee members to the new Director.

The Committee, through its Chairman, expressed their happiness to meet her as the new Regional Director. They also pledged their full support to help her achieve her goals and leave a lasting legacy in the region.

Dr. Bening took the opportunity to thank the Committee members for the warm reception. She highlighted some key issues that the Directorate will need the support of the Committee to advocate for.

She cited the uncompleted Regional Health Directorate building as a major hindrance preventing the region from accessing some opportunities. She mentioned that almost all regions now have their Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) operationalized, but due to the uncompleted office building, which has an earmarked room for the EOC, the North East Region is yet to operationalize its centre.

She also used the opportunity to update the Committee members on the progress of the Free Primary Health Care initiative in the region.

The Committee members pledged to explore several measures to secure a structure or other means to get the EOC operationalized in the region.

PRO - NER-RHD.

07/10/2026

BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH OCTOBER 2026

The North East Regional Health Directorate joins the rest of the world to commemorate 2026 Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Breast cancer is one of the leading cancers among women, but it is curable when detected early. This October, let us all commit to knowing our risk, getting screened, and supporting survivors.

27/09/2026

NORTH EAST REGIONAL HEALTH DIRECTORATE COMMEMORATION OF WORLD RABIES DAY.

21/09/2026

HPV VACCINATION CAMPAIGN - ROUND 1 IS HERE!

The North East Regional Health Directorate announces the first round of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Campaign.

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the most common cause of cervical cancer. Vaccination is the best protection!

TARGET: All girls aged 9-14 years

STRATEGY: Our Trained Health Workers will visit all Public and Private Schools across the region to vaccinate eligible girls who have not yet received the HPV vaccine.

DATE: Monday, 28th September to Friday, 2nd October, 2026.

Parents, guardians, teachers and community leaders - let's all support this exercise to protect our girls.

Protect your girl child aged 9-14 years with the HPV vaccine today!

16/09/2026

SEASONAL MALARIA CHEMOPREVENTION (SMC) - CYCLE 4 COMMENCES IN NORTH EAST REGION

The North East Regional Health Directorate has commenced Cycle 4 of the 2025 Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) campaign across all implementing districts in the region.

The exercise is scheduled from Wednesday, 16th to Sunday, 21st September, 2026, targeting children aged 3 to 59 months with the administration of Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine plus Amodiaquine (SP & AQ) to prevent malaria during the peak transmission season.

The Directorate is pleased to host a monitoring team from
PMI REACH Malaria who are in the region as part of the independent SMC monitoring exercise. The team, in collaboration with the Regional Health Directorate and Districts, will visit selected communities to assess coverage, adherence to protocols, DOT (Directly Observed Therapy), and community acceptability of the intervention.

The Regional Health Directorate urges all caregivers, community volunteers, and health workers to support the exercise to ensure every eligible child is reached.

We remain committed to reducing malaria morbidity and mortality among children under five in the region.

Issued by:

Public Relations Officer-NER.

10/09/2026

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09/09/2026

The Acting Regional Director of Health Services, Dr. Joyce Emakayor Bening, together with some senior managers of the Regional Health Directorate (RHD), today continued monitoring the enumeration of households as part of the implementation of the Free Primary Health Care (FPHC) Policy.

The team visited Yunyoo-Nasuan District to interact with Community Health Officers (CHOs), enumerators and other frontline staff involved in the exercise to obtain first-hand information on progress made so far and the challenges encountered.

Dr. Bening commended the teams on the ground for their dedication and encouraged them to ensure accurate data collection within the 20-day enumeration period.

She also took time to interact with staff of Binde Hospital and Sakogu Health Centre as part of her familiarization tour.

Source : PRO-NER

08/09/2026

Scenes from the North East RHD team's visit to the Regional Health Insurance team in Nalerigu.

08/09/2026

The Acting Regional Director of Health Service, Dr. Joyce Emakayor Bening, together with some Senior Managers of the Regional Health Directorate (RHD), today conducted a field visit to some Community Health Officers (CHOs) undertaking the community registration in the region as part of the commencement of the Free Primary Health Care (FPHC) Policy implementation.

Health Care Workers across the region have started the enumeration of households as part of the implementation of the policy.

The visit was to obtain first-hand information on the enumeration exercise, which is slated to last for 20 days.

Dr. Bening also interacted with some household members and told them the importance of the Free Primary Health Care Policy to heighten awareness.

08/09/2026

NEW NORTH EAST REGIONAL HEALTH DIRECTOR EMBARKS ON FAMILIARIZATION TOUR IN THE REGION.

Date: 08/10/2026

The Acting Regional Director of Health Service for the North East Region, Dr. Joyce Emakayor Bening, today paid a courtesy call on the King of Mamprugu, Naa Bohagu Mahami Abdulai Sheriga, at the Nayiri Palace in Nalerigu as part of her familiarization tour.

The visit was to formally introduce her to the Overlord of Mamprugu who is a key stakeholder in health service delivery in the region and to seek his blessings as she assumes office.

She was accompanied by Deputy Directors and other senior members of the Regional Health Directorate (RHD).

The Nayiri warmly welcomed Dr. Bening and noted that while Directors have come and gone, she is the first female to occupy the position of North East Regional Director of Health. He expressed hope that she will stay for a long time to make a lasting impact in the region.

The King also raised a major concern about the increasing number of health staff leaving the region, describing the trend as worrisome. He urged the Regional Health Directorate to pay particular attention to the issue and explore ways to motivate staff to remain and work in the region.

The Nayiri assured Dr. Bening of his fullest support and encouraged her not to hesitate to call on him whenever she faces any challenges, adding that he is ever ready to support her in whatever capacity he can as the King of Mamprugu.

In her remarks, Dr. Bening expressed gratitude to the Overlord for the warm reception accorded her and the team. She assured the Nayiri that she will always call on him to address key health issues that require his input.

As part of the tour, Dr. Bening had earlier paid a similar courtesy call on the North East Regional Minister to formally introduce herself as she assumes office.

She later visited the Regional Director of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to introduce herself and interact with the NHIS team as a key stakeholder in health service delivery.

Source: PRO - North East Region

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