Medical milestone: Tamale's Aisha Hospital delivers first IVF baby

Northern Ghana welcomes first IVF baby at Aisha Hospital in Tamale

By Joyce Kantam Kolamong At 9:49am on August 15, 2026, history was made in Tamale with the birth of a healthy baby girl — the first baby conceived through in vitro fertilisation (IVF) to be born in Northern Ghana. For the parents, the birth marks the end of years of waiting. For Dr Sheila Issahaku and her team, it is the realisation of a long-held dream. For thousands of couples across the five regions of northern Ghana, it offers a new sense of…

Medical milestone: Tamale's Aisha Hospital delivers first IVF baby

Aisha Hospital in Tamale achieves a major healthcare breakthrough, delivering its first-ever IVF baby and commissioning a state-of-the-art Dialysis Unit to serve Northern Ghana.