Salt, sugar and cooking oil are ordinary parts of many Ghanaian diets. None needs to be treated as an enemy. The concern arises when they are consumed in excessive amounts, often without us realising how much we are actually eating. The key is not necessarily to eliminate them, but to understand how much we consume,…
When we talk about nutrition in Ghana, the conversation often focuses on individual choices: eating more vegetables, reducing salt and added sugar, drinking more water and being physically active. These messages matter, but they tell only part of the story. Good nutrition is not simply a matter of personal responsibility; it is also shaped by…
Every year, Ghana produces thousands of tonnes of nutritious food but a significant share of it never reaches a plate. Fruit spoils before it’s sold. Vegetables rot in transit. Grains are ruined by poor storage. Conversations about nutrition often focus on growing more food but reducing what’s lost or wasted after harvest may be one…
One of the most persistent myths about nutrition is that eating well is a luxury reserved for higher incomes. That healthy means imported, packaged, and pricey. The reality in Ghana tells a very different story. Good nutrition starts with local food Ghana is rich in nutrient-dense foods that are grown here and sold in markets…
Walk through any market in Ghana during fruit season and one thing is unmistakable: nature has been generous. Mangoes, pineapples, oranges, watermelon, pawpaw, bananas, and avocados sit in abundance, often at their most affordable prices of the year. And yet many families still eat far less fruit than they should even as non-communicable diseases like…
The recent floods across parts of Ghana have disrupted lives, displaced families, and damaged homes and livelihoods. While rescue efforts and rebuilding understandably take centre stage, another urgent issue deserves equal attention, nutrition and food safety, both during the flood and long after the water recedes. Floods contaminate water sources, destroy crops, interrupt food supplies,…
Ghana has nutrition policies. Ghana has nutrition targets. Ghana has nutrition programmes spread across multiple ministries and dozens of implementing partners. What Ghana does not have is a single, empowered body responsible for leading, coordinating, and holding all this together. That is the gap a National Nutrition Council would fill, and stakeholders are calling for…
Ghana’s economic conversations often focus on fiscal policy, investment, and productivity. But there is a cost that rarely enters these conversations. The crippling, compounding cost of malnutrition. According to the Cost of Hunger in Africa (COHA) study, a landmark analysis conducted jointly by the African Union, the UN Economic Commission for Africa, WFP, and UNICEF,…
In March 2025, world leaders gathered in Paris for the Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit, the most important global gathering on malnutrition of the decade. Over $30 billion in new financial commitments were pledged globally by more than 170 actors from 82 countries. Ghana was there. Ghana made commitments. The question now is: are those…
For the past thirty years, Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) has transformed the treatment of severe acute malnutrition in children. Before its introduction in the late 1990s, children suffering from severe wasting often required prolonged hospital stays, intensive medical care, and constant supervision. Today, many of these children can recover safely at home or within their…