Health

Listen: Testimonies as ‘miracle water’ cures blind at Mankesim

Some visually impaired persons are claiming to have been healed after staring into ‘miracle water’ for days. ALSO READ: Visually impaired people troop to Mankesim as...

Over 400 children diagnosed with cardiovascular diseases unable to afford treatment

Over 400 children diagnosed with various heart conditions at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, are virtually on a death row because relatives cannot afford...

Visually impaired people troop to Mankesim as man claims cure for blindness [watch]

Dozens of visually impaired persons have rushed to Mankesim in the Central region to seek treatment for their visual disorders. Their decision follows claims by...

Ghana Association of Anesthetists to withdraw services

The Ghana Association of Certified Registered Anesthetists has announced plans to withdraw services for all forms of surgery till further notice. According to the Association,...

Dentist reveals exactly what your mouth will look like if you don’t give up bad habit

For many Brits, the New Year signals the start of a health kick and lifestyle changes to improve our well-being. But one top dentist is...

Y’asem Nie: Doctor narrates how a pregnant woman died due to lack of beds [listen]

A medical practitioner (name withheld) has narrated how a seven-month-old pregnant woman died as result of lackadaisical attitude portrayed by some health professionals in...

Our students have not discovered vaccine for coronavirus – KNUST

Management of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has debunked claims that the institution has discovered a vaccination for the novel Coronavirus...

Ghana needs land cruiser-type ambulances, not these – ACHP [listen]

Executive Director of health policy think tank, the Africa Center for Health Policy, Research and Analysis, Dr Thomas Anaba, has described the new ambulances...

Listen: It’s impossible to mix marijuana with faeces – Rastafarian debunks NACOB’s claim

A Rastafarian has debunked claims by the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) that some youth smoke marijuana mixed with dried faeces. ALSO READ: Kobe Bryant’s fans petition...

READ: How to reduce your risk of coronavirus infection

The deadly coronavirus has left the world in a state of confusion. Since the virus is like nothing that has happened before, health scientists in...

Ministry of Finance gives clearance for ambulance service recruitment

President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced the Finance Ministry has given clearance for the recruitment of 1,477 Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs). According to President Akufo-Addo, the...

307 ambulances: EMT dazzle patrons with emergency response demonstration

Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) on Tuesday, as part of the commissioning and distribution of 307 ambulances, put up impressive mock emergency response performances. The EMT,...

Ghana’s response to coronavirus very poor – Coalition of NGOs in Health

Chairman of the Coalition of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Health, Dr Gabriel Bernaku, has described as very poor the response by the Ghana Health...

Measures put in place will keep Ghana safe from coronavirus – GHS

Head of Disease Surveillance at the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Franklin Asiedu Bekoe, has described measures put in place to avert the spread...

Ethiopia quarantines four over coronavirus fears

Four people with suspected coronavirus have been put into isolation in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, the BBC's Bizuwork Olana reports. Since last Wednesday, all passengers...

Coronavirus: Ghanaian students in China bemoan living conditions

Ghanaian students in China, following the outbreak of Coronavirus in the country, are lamenting about how the epidemic is affecting living conditions. Ghanaian students in...

307 ambulances Commissioned [Photos]

The 307 ambulances, procured by the Akufo-Addo-led government, have been commissioned at the Black Star Square in Accra. This is in fulfillment of the Akufo-Addo-led...

Coronavirus: Ridge, Tema General Hospitals named management centres

The Ministry of Health has announced the Ridge Hospital and the Tema General Hospital as centres to manage possible cases of coronavirus in Ghana. The move, according...

Coronavirus: Ivory Coast tests woman for China virus

Health officials are dealing with a suspected case of coronavirus in Ivory Coast, the country's health ministry has announced. An unnamed student, who returned to...

We’ve not created a vaccine for coronavirus – KNUST responds to fake news

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has described as false media reports that, its Pharmacy Department, has created a vaccine for...

Ghana, China to hold emergency meeting over Coronavirus

Ghanaian Ambassador to China, Edward A. Boateng, says an emergency meeting will be held with the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss how...

MP to build 100-bed hospital in constituency [Audio]

Member of Parliament (MP) for Tema East constituency, Nii Kwatei Titus-Glover, has announced plans to build a 100-bed facility hospital at Tema New Town...

EC Advisory Committee meets IPAC over register brouhaha

The Eminent Advisory Committee of the Electoral Commission (EC) will meet members of the Commission and representatives of political parties over the contentious...

Medical Society challenges Stacy Amoateng’s cervical cancer claims

The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Ghana has challenged the authenticity of media personality Stacy Amoateng’s claims she contracted cervical cancer from a...

Coronavirus: Postpone planned trips to China – Gov’t advises

Ghana’s mission in China has advised Ghanaians planning to travel to the Asian country to consider postponing their trips as the death toll from...

MEMHREP calls on govt to pay attention to the mentally ill

A non-governmental organisation, MEMHREP, has appealed to government to help build more rehabilitation for mental health patients. Chief Executive Officer of the organisation, Mr...

Girls must abstain from early sex to avoid cervical cancer

Ms Rose Eduful, the Principal Nursing Officer of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) Reproductive Health Centre, has urged teenage girls to abstain...

Y’asem Nie: Terrifying story of a cervical cancer survivor [watch]

A mother of six and a cervical cancer survivor has shared her horrifying experience of how she almost lost her life. According to Margaret Asiedu...

We’re on alert for Coronavirus – Health Ministry

The Health Ministry says it has began implementing measures to prevent the outbreak and spread of a new virus that first broke out in...

Ambulance service completes personnel training ahead of distribution

Personnel of the Ghana Ambulance Service have completed a week-long training and dress rehearsal ahead of the commissioning and distribution of recently acquired state...

672 roaming mentally challenged to get treatment

Six hundred and seventy-two mentally challenged people who have been roaming the streets in the Bono, Bono East and Ahafo regions...

Doctors warn women against putting Tobacco in their v*ginas

Medical doctors have come out to warn women against putting tobacco in their vaginas, a very popular trend in West Africa due to misleading...

7 smoothies varieties to help you lose weight

In recent times, several individuals are beginning to embrace the positive impact of weight loss. As a Herculean task as it may appear, some of...

I caught HIV on a one-night stand and now I want to warn you

A Kenyan woman who was infected with HIV is speaking out about the risks of getting infected after she became HIV-positive following a one-night...

Pregnant women receive treatment on plastic chairs at Ejura hospital

Health workers at the Ejura Municipal Government Hospital in the Ashanti region have been forced to admit and treat pregnant women on plastic...

Women who have more sex reduce risk of early menopause – Scientist

Women who have sex at least once a month have a lower risk of entering menopause early than women with less active...

Women who have more sex reduce risk of early menopause – Scientist

Women who have sex at least once a month have a lower risk of entering menopause early than women with less active sex lives,...

There are at least 4 different ways of aging, scientists say

Anyone who has attended a class reunion has seen firsthand that people age in different ways. Some former classmates appear to have aged a...

15 common sleep beliefs that are false

Over the years, there are many myths about sleep passed down from one generation to another. Some of the information about sleep are largely...

This is why you wake up at the same time every night

It’s three a.m., but you don’t need to check your phone to know that. You know it’s that time because you always wake up at three a.m....