Health

Coronavirus: President Akufo-Addo to address the nation tonight

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will address the nation in a short while to give an update on the measures taken by his...

Pentecost, Qodesh, GIS, Entrance Pharmaceutical disinfected

In the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic, Zoomlion Ghana Limited has disinfected the headquarters of the Church of Pentecost at La, Accra and...

Coronavirus: 251 new cases; Four more die as Ghana’s case count hits 4,263

Ghana has recorded 251 more cases of Covid-19 sending the total case count to 4,263, the Ghana Health Service says. On its Covid-19 webpage, the...

Coronavirus: Staff infection rate at UER Hospital likely to affect service delivery

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) in the Upper East Region says the high infection rate among health professionals at the Regional hospital has the...

Ban on social gathering – Check out GMA’s advice to Akufo-Addo

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) is warning against plans to lift ban on social gatherings. This is an apparent response to calls by some by...

Coronavirus: Ghana records 22 deaths as cases hit 4,263

Ghana’s coronavirus case count has increased to 4,263 with 22 deaths and 378 recoveries, the Ghana Health Service has reported. This latest update indicates that...

COVID-19 peaked in Ghana? Stop ‘disrespecting’ us; we ain’t shallow-minded – Kwesi Pratt fumes

Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, says health experts and leaders in the country should spare the ears of Ghanaians about the disease...

More than 50% employees watch porn on their device while working from home

The Coronavirus or Covid-19 lockdown has forced people to face some ugly truths of life, which they were till now unaware of. Work from home has...

Check out where 500 of Ghana’s new Covid-19 cases were recorded

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says over 500 of the 921 new Covid-19 cases recorded on May 8, 2020, are from an industrial facility...

Covid-19: Christian leaders submit guidelines ahead of possible reopening of churches

Christian leaders have drawn up modalities to guide congregants against the possible spread of Covid-19 in the various houses of worship across the country...

Accra: Inmates in police cells test positive for COVID-19

Some inmates in police cells in the Greater Accra region have tested positive for coronavirus, the Regional Police Commander has revealed. DCOP Fred Adu-Anim told...

Covid-19: Ghana’s Saudi Mission begins registration for evacuation

The Embassy of Ghana in Riyadh and the General Consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, says it has commenced compilation of a list of Ghanaians...

Meet the men who claim to have the biggest penises in world – and how they cope

Does size matter? - well for these men, yes, it certainly does. They claim to have the biggest penises in the world - with one...

Smoking marijuana actually kills coronavirus? – Kwesi Pratt stunned by new Study

Kwesi Pratt, Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, is utterly shocked by a new study that indicates nicotine could prevent infection and serious illness from coronavirus. A recent...

Coronavirus: Ghana’s Mission in New York to compile evacuation list

The Permanent Mission of Ghana to the United Nations and the Consulate General in New York has announced plans to compile a list of...

​Asymptomatic coronavirus: All about what it is and if it can be identified

Even with strict lockdowns and social distancing measures, countries across the world are struggling to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. This highly...

Why skipping meals for weight loss may be doing more harm than good

Are you skipping meals to reach your weight loss goal? Well, it might be doing bad than good to your body. Here are a...

Coronavirus: Recovered patient harassed at Bolga [audio]

A pregnant woman, who has fully recovered from Covid-19, is reportedly being stigmatised by people in her community. The 34-year-old Matilda Agamu said she had...

Coronavirus found in men’s semen

The new coronavirus can persist in men's semen even after they have begun to recover, a finding that raises the possibility the virus could...

Prof Gyampo’s letter to Akufo-Addo on lifting ban on public gatherings

Suspended political science lecturer of the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has appealed to President Nana Akufo-Addo not to fully unlock the country...

This is how often you need to replace your kitchen sponge

From cleaning that grease on your utensils, scrubbing tiles to cleaning the oven door and spills on the microwave, we use a kitchen sponge...

Covid-19: SSNIT Hospital quarantines about 60 health workers after recording two cases

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust, (SSNIT) Hospital at Osu has ordered about 60 workers including doctors, nurses, and other staff to go...

This powerful garlic tea will help in losing weight

Weight loss: This powerful garlic (lehsun) tea will help in losing weight People around the world are cooped up indoors to keep themselves safe and...

Covid-19: Ghanaians are not washing hands for more than 20 seconds – Study reveals

A study across the country has revealed lots of Ghanaians are not washing their hands frequently for more than 20 seconds as recommended by...

Expired goods confiscated at Achiase

The Achiase District Assembly has undertaken an inspection exercise to confiscate expired manufactured products at the main markets to discourage the sale of unwholesome...

5 kitchen ingredients that you can use for pink lips

Apply Cucumber Juice Lighten your dark lips by rubbing a slice of cucumber firmly on lips for the juice to soak on. If you repeat it...

Covid-19: Major markets in Obuasi to be closed down

The Obuasi and Obuasi East Municipal Assemblies will, from Friday, May 8, close down major markets indefinitely as the area gradually becomes the new...

Coronavirus could be found in semen and spread by sex, new research shows

A new study suggests that men who have recovered from Coronavirus should be advised to abstain from sex in order to avoid passing the...

Coronavirus: More young people contracting disease in Ashanti region

More young people than adults are getting infected with Covid-19 in the Ashanti region. Statistics from the regional health directorate show 50 percent of 163 confirmed...

Peak of coronavirus infections: GHS releases graphs to make a point

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has released two graphs to prove that the country has reached its peak of the Covid-19 infection curve. Some public...

Black people in the UK four times more likely to die from Covid-19 than white people

Black people in the United Kingdom (UK) are four times more likely to die from Covid-19 than white people and a number of other...

Ghana to take delivery of Madagascar’s anti-Covid-19 drug [Audio]

Madagascar has donated some of her much-touted herbal potion that has become famous for its ability to cure coronavirus or Covid-19 patients to Ghana. Director...

Covid-19: Pastor Chris’ revelation about face mask will shock you [video]

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, the Senior Pastor of Christ Embassy, has expressed his displeasure about the different measures put in place by the Federal Government...

Couple infected with deadly virus at TNMA

The Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal Assembly (TNMA) in the Western region has recorded two cases of COVID-19. Mr Gilbert Kennedy Asmah, Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), who made...

CSM death toll now 44 in Upper West

Upper West Regional Minister, Dr Hafiz Bin Salih in a statement issued in Wa says the Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) ravages the region has so...

Health Ministry investigation reveals hoarding, illegal sale of PPEs

An investigation conducted by the Health Ministry has revealed that some people have been hoarding government procured Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) in certain parts...

New recoveries as Ghana’s coronavirus case count jumps to 3,091, check out details

Ghana’s total coronavirus case count has jumped from 2,719 to 3,091. This means 372 more cases have been recorded. According to the Ghana Health Service...

Ghana to find vaccine for Covid-19 – Prof Alex Duodu

The Director-General of the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), Professor Alexander Duodu, is optimistic Ghana can help find a vaccine for the deadly novel coronavirus...

GTP donates yards of bleached cloth to Covid-19 trust fund for nose masks

Textiles Ghana Ltd, Printers of GTP local fabrics has donated 6000 yards of bleached clothes to the Covid-19 National Trust Fund. The purpose of the...

5 simple home remedies for treating dandruff

Itchy scalp and flakiness are the hallmark signs of dandruff. Some causes of dandruff include dry skin, seborrheic dermatitis, sensitivity to hair products and the...