Health

Ruth Eshun’s Murder: Nurses threaten to withdraw services in Ashanti region

Nurses in the Ashanti region have given the police a two-week ultimatum to find the killers of Ruth Eshun Arhin, a community health nurse who was...

Ashaiman Municipality reduces maternal mortality

The Ashaiman Municipal Health Directorate reduced maternal mortality in 2019, recording only three cases against six cases in 2018. ...

Nigeria announces bounty for scientist with Coronavirus cure

Federal Government of Nigeria has vowed to give N36million cash gift to any Nigerian scientist who can find a cure for the deadly disease. This...

Man who wrongly thought he had coronavirus kills himself

A man, who wrongly thought he had coronavirus, killed himself to protect his family, according to reports. The 50-year-old Balakrishnayya feared he would pass on...

Coronavirus: Evacuation out of the question for now

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has given reasons why government has not yet taken a decision on evacuating Ghanaians in China, especially those living...

Coronavirus surveillance training underway – Ghana Health Service

Director of Public Health at the Ghana Health Service, Dr Badu Sarkodie, has disclosed appropriate measures are currently in place to manage the Coronavirus...

Coronavirus update: All 15 suspected cases in Ghana negative – Minister

Health authorities in Ghana have explained that the country has as of Wednesday, February 12, 2020 encountered 15 suspected cases of coronavirus but they...

Coronavirus disease named Covid-19

The World Health Organization says the official name for the disease caused by the new coronavirus is Covid-19. "We now have a name for the...

Coronavirus disease named Covid-19

The World Health Organization says the official name for the disease caused by the new coronavirus is Covid-19. "We now have a name for...

How to talk to kids about coronavirus

Reports of the coronavirus, combined with its potential deadly nature, is reason enough for most adults to have some concern. But for kids taking...

First lady hints on plans to expand Rebecca Foundation for more benefits

The Rebecca Foundation has announced the expansion of its social intervention programmes to enhance girls’ education and gender equality. Executive Director of the foundation and First...

New ambulances save 23 lives in Central Region

Barely a month of distributing the much anticipated 307 ambulances by the government, more than 23 lives have been saved by the National Ambulance...

Coronavirus: Senior Chinese officials sacked as death toll hits 1,000

China has "removed" several senior officials over their handling of the coronavirus outbreak - as the death toll passed 1,000. The party secretary for the...

1,072 test HIV positive in Tema

One thousand and seventy two persons, made up of 636 females and 436 males in 2019, tested positive to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)...

Ghanaian students in China insist on immediate evacuation

Ghanaian students in Wuhan, China are insisting the Government of Ghana should, with immediate effect, evacuate them as the death toll on the Coronavirus...

Coronavirus: Calls for evacuation step in the right direction – Ablakwa

Member of Parliament for the North Tongu Constituency on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress says calls to evacuate Ghanaian students in China...

George Andah holds medical outreach for constituents

Member of Parliament (MP) for Awutu Senya West Constituency, George Andah, has initiated a medical outreach programme which has seen over 5000 people from fifteen communities ...

Govt, UG split ownership of UG Medical Centre

The impasse between the leadership of the University of Ghana and the government over the ownership and management of the University of Ghana Medical...

Wuhan doctor who warned about coronavirus dies from the illness

Li Wenliang, the Chinese whistleblower doctor who warned the public of a potential "SARS-like" disease in December 2019, has died, according to Wuhan Central Hospital. The...

Ridge Hospital dedicates 9 doctors, 26 nurses to coronavirus fight

The Greater Accra Regional Hospital – Ridge has put in place a comprehensive system to handle coronavirus cases should there be any...

Newborn is youngest victim of coronavirus

A newborn baby has become the youngest victim of coronavirus - after being diagnosed at just 30 hours old. The infant was born in the...

Just touching it can kill you – Police warn of lethal drug

Officials in Louisiana are warning people to stay away from 'gray death', a lethal drug that is 10,000 times more potent than morphine. The drug,...

Interior Minister reaffirms preparation to combat Coronavirus

The Government of Ghana has reassured citizens of its diligence in working to keep the Novelle Coronavirus out of the country. Minister for Interior,...

Coronavirus: Ghana’s first test results prove negative [audio]

Test results from the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research have proved negative for the two men being held at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital....

Coronavirus: Blood samples of two suspected cases sent to Noguchi Memorial Institute for investigations

Blood samples of two foreign nationals have been sent to the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research after having developed some symptoms suspected to be coronavirus...

I had no idea I was pregnant until I gave birth to my son

A SIZE 6 mum-of-three has revealed how she gave birth to her son -45 minutes after suffering a tummy ache - despite being on...

Korle-Bu records 2 suspected coronavirus cases

Two foreign nationals on Wednesday reported at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital having developed some symptoms suspected to be coronavirus. The patients, a Chinese and an...

AMA reveals unhygienic ways by which fishes are washed [video]

The sanitation task force of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has uncovered a number of unhygienic methods by which fishmongers engage in washing their...

Coronavirus: Govt allocates GH¢ 2.5m as start up funds

Health Minister Kwaku Agyemang-Manu says the government has allocated an amount of 2.5 million Ghana cedis as start up funds to mobilise support to...

Thai Doctors discover ‘cure’ for Coronavirus

Thai doctors have found a promising treatment for the new coronavirus. The doctors, from the Rajavithi Hospital in Bangkok, said Sunday that a drug cocktail of...

HIV vaccine hopes dashed by trial results

Hopes have been dashed an experimental vaccine could protect people against HIV, the virus that causes Aids. The National Institutes of Health has stopped its...

Coronavirus: How it spreads and how to protect yourself

The whole world is on a high alert following reports of the outbreak of Coronavirus disease in China. The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak as...

Coronavirus: What it does to the body

Fighting the new coronavirus has been a battle against the unknown for doctors. How does it attack the body? What are the full range of...

Botswana reports 5 suspected cases of Coronavirus

Botswana registered its first suspected case of the coronavirus on Thursday, according to the country's Ministry of Health and Wellness. The case was registered at...

Doctor dies after treating patients with Coronavirus

A doctor has died from coronavirus nine days after getting infected with the deadly virus in China. ALSO READ: Bishop Oyedepo breaks silence on US visa...

Coronavirus: WHO lists Ghana among top-risk African nations

The World Health Organisation has identified Nigeria and 12 others as high-risk African countries for the deadly coronavirus disease. The other countries are Algeria, Angola,...

Coronavirus: GMA demands hotline to tackle emergencies

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) is asking for the establishment of hotlines for the public to report any case of the deadly...

China’s richest man Jack Ma donates £11m to help tackle coronavirus

China's richest man has donated 100 million yuan (£11 million, $14.4 million) to help scientists develop the vaccine for a new strain...

Coronavirus: Health Minister to brief Parliament Tuesday

Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu, is expected to appear before Parliament next week Tuesday, to brief members on what is being done to protect...

Tema health officials on high alert over Coronavirus

Health officials in Tema are on high alert over fears that the deadly Coronavirus reported in China and other parts of the world could...