Health

I don’t care… I’m proud of being black – WHO boss [watch]

The director-general of the World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned world leaders to not politicize the response to COVID-19, saying doing so will...

Heartbreaking final moments of coronavirus patients who die alone in hospital

There is no corner of Britain untouched by coronavirus - the country is in lockdown and many know someone who has suffered from the...

These four countries ‘particularly vulnerable’ to coronavirus – Report

South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria and Sudan are particularly vulnerable to the spread of COVID-19, says a new survey of...

Coronavirus: Health effects of a COVID-19 recession ‘could be worse than the pandemic’

The full effect of the coronavirus pandemic on people's long-term and mental health will not be felt for two years, experts have predicted. While the...

Do not panic over increasing Covid-19 cases – GHS

The citizenry have been advised not to panic over the increasing cases of COVID-19 being recorded in the country. Mr Joel Abekuliya, Health Promotion Officer...

CSM kills 37; over 200 people infected!

Thirty-Seven out of 214 persons under treatment for Cerebrospinal Meningitis in the Upper West region have died. The Upper West Regional Director of Health, Dr Osei...

Covid-19: Obour’s household, contacts test negative as pressure mounts on Ridge Hospital

Former Musicians Association of Ghana (MUSIGA) president, Bice Osei Kuffour, popularly known as Obour, has been vindicated as results of coronavirus tests conducted on...

Covid-19: Lele Group donates to Trust Fund

Lele Group of Companies, importers of Lele products and other range of products have donated money and various items to the Ghana Covid-19 Trust...

Covid-19: Act promptly to save Ghana and the world – Sheik Amin Bonsu

A leading player in the field of herbal and alternative medicine practice in Ghana, Sheik Amin Bonsu, has called on regulatory authorities to act...

Coronavirus: 43 contacts in Tema test negative

Some 43 contacts traced in the Tema Metropolis in the contact tracing exercise by the government have tested negative to the virus, Tema...

Meet the Ghanaian Professor leading ventilator invention to combat coronavirus

A Ghanaian Professor, Fred Maclory, is currently leading a team of students, health professionals and other professors to invent ventilators to aid in Ghana's...

Frontline Health Workers Incentives: Former NHIA boss challenges Prez’s decision

Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Sylvester Mensah has challenged President Akufo-Addo's decision to remunerate only government nurses. His comment...

Coronavirus: Ghana records 6th death

One more person has been confirmed dead in Ghana after contracting Coronavirus, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) reports. Details of the deceased, however, are unknown...

Covid-19: Ghana’s case count now 313 as nation records 26 new cases

Ghana’s total case count for COVID-19 has increased to 313. This follows the confirmation of 26 new positive cases. The confirmation comes as more...

Nurse haunted by dying coronavirus patients’ ringtones

A nurse on the front line of the coronavirus fight is haunted by the sound of critically ill patients' ringing phones as distraught families...

Nurse, 21, on coronavirus frontline writes a Will [photo]

A 21-year-old nurse has told how she wrote her will because she fears she could die from coronavirus. ALSO READ: Why Ronaldinho was released from Paraguayan...

Covid-19: Why Ghana has recorded low death rate – Dr Nsiah Asare

Special Advisor to President Akufo-Addo on health, Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare, has credited Ghana's low death rate in relation to the coronavirus to the good...

Coronavirus: Mum narrates her 12-week-old daughter’s fight for life [Photos]

A 27-year-old mother has narrated the ordeal her 12-week-old baby girl had to pass through while fighting Coronavirus. Baby, Winter-Rose Watson, was rushed to hospital...

Doctor shares why you need to focus on your Vitamin D levels more right now

It has been almost two months since India detected its first Coronavirus case. We have seen a sudden spike and if medical experts are to...

Coronavirus: Unemployed Allied Health Professionals make shocking demands

Members of the Coalition of Graduate Unemployed Allied Health Professionals are threatening to quit contact tracing duties if government does not employ them. The group,...

Covid-19: 3 chair exercises you should do every day

Two weeks into the lockdown, many of us are still getting used to our "new home routine". Even though staying at home is the...

WHO warns of ‘new front’ in coronavirus battle

Coronavirus has spread exponentially in recent weeks across the continent and the World Health Organization (WHO) is warning of a "new front" in the...

Coronavirus: Kingdom Exim Ghana Ltd donates to Techiman North district

Techiman North District in the Bono East Region is the latest to benefit from Kingdom Exim Ghana Limited’s series of donations towards the fight...

Coronavirus: 43 contacts in Tema test negative

Forty-three contacts traced in the Tema Metropolis in the contact tracing exercise by government, have tested negative to the virus, Tema Metropolitan Health Directorate...

Fake hand sanitiser producers in trouble

The Food and Drugs Authority says it has approved 250 brands of hand sanitizers for sale and use by the public. Though 25 are produced in the Ashanti...

Majority leader draws nation’s attention to deadly meningitis as disease kills 33 people

Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah Bonsu, is calling for critical attention to cerebrospinal meningitis, as the country battles the coronavirus pandemic. The Suame MP...

Covid-19: Normalcy returns to Tema Polyclinic after nurse tests positive

Following assurance from the Tema West Municipal Health Director, Dr Mercy Obrempong, Tema Polyclinic has begun full services after Covid-19 disinfection. Part of the facility...

Coronavirus patient gives birth in isolation ward

A woman undergoing treatment for coronavirus (COVID-19) in an isolation ward in Cameroon’s capital, Yaoundé, gave birth to a baby girl over the...

Covid-19: Trump tears WHO apart for failing the world; threatens “powerful hold” action

US President Donald Trump has threatened to hold back funding to the World Health Organization, potentially leaving the agency without support from its largest...

Northern Region to get coronavirus testing lab

The Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR) is working with the Ghana Health Service to set up a laboratory in the Northern Region...

Veterinary doctor warns people that pets can pass coronavirus between humans

A veterinary doctor has warned people that pets like cats and dogs could help pass Coronavirus between humans even though the chances of that...

Coronavirus: GMA applauds Akufo-Addo for ‘bold decisions’ taken

The President of the Ghana Medical Association, Dr. Frank Ankobea, has applauded the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for the...

Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia expecting up to 200,000 cases in weeks

Saudi Arabia is expecting up to 200,000 coronavirus cases within weeks, the country's health minister said today.  ALSO READ: Coronavirus: BA pilot now delivery driver after job...

Coronavirus: Mahama ‘fights’ for health workers

Former President John Mahama has urged the government to expand its bracket of those labeled ‘frontline health workers’. ALSO READ: Why Ghana’s coronavirus cases have risen...

Sex during the Coronavirus Pandemic: What’s safe, and what experts don’t want you to do

We’re all social distancing right now. And that begs the question: how do you have sex in the era of COVID-19 self-isolation? Is it...

Keda, Sunda International, donate cash and items to the Covid-19 Fund

Keda ceramics Ghana and Sunda International, dealers in fast moving consumer goods have donated five hundred thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc 500,000.00) in cash and one hundred...

The countries preparing to ease coronavirus lockdown restrictions

The end of lockdown appears to be in sight for many as countries across Europe begin to lift their coronavirus restrictions. Spain, Italy and Denmark are all...

Nurse shows how easily germs can spread – even if you’re wearing gloves

A nurse has used paint to show how fast germs can be spread during the coronavirus crisis - even if you're wearing gloves for protection. Nurse Molly...

Check out 37 military hospital quarantine centre housing over 200 suspected covid-19 patients

Medical officials at the 37 Military Hospital say they are in urgent need for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), saying the available ones are inadequate....

Coronavirus: China reports no Covid-19 deaths for first time

China reported no coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, the first time since it started publishing daily figures in January. ALSO READ: Coronavirus: Hungry residents loot local...