Health

Ghana records 3 new deaths as total Covid-19 cases hit 11, 422

Three more people have died from the deadly novel coronavirus disease as Ghana records 304 cases, pushing the country’s tally to 11,422. The latest to...

Self-medication for headache: A cause for alarm

Among many medical deficiencies, headache and people self-medication for relief tops the chart. To this effect, Doctor Adu Boateng from End Point Homeopathic has advised...

Govt distributes PPEs, other materials to tertiary institutions ahead of reopening [video]

Government has started the distribution of personal protect equipment and materials to various tertiary institutions across the country. This comes ahead of...

Suffering from night anxiety? We tell you ways to control it

Anxiety keeping you up every night? The uncertainty of life due to the coronavirus scare has left all of us shaken. The growing numbers of...

Doctor reveals how to help ease anxiety levels by changing how you eat

Almost half of Brits have reported suffering from high levels of anxiety, compared to just 21 per cent last year. And while some stress...

Why you should start wearing face mask while having s3x

Why you should start wearing face mask while having sex As we enter a brave new world of social distancing and start practising new ways...

Ghana’s Health Minister tests positive for Coronavirus

The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, is recovering in hospital after testing positive for COVID-19. Information available indicates that the Minister has been receiving treatment at...

Zoomlion takes ‘war’ to soldiers base

All the military installations in the Ashanti Region are being disinfected and fumigated to get rid of possible viruses in order to protect personnel...

Entrepreneur calls on Africans to seek inner beauty

A Ghanaian beauty, wellness and lifestyle brand, Pure Persona by Nana has been launched recently. The package consists of cleansing shampoo, caring conditioner and nourisher...

How to manage dehydration and excessive headaches

The weather's getting warmer, which means you're probably spending more time outside. And you may notice the extra time in the sun comes with...

Sekondi-Takoradi Mayor dies – weeks after his driver tested positive for Covid-19

The Mayor of Sekondi-Takoradi, Anthony Kobina Kurentsi Sam, has died, a few weeks after his personal driver tested positive for Covid-19. According to the presiding...

Ghana records 262 new cases bringing Covid-19 tally to 11,118

Ghana has recorded 262 new Covid-19 infections bringing the tally to 11,118. According to the Ghana Health Service (GHS), 58 more persons have recovered as...

Covid-19: Assin South records 4 positive cases

First four positive cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in the Assin South District. Before these four positive cases, samples were sent for testing but...

Success of partial reopening of schools to determine next line of action – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has said the success or failure of the partial reopening of schools for final year students will inform the government’s next line...

COVID-19: Trustees of national fund call for support as Ghana’s cases soar

The Board of Trustees for the COVID-19 National Trust Fund is calling for more support as Ghana’s cases surge. According to the Board, though many...

This is the time my little daughter needs her mother – Story of a mother with Covid-19

Life in a Covid-19 isolation and treatment centre is an experience no one would love to go through. But this somewhat unpleasant choice...

Disinfection exercise will spur members to come to church – Methodist Bishop

The disinfection of Methodist churches in Tamale, in the Northern Region, by Zoomlion Ghana Limited will help allay fears church members about the coronavirus...

Help for breast cancer patient came too late

The 43-year-old Agnes Dogboe battled with breast cancer which left one of her breasts rotten for close to two years. She was abandoned by her...

COVID-19: Infected persons in Parliament, including journalists defying orders to stay away [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · COVID-19: Infected persons in parliament defying orders It has emerged that some people who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in...

24 health workers in Mfantseman municipality infected with Covid-19

Twenty-four health workers in the Mfantseman Municipality have been infected with Covid-19. The situation, according to the Municipal Health Directorate, has hugely affected the staff...

Ashanti Region: Coronavirus contact tracers on strike

The Covid-19 caseload in Ghana’s Ashanti region could triple as contact tracers have declared a strike. The volunteers, who have formed the Coalition of Contact...

Pastor narrates how doctors rejected breast cancer patient over fear of dying in their hands [Watch]

Pastor Obiri Yeboah, the man of God who was the one taking care of late Agnes Dogboe, a breast cancer patient, has made shocking...

NCCE receives 50 vehicles from President to promote education campaign on Covid-19

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has received 50 vehicles from the President, Nana Akufo-Addo through the Office of the Chief of Staff,...

Sister of late breast cancer patient speaks on family deserting her [Video]

Selina Kpebi, the blood sister of late Agnes Dogbe, who recently died of cancer, has denied assertions by the media that her...

Ghana’s COVID-19 case count nears 11, 000 with 3,921 recoveries

Ghana’s COVID-19 case count has risen to 10,856 after 498 new cases were confirmed. This is according to the Ghana Health Service’s latest update on...

Has Covid-19 contaminated your relationship?

Over many centuries, we as humans have developed a longing for social interaction and a desire to share life with a partner — but not...

Landlord of breast cancer patient speaks after her death [video]

The landlord of the 43-year-old mother with breast cancer has denied allegations that he tried to evict her when her condition got...

Coronavirus lockdown: Youth is twice as likely to suffer from loneliness than older adults

Youth more likely to suffer from loneliness than elderlies The lockdown restrictions are slowly being lifted worldwide and people are starting to warm up to the...

Check out Africa’s coronavirus ‘hotspots’

Africa will have a “steady increase” in COVID-19 cases until a vaccine is developed and strong public health measures are needed in current “hotspots”...

Breast cancer patient dies days after crying out for help

After just seven days, the woman JoyNews raised ¢60,000 to cater for her breast cancer treatment, has died. Agnes Dogbe, 43 was battling the disease...

COVID-19: 45 health workers isolate at Winneba

It has emerged that about 45 health workers of the Winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital have been asked to self-isolate pending the outcome of...

NIA begins distribution of Ghana cards in Kumasi

The National Identification Authority (NIA), on Thursday began the distribution of the Ghana cards to applicants who could not obtain their cards during the...

Coronavirus should not scare you from hospitals – Dr Sereboe

The Director of the National Cardiothoracic Centre has said Covid-19 should not scare people from accessing health facilities when they are sick. Dr Lawrence Sereboe...

Covid-19 era: Nasty health centre causes anger at Tapa Abotuase [Video+Photos]

The Tapa Abotuase Reproductive and Child Health Centre in the Oti region, expected to be a place of healing and comfort, is now a...

Other Covid-19 symptoms that must not be ignored – including diarrhoea

As we all know, the classic symptoms of Covid-19 are a new continuous cough, fever and shortness of breath. These symptoms would qualify you for...

Things people don’t want to touch ever again due to coronavirus

Metro handles to elevator handrails, poll highlights things people don't want to touch In the times of chaos and unpredictability, if there is anything which...

Shampoo mistake we’ve all been making

Washing your hair may seem like the most trivial task and a complete no-brainer, but it turns out that most of us have actually...

This is how much Ghanaian-UK returnees will pay for quarantine daily

It has emerged that stranded Ghanaians in the United Kingdom to be evacuated amid the border closure will pay between GH¢500 to GH¢600 daily...

Covid-19 ‘ends’ Queen Elizabeth’s reign as monarch of England

The Queen's reign is 'effectively over' due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with the virus 'practically putting Charles on the throne', a royal biographer has...

Here’s why eating and applying tomatoes is great for your skin

Here’s why eating and applying tomatoes is great for your skin Often, we ignore the simple and available remedies around us and resort to complicated...