Health

COVID-19: TAGG embarks on public education on third wave

Traders Advocacy Group Ghana (TAGG) has pledged its support to the government in the fight against the novel coronavirus. Backing President Nana Akufo-Addo's new directives...

Covid-19 Third Wave: Govt has failed to protect Ghanaians – Ofosu-Ampofo

National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, has called out the government for failing to fulfill its task of protecting the...

Neem tree: 3 ways to use this plant to cure dandruff in the hair

Dandruff is a very common hair problem. We all have spent our time and energy looking for an effective solution to get rid of it....

Possible side effects of eating chicken, claims science

Chicken is one of the most versatile forms of high-quality protein, which is why it’s commonly found in so many recipes. From being baked in the oven to...

Why I handed over medical theatre to Brenase – Kojo Oppong Nkrumah

JoyNews/AdomNews · Why I handed over medical theatre to Brenase - Kojo Oppong Nkrumah Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has disclosed what motivated him to...

5 unexpected things that happen to your body after giving birth

Being pregnant is a beautiful and blessed time in any woman’s life. But, let’s talk about the postpartum period and your postpartum body. 5 unexpected...

COVID-19 death toll hits 819

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed that one more life has been lost in the fight against the coronavirus. As of July 19, 2021,...

Why Indian ‘Delta’ Covid variant spreads so fast

Scientists have discovered why the Indian 'Delta' variant is more contagious and has spread around the world so quickly. Researchers at the Guangdong Provincial Centre...

P3nis deformity most common congenital abnormality in Ghana

The Ghana Association of Urological Surgeons (GAUS) has revealed that hypospadias is the most common abnormality seen in children in the country. The condition in...

5 health risks of excessive m*sturbation

Medical scientists have already answered questions like how many times a week a person can masturbate. Masturbation is a common practice. It’s a natural and...

Does p3nis size really matter?

It's an age-old issue that men struggle with: Does the size of my penis really matter? The question covers layers of worry and fear,...

Covid-19: Over GHC53m spent on evacuating Ghanaians stranded abroad [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Covid-19: Over GHC53m spent on evacuating Ghanaians stranded abroad It has emerged that the government spent GHC 53 million in the evacuation of...

Africa Health Holdings partners SafeCare to provide improved quality healthcare services

A leading health services provider with outlets in Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria, Africa Holdings Limited has signed on to the SafeCare health safety and...

Rebecca Akufo-Addo commissions new project at Korle-Bu [Photos]

The First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has commissioned and handed over the state-of-the-art lounge facility at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. The waiting area,...

Covid-19: Ghana records 342 cases in two days

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says the country’s Covid-19 active cases have increased by 342 within two days. According to the Service in its latest...

COVID-19: Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana expresses worry over increasing cases

The Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH) has expressed concern over the increasing number of new cases of Covid-19 over the past few weeks. The PSGH...

Court orders 37 Military Hospital to pay over ¢1m for medical negligence

An Accra High court has fined the 37 Military Hospital an amount of ¢1,075,000 for medical negligence which resulted in the death of a...

Fraudsters inject 800 Ugandans with water instead of Covid shots

At least 800 people in Uganda received fake Covid-19 vaccines in June from “unscrupulous people” as employers rush to inoculate workers amid a spike...

Covid-19: We warned about third wave months ago – GMA

The Deputy General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) and a member of the Infectious Diseases Committee, has said that the third wave...

Covid: Half of Australians in lockdown again to fight Delta outbreak

Anger is growing in Australia as 13 million people - about half the population - endure fresh lockdowns to quash Covid outbreaks. A third state...

Sputnik V Vaccine deal: Agyeman-Manu must resign or be sacked – CSO

The African Center for Health Policy Research and Analysis believes the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, must no longer be at post after he side-stepped...

Covid-19 third wave imminent if…- GHS warns

The Director-General of Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, says a third wave is imminent if the current disregard for Covid-19 safety protocols,...

COVID-19: Check-out Ashanti Region towns with cases

The Kumasi metropolitan area as well as Oforikrom and Kwadaso Municipalities are driving Covid-19 cases in the Ashanti Region, as they account for over...

3 more dead as Ghana’s active cases reach 3,124

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has revealed that the country has lost three more lives to the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19). This brings the total...

COVID-19: Kumasi records 10 deaths, 200 cases in 2 weeks

Some 10 persons, who contracted COVID-19 within the last two weeks in the Kumasi municipality in the Ashanti Region, have died, a statement by...

Covid-19: Over 200 cases, 10 new deaths, recorded in Kumasi within 2 weeks

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has revealed 10 persons have succumbed to the deadly covid-19 in the metropolis. According to the Assembly, over 200 cases...

I didn’t seek parliamentary approval for Sputnik V deal – Health Minister admits [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · I didn’t seek parliamentary approval for Sputnik V deal with middleman – Health Minister Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has admitted he failed to...

KNUST: Covid-19 cases on the rise – Authorities warn

There is a surge in the number of Covid-19 cases being recorded on the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) campus, a...

COVID-19: 4 die as Ghana’s death toll hits 810

The Ghana Health Service has revealed that four persons have succumbed to the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19). According to the Service’s most recent update, all...

Covid-19 ICU cases doubling at an alarming rate

There is a severe warning from the country’s National Case Management Coordinator for Severe and Critical covid-19 cases, Dr Christian Owoo, that Ghana’s critical...

The 18-year-old boy who won’t grow [Photos]

He has never kicked a ball, never made friends, nor nursed a teenage crush. He has never seen the four walls of a classroom. His...

Chief Psychiatrist proposes use for allowances refunded by 1st and 2nd Ladies

Chief Executive Officer of the Mental Health Authority, Dr Akwasi Osei, has appealed to the government to donate the allowances refunded by Ghana’s 1st...

Corruption Watch: Name and shame health officials exploiting pregnant women – Godfred Ocansey

https://youtu.be/VegcZ65KIsM?t=2646 The Executive Director for Revenue Mobilisation Africa, Godfred Ocansey, has urged the appropriate institutions to name and shame officials of various public hospitals charging...

‘Pay or Die’ documentary: Taifa Polyclinic exposed! [Video]

Ills at the Taifa Polyclinic in Accra have been exposed in a follow-up story after the Pay or Die documentary that uncovered rot in...

KNUST research reveals untapped benefits of ‘alasa’

The African star apple (chrysophyllum albidum) is an indigenous fruit found in  Nigeria and Ghana. It is an unusual fruit that has been proven...

‘Virginity-repair’ surgery set to be banned

Virginity testing, where women are examined to see if their hymen is intact, and repair surgery are set to be outlawed in England and...

Onion benefits for skin: 4 reasons why you should apply onion juice on your face

Onions can make you cry but add flavor to our dishes and also plays a key role in our beauty regimen. It is a great...

Greater Accra Regional Hospital now producing its own oxygen

The Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge Hospital) is now producing its own oxygen on a large scale. The facility, as a result, no longer buys...

Covid in Namibia: ‘Fifteen of my relatives have died’

Former Namibian football star Marley Ngarizemo has lost 15 relatives including his father, brother, sister-in-law and an aunt since the third wave of Covid...

GHS fights off reports of ICU beds shortage

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has dismissed reports of beds shortage at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Accra's major hospitals as covid-19 cases...