Health

Simple coronavirus ‘spit test’ instead of painful swab available from today

Patients who have suspected coronavirus can have a “spit” test to see if they have the disease, it is announced today. Until now, potential sufferers...

Covid-19: Why Ghana’s recovery figures have gone up – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has given the reason behind Ghana's sudden jump in Covid-19 recovery figures. Per the Ghana Health Service's data, as of Saturday June...

Ghana’s coronavirus case count now 14,154

Ghana’s COVID-19 cases have seen yet another rise in less than 24-hours, bringing the total to 14,154. The latest 147 new cases were announced by...

Akufo-Addo’s directives to schools as they reopen [read]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has addressed the country for the 12th time on the easing of Coronavirus related restrictions. The President’s address among other...

Full text: Akufo-Addo’s 12th address to the nation on measures to fight coronavirus

Fellow Ghanaians, good evening. It has been three and a half months since we begun our fight to defeat the Coronavirus pandemic in the country....

Coronavirus: 290 new cases increases Ghana’s tally to 14,007

Ghana has recorded 290 more Covid-19 cases increasing the country’s overall total to 14,007. Out of this figure, 399 more patients have been healed from...

Coronavirus: Ghana’s new guidelines for discharge patients

Ghana has revised its policy for the discharge of Covid-19 patients as part of measures to reduce ‘rising cost in testing’ and ‘increasing workload’. According...

Ghana’s Covid-19 recoveries pass 10,000 with 85 deaths

Ghana has recorded its largest daily jump in COVID-19 fatalities with 15 more deaths. In addition to the death count rising to 85, Ghana has...

Coronavirus: ‘Dangerous phase’ of pandemic as outbreak widens, WHO warns

The world has entered a “new and dangerous phase” of the coronavirus pandemic, a top official from the World Health Organization said Friday, a...

Some of the riskiest places you can catch COVID-19 from

Some of the riskiest places you can catch COVID-19 from We have been locked up for over three months and now, people are slowly getting...

Covid-19: FDA cautions against dexamethasone

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has cautioned against the use of dexamethasone for the prevention of the novel coronavirus disease. This comes after researchers...

Coronavirus: Savannah region records two new cases

The Savannah Regional has recorded two new cases of the novel coronavirus. The case was recorded at Salaga in the East Gonja Municipality bringing the...

What Gary-Al Smith’s Covid-19 status disclosure did for anti-stigma campaign

Joy Sports’ Gary Al-Smith in an unexpected post on June 18, announced that he had contracted the dreaded novel coronavirus. He disclosed his status via...

I want to give a woman the orgasm of her life, but I don’t want to disobey the gospel – Man cries

Sex has always been a forbidden fruit for me. I’m a third-generation member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. We believe...

Immigration Officers force residents to desilt gutters, sweep entire road for this reason [Video]

Some residents in the Bono East Regional Capital, Techiman, have been made to desilt gutters and sweep an entire road stretch over failure to...

Full list: Shake-up in Immigration Service

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has announced a shake-up among its top senior officers as it intensifies its fight against the deadly coronavirus. The service,...

Asymptomatic coronavirus patients to be discharged 14 days ‘without a test’ – GHS

Asymptomatic COVID-19 patients will, henceforth, be discharged 14 days after the initial positive test, Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye,...

Suicide rate for people with this illness is 170 times higher; here’s why

Suicide rate for people with this illness is 170 times higher. Here's why Over the last few days, there has been a lot of conversations...

Mahama promises to build ‘hospital ship’ if elected

The National Democratic Congress’ presidential candidate, John Mahama says an NDC administration led by him will build a ‘hospital ship’ if elected...

6 things to do if you have high blood sugar level

​6 things to do if you have high blood sugar level People suffering from diabetes feel stressed when their readings come high. Sometimes they might...

Bono Regional Hospital MD warns staff who flout Covid-19 safety protocols [video]

The Medical Director of the Bono Regional Hospital, Dr. Cardinal Newton says management will not countenance staff who fail to strictly adhere to...

Multimedia Group records COVID-19 case

This is to inform you that five (5) members of our team at our business offices in Accra who were contact traced and tested...

Crucial couple goals you should hit at each stage of your relationship

If you’ve hit these goals, you’re probably in a healthy relationship. It seems that every couple wants to be “relationship goals.” Women, especially, want others...

Staff of Pantang Hospital withdraw services over govt’s failure to address encroachment

Staff of the Pantang Hospital here in Accra have embarked on a total strike – laying down their tools and attending only to cases...

Covid-19: Ghana’s case count nears 13, 000, 4 on ventilators

Four persons infected with Covid-19 are in critical condition and are on ventilators while 14 others are critically ill, the Ghana Health Service (GHS)...

Coronavirus: WHO suspends use of Malaria drug again

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has for the second time stopped the use of an antimalarial drug, hydroxychloroquine on severely ill Covid-19 patients. Data from...

Coronavirus: KATH orders doctors, nurses at ICU to self quarantine for 14 days

The Management of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, has asked the doctors and nurses working at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)...

WHO sees “green shoots” of hope in coronavirus pandemic

Signs of hope are starting to show in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, but it...

Ever wondered why your periods are so heavy? Here’s why!

Heavy menstrual bleeding (called menorrhagia by healthcare professionals) is defined as soaking a pad and/or tampon every hour or less during each menstrual cycle. For...

3-month-old baby, one other die of Coronavirus in Northern Region

A three-month-old baby has died of the novel coronavirus in the Northern Region, health authorities have announced. The infant was a week ago transferred from...

Add these food items to your morning ritual to aid weight loss

When Benjamin Franklin said: “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise”, he really was speaking the truth....

China to prioritise Africa once coronavirus vaccines are ready

China has promised to give priority to African countries once COVID-19 vaccines are ready to use. The Chinese President Xi Jinping was quoted by the...

Maggots infest an*s of 11-year-old boy after being sodomised

A doctor's revelation on Twitter on how an 11-year-old-boy developed maggots in his anus after years of rape, has left sadness in the heart...

Sitting in this position while eating helps in better digestion

Sitting in this position while eating helps in better digestion When it comes to eating, we always worry about getting the right nutrients and it...

COVID-19: Myths and facts revisited

The new coronavirus disease or Covid-19 has been with us for more than half a year since it was first reported in China in...

5 harmless reasons you can’t get an erection

Getting the person of your dreams in your bed? Amazing. Failing to get an erection when you're ready to go? There's absolutely nothing worse. But...

COVID-19: SHSs to benefit from Trust Fund as more donations pour in

The Chairperson of the Board of Trustees for COVID-19 National Trust Fund, Sophia Akuffo, has announced Senior High Schools (SHSs) in Ghana will soon...

Details of the 8 persons killed by coronavirus in Ghana released!

Ghana’s coronavirus death toll has increased from 58 to 66 following the death of eight patients. This was contained in an update by the Ghana...

Ghana records 8 new coronavirus deaths

Eight more people, who have contracted the novel coronavirus, have been confirmed dead, per new data released by the Ghana Health Service. This shoots the...

Govt to set up 2 coronavirus hospitals in Ashanti region

Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Bernard Oko Boye, has revealed that the government is taking steps to turn two hospitals in the Ashanti region...