Health

Africa has world’s highest suicide rates – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Africa has the highest rate of people dying by suicide in the world. In a statement, the agency said...

Crime Check launches Meena Breast Cancer Awareness Project [Photos]

Crime prevention and advocacy organisation, Crime Check Foundation (CCF) has launched the Meena Breast Cancer Awareness Project. The project under CCF's Health Check Series is...

WHO alert over India-made cough syrups after deaths in The Gambia

A global alert has been issued over four cough syrups after the World Health Organization (WHO) warned they could be linked to the deaths...

FDA reacts to WHO’s caution against 4 paediatric medicines found in The Gambia

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has confirmed the World Health Organization's (WHO) identification of four substandard medicinal products in The Gambia. The four products...

Here’s why you shouldn’t drink water immediately after eating

Drinking water immediately after a meal can be detrimental to health. And a lot of things have been said about the time and the amount...

Suck a breast within October – Health expert advises men

Health expert and CEO of Chartma Herbal Health Centre has urged men to suck a breast within October as part of breast cancer awareness...

Golden Star, GIZ launch Menstrual Hygiene Management campaign

At the launch of a menstrual hygiene management campaign, three under-aged girls shared their stories. Sarah Baidoo is 15-years-old and attends Akyempim basic school...

Ministry of Health inducts medical herbalists from KNUST

The Ministry of Health has inducted newly qualified Medical Herbalists from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) to take on the...

Cost of mental healthcare up – Mental Health Authority helpless

The cost of mental healthcare in the country has gone up with fears among stakeholders that the situation can undermine accessibility and worsen the...

100 Ukraine students placed in medical schools in Ghana

The Ministerial Committee tasked by government to work towards the integration of Ukraine students returnees has successfully enrolled 100 students into Medical Schools in...

Ayawaso Central Health Directorate begins 2nd round of polio vaccination

The Ayawaso Central Municipal Health Directorate has announced the start of the second round of the polio vaccination campaign for children under five years. It...

Don’t replace condoms with emergency pills

The Programme Manager of the National STIs and HIV/AIDs Control Programme (NACP), Dr. Stephen Ayisi-Addo has advised the youth to desist from replacing the...

Campaign to empower men to examine women for breast cancer launched

A project that is seeking to consciously empower men to fight against the rising cases of breast cancer in Ghana has been launched. The newly...

9 items you don’t want to share with even your shadow

Maybe there are a few times when it's okay to not love your neighbour enough to share with them. There's love in sharing. But there...

KCCR records zero cases of COVID-19 samples in two months

The Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR) has recorded zero positive cases of Covid-19 in the past two months. Virologist, Dr Michael...

Pfizer CEO tests positive for COVID-19 again

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pfizer Inc (PFE.N), Albert Bourla, said on Saturday he tested positive for COVID-19."I’m feeling well and symptom free," Bourla...

Medical and Dental Council sends SOS message to students studying in Ukraine

The Medical and Dental Council of Ghana is urging students who are currently studying Medicine and Dentistry in Ukraine to take advantage of government’s...

Use of contraceptives low in Ghana – UNFPA

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Ghana has said though the country has made progress in the use of contraceptives since 1988, the rate...

Over 23,000 people test positive for HIV in six months

A total of 23,495 people tested positive for HIV in the first half of this year, according to statistics from the National STIs and...

Men who eat meat should be banned from having sex – Study

All men who eat meat should be banned from having sex, according to an animal rights group which claims that scoffing sausages is a...

Juaboso govt hospital to undertake mass burial

The Juaboso government hospital administration is set to organise a mass burial for 51 unclaimed bodies at the mortuary to create space for other...

Unemployed nurses embark on massive demo [Video]

https://youtu.be/aZWtuVECVc8 The Northern Chapter of the 2019 batch of the Nursing Assistant Clinical and Preventive Services has hit the streets of Tamale to demonstrate against...

Finance Ministry gives clearance for payment of rotation nurses’ allowances

The Ministry of Finance has given the green light for the payment of allowances to nurses on one-year mandatory rotations at various health facilities...

Uganda confirms fresh outbreak of Ebola virus

A 24-year-old man infected with Ebola has died in central Uganda in a fresh outbreak confirmed by health officials. The health minister has told journalists...

Monkey pox: Ghana records 84 cases, 4 deaths

Ghana has confirmed 84 cases of Monkeypox diseases as of September 6, 2022, with Greater Accra Region recording the highest number for both suspected...

Health workers chase govt for insurance package for Covid-19 frontline workers

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association is calling on the government to urgently present the insurance packages promised frontline workers. During the peak of...

Tima Kumkum Foundation holds free health screening exercise for Lapaz market women [Photos]

Adom TV's award winning presenter, Cynthia Tima Yeboah, through the Tima Kumkum Foundation, has organised a free health screening exercise for women at the...

Eastern region gets 7 hospitals under Agenda 111 – Minister

Eastern Regional Minister, Seth Kwame Acheampong, has disclosed that seven hospitals are currently under construction in various districts in the region under the Agenda...

Having sex 3 to 4 times a week could reduce risk of prostate cancer – Expert advises

A Urologist with the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kwaku Addai Arhin Appiah, has said that men can reduce the risk of prostate cancer with...

Marburg virus outbreak in Ghana over – GHS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says the country is free from the Marburg virus disease. This follows the successful discharge from hospital, of the only...

Bono region tops the list of breast cancer referral cases at KATH

At least 10 breast cancer cases from the Bono Region are received every week at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi in...

For women: Here’s what happens to your vagina if you wear wet underwear

Maintaining underwear hygiene is a must when you talk about intimate health. We wear underwear for comfort and to keep our vagina clean and dry. While...

Ghana Health Alert: Rabies deaths on the rise

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced an increase in the number of rabies cases and deaths in the Ashanti region. In a...

Excessive sex can affect the eyes – Ophthamologist

Medical Director and Ophthalmologist at the Dziram Eye Clinic, Dr Charles Mensah Cofie, has revealed that excessive sex can affect the eyes. When asked whether...

Cases of medical negligence in Ghana on the rise

A patient-centered non-governmental group is leading a campaign to bring justice to victims of medical negligence in Ghana. According to the Advocacy for Medical Malpractice...

End of COVID-19 pandemic in sight – WHO chief

The world has never been in a better position to end the Covid-19 pandemic, the head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on...

NCD Care –  A Mobile App eases access to hypertension and diabetes care in Ghana

Patients living with Hypertension and Diabetes in Ghana are now experiencing a unique and more personalized form of care with the introduction of a...

Healthy resilient society: GIZ, Golden Exotics organise health screening exercise at Shai Osudoku [Photos]

“This is a very brilliant exercise that would save lives if we could do periodically because I know there are people who stay at...

Pay attention to size of baby’s head, report any abnormality – Parents told

Parents have been advised to pay close attention to the size of the heads of their babies and report any abnormality to healthcare givers...

Kidney cases at KATH quadruple due to galamsey

Hospital admissions with kidney diseases have tripled in the last 10 years at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH). Outpatient cases with kidney-related diseases have...