Health

Covid-19: Airlines to pay $3,500 on each unvaccinated passenger

As part of efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Ghana’s health authorities and the Aviation Authority, have issued strict guidelines to airlines flying...

COVID-19: 364,832 vaccines administered in Eastern Region

Eastern Region has as of December 6 administered 364,832 doses of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines.Out of the figure, a total of 314,346 have received...

6 healthy benefits of chewing gum you probably didn’t know

We have all chewed gum at least once in a lifetime.Maybe it was during that time in school when you were mining for an...

Covid-19: No active case recorded in Central Region

The Central Region has become one of the first regions in the country to record zero cases of Covid-19 since the outbreak of the...

The four symptoms men should never ignore

Many blokes struggle to open up about their health, especially when it comes to sensitive areas. But one doctor has revealed the four symptoms that...

For goodness sake, let the vagina breathe!

Vagina talk never makes it to the front pages of newspapers unless it’s a tabloid, or a sex-related magazine. Definitely for all the ‘right’...

GHS reviews Covid-19 protocols for international travellers

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has made some modifications to its protocols regarding foreign travel through the Kotoka International Airport. The Service deems it necessary...

Nigeria to destroy expired Covid-19 vaccines

The Nigerian government has responded to a Reuters news report that a million coronavirus vaccines in the country expired last month, by saying they “had been...

COVID-19: Ghana records 27 new cases

Ghana has recorded 27 new cases of COVID-19, the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has said. The country’s active cases are now 692. This, according to...

US govt donates 1 million vaccines to Ghana

The United States of America Ambassador to Ghana, Stephanie Sullivan, has handed over one million Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine doses to Ghana today.  From...

Covid-19: Vaccines should work against Omicron variant – WHO

Existing vaccines should still protect people who contract the Omicron variant from severe Covid cases, a World Health Organization (WHO) official says. It comes as...

Four things couples should do after sex

After a night of passion, maybe all you want to do is cuddle up to your partner. But there are a number of important...

Sandra Ankobiah fumigates Mallam Atta Market

Ghanaian actress, Sandra Ankobiah and Women’s Institute, have fumigated the Mallam Attah Market in Accra ahead of the yuletide. The exercise, held on Sunday, December...

COVID-19 vaccination: Ashanti Region targets 500,000 by end December

In line with the declaration of December as COVID-19 Vaccination Month by the Ghana Health Service, the Ashanti Regional Health Directorate plans to vaccinate...

Man caught using fake arm to try to get vaccine certificate

A 50-year-old man tried to pass off a silicone arm as his own at a Covid-19 vaccination clinic in northern Italy, in an attempt to get a...

Set standard tariff regime- Premier Health CEO appeals to NHIA

Premier Health Insurance Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Percy Asare Ansah, has appealed to the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), regulators of the health insurance...

Doctor fined for amputating wrong leg of patient

A surgeon has been fined after amputating the wrong leg of a patient earlier this year in Austria. The elderly patient's right leg was removed...

Covid-19: GHS records 8 more deaths

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says eight more lives have been lost to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Service made this known in its latest update...

Nursing Director charged with making fake COVID-19 vaccination cards

A nursing director in Columbia, South Carolina, was charged with making fake Covid-19 vaccination cards, according to federal authorities. Tammy McDonald, 53, allegedly made...

We oppose singling out African countries for Covid-19 travel bans – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has once again decried attempts to single out African countries for the imposition of travel bans as instruments of immigration control. In...

Covid-19: Airport protocols remain unchanged – Dacosta Aboagye

The Director of Health Promotion at the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Dacosta Aboagye, says airport protocols remain unchanged. He said surveillance at the...

What are the symptoms of Omicron?

The first cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus have now been detected in the United Kingdom (UK). It was highlighted by scientists in...

A/R: HIV/AIDS infections to hit over 77,000 by end of 2021

HIV/AIDS cases in the Ashanti Region are estimated to hit 77,859 by the close of the year, Dr Thomas Agyarko Poku, the Regional Coordinator...

COVID-19: Noguchi detects 34 cases of Omicron variant

The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research has announced the detection of 34 imported cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 from some 120...

Flu? 4 home remedies to unblock the nose

A blocked, stuffy nose is a common indicator of flu, which can take a heavy toll on the body if left untreated. It used...

PharmAccess Foundation rallies key health sector players to improve digital health in Ghana

Ghana's Healthcare system is still significantly analog. Physical paper folders are still widespread in many health facilities in the country. It remains one of...

Police to inspect COVID-19 cards January

From January next year, the police will inspect the vaccination cards of all commercial drivers and motorbike riders to ensure that they have taken...

COVID-19: Contact tracing underway to detect new variant

JoyNews/AdomNews · Contact tracing underway to detect new Covid variant in communities – Virologist Lead Virologist at Noguchi Memorial Institute, Professor William Ampofo, says the...

Contracting AIDS is not a death sentence

Former President John Dramani Mahama has urged Ghanaians, particularly the youth, to get tested for HIV/AIDS. According to him, the virus is not the death...

COVID-19: 7,870 children receive Pfizer vaccine jab

At least 7,870 minors aged 15 and 17 have received their first jab of COVID-19 Pfizer vaccines in the Greater Accra Region, as government...

Adorable twins bag first-class degrees from the same university

Nigerian lady Oluyale Juliet and her twin sister Kehinde graduated with first-class from the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) on Friday, November 26. While the former...

Ghana detects Omicron covid-19 variant [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Ghana detects omicron covid-19 variant Ghana has detected the Omicron variant of covid-19. The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Kuma...

Nigeria confirms two cases of new COVID variant

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Wednesday, December 1, confirmed the first case of Omicron variant in Nigeria.NCDC Director-General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa,...

5 reasons why some women have facial and body hair

Ever seen a woman with a chin full of hair and wondered why? Hirsutism is the condition that causes a woman to grow excessive facial...

World’s first living robots can now reproduce, scientists say

The US scientists who created the first living robots say the life forms, known as xenobots, can now reproduce -- and in a way...

Yellow fever outbreak kills 40 in 8 regions

The Ghana Medical Association has announced that as of November 26, 2021, 40 persons had died as a result of a Yellow Fever outbreak...

COVID-19: GMA charges govt to secure more vaccines

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has called on the government to step up its efforts at securing more vaccines for Ghanaians to ensure their...

You’ll need us – Ambulance Service CEO’s message to armed robbers

The National Ambulance Service is worried about recent armed robbery attacks on the emergency service providers. Chief Executive Officer of the Service, Prof Ahmed Nuhu...

Govt told to tighten COVID-19 testing at KIA to avoid influx of Omicron variant

Director of the West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, Prof Gordon Awandare, has called for regular COVID-19 testing at the Kotoka...

Seven die after eating poisonous turtle meat

Seven people, including a three-year-old, have died on Tanzania's Pemba island after eating poisonous turtle meat. Three others are still in the hospital. The meat is...