Health

When Jean Mensa, other EC officials took their first Covid-19 vaccine jabs [Photos]

Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, on Wednesday, March 3, led staff of the Commission to take the COVID-19 vaccine at the Adabraka...

Fighting Covid-19: Police break up ‘fake vaccine network’

Police in China and South Africa have seized thousands of doses of counterfeit Covid-19 vaccine and made dozens of arrests, Interpol says. In China, police...

Noguchi dismisses allegation on falsification of Covid-19 test results

A five-member committee, set up by the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) in consultation with the University of Ghana, has dismissed claims...

Covid-19 kills 26 people in Bono Region within three months

The coronavirus disease has killed 26 people in the Bono Region from January to March this year.      One death was recorded in December...

Mark Okraku-Mantey shares this message after taking Covid-19 vaccine [Video]

President of the Creative Arts Council, Mark Okraku-Mantey, has taken his first jab of the Covid-19 vaccine. In an interview with Hitz FM, he revealed that he...

HIV findings in DR Congo ‘give hope for cure’

The discovery of a large group of people whose bodies naturally control HIV without taking medication is leading to hopes of an eventual cure,...

Allergies and taking coronavirus vaccine: Here’s what you need to know

Ghana’s programme manager for the Expanded Programme on Immunisation, Dr Kwame Amponsa-Akyianu, has said that allergy considerations are among the procedures involved in the...

5 important health benefits of coconut water

Coconut water has become a very trendy beverage in recent years. It’s tasty, refreshing, and has loads of benefits for your health. Coconut has a...

Checkout Covid-19 vaccination sites in Greater Accra

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has released the full list of vaccination centres for the Greater Accra Region. The release comes ahead of the vaccination...

Why Ghana is first country to receive COVID-19 vaccines

JoyNews/AdomNews · Why Ghana was first country in the world to receive COVID-19 vaccines Director, Public Health Division - Ghana Health Service, Dr Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe...

Covax to send 200m doses to 142 nations by May – WHO

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has said more than 200 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine are expected to...

Here are the requirements for covid-19 vaccination [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · You must have these things to be able to get vaccinated Director, Public Health Division - Ghana Health Service, Dr Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe,...

Covid-19: Private Sector Fund to support govt procure vaccines

The Ghana Covid-19 Private Sector Fund (GCPS Fund) has announced its decision to commence a vaccine procurement project. The project which has been dubbed, the...

Manasseh Azure: Why I won’t take Covid-19 vaccine with journalists today

Last night, I received an invitation from an executive of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) to come for the Covid-19 vaccination today at the Ghana...

4 incredible health benefits of drinking onion water

Onion water is a homemade extract from either blending and straining onions or by juicing directly. The potential benefits of its usage are why...

Ghana rolls out Covid-19 vaccination plan today

COVID-19 vaccination begins today in 43 districts in three regions of the country. The regions are: Greater Accra-25 districts, Ashanti-16 districts and Central-two districts. This will...

Akufo- Addo wins WHO boss’ heart

The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has commended President Nana Akufo-Addo for receiving the covid-19 vaccine. To Dr...

Desire for ‘perfect’ body shapes can cause eating disorders – Dietician

Craving for a particular body stature can put one at risk of developing eating disorders, Registered Dietician, Naa Nyarkoa Gyan Mantey, has said. According to...

Why I shared a video of myself taking Covid-19 vaccine – Diana Hamilton

Ghanaian gospel singer, Diana Hamilton, has denied categorically that no one has paid her to be an influencer for the coronavirus vaccination. The ‘Mo Ne...

Koku reacts to Akufo-Addo’s posture while receiving covid-19 vaccine

The Chief Executive Officer of the Atta-Mills Institute, Samuel Koku Anyidoho, has reacted to the posture of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo while receiving...

Covid-19: Western North Region records 21 new cases

The Western North Region has recorded 21 new Covid-19 cases with one death. The confirmed cases in the Region have also moved from 791 to...

Adom FM’s ABY puts smiles on faces of persons living with cerebral palsy [Photos]

Hope has been restored in the lives of some cerebral palsy children and their parents after receiving relief items from Adom FM journalist, Akua...

Covid-19 Vaccine: Bawumia, wife receive first jab [Photos+Video]

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and his wife, Samira Bawumia, Monday morning took their jabs of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the Police...

Akufo-Addo, Rebecca receive Covid-19 vaccine [Photos]

President Nana Akufo-Addo and his wife, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, have successfully received the first dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines. This was at the 37 Military...

Full text: Akufo-Addo’s 24th address to the nation on measures to fight coronavirus

Fellow Ghanaians, Good evening, and thank you for welcoming me into your homes once again. You are doing so on one of the sacred days...

Check out the four groups to receive the Covid-19 vaccine

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced that four groups of the general public will be receiving the Coronavirus first. He said group 1 is...

COVID-19: Savelugu Hospital to begin operations on March 1

The Savelugu Hospital, which was closed down due to covid-19 infection among hospital staff, would resume full service on Monday, March 1, 2021. This follows...

COVID-19: Ghana records drop in active cases

Ghana's active Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases have seen a slight decline, according to an update on the Ghana Health Service (GHS) website. The number of active...

Covid-19: Media urged to lead vaccination campaign

Ashanti Regional Director of Health Services, Dr Emmanuel Tenkorang, has urged the media to lead the campaign to get every Ghanaian to take the...

Covid-19 vaccine: Here is the life span after vaccination

It has emerged that the covid-19 vaccine has a life span of six months after vaccination. Just like all vaccines, it is expected to guard...

Dentsu Int’l partners with Malaria No More UK to ‘Draw the Line Against Malaria’

Dentsu international has partnered with global Non-Governmental Organisation, Malaria No More UK to launch ‘Draw The Line Against Malaria’. The star-studded creative campaign invites youth...

Vaccine not a total cure – GMA warns [Video]

Deputy General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr Titus Beyuo, has said the coronavirus vaccine is not a total cure for the...

Oppong Nkrumah sends important message over covid-19 vaccine [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Oppong Nkrumah sends important message over covid-19 vaccine Minister-designate for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has advised some Ghanaians who have expressed their concerns...

GMA allays fears over side effects of Covid-19 vaccine [Video]

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has allayed fears of Ghanaians over the side effects of the covid-19 vaccine. There have been a lot of conspiracy...

Check out when Ghana’s AstraZeneca vaccines will expire [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Checkout when Ghana’s AstraZeneca vaccines will expire The 600,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine that arrived in Ghana on 25th February 2021 will...

Otchere-Darko replies critics over covid-19 vaccine ‘ceremony’

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Otchere-Darko, has sent a message to those criticising the government over a ceremony held...

Reactions on social media as Ghanaians get ready to take Covid-19 vaccines

Some Ghanaians have taken to social media to debate on whether the Covid-19 vaccine will be a good shot for them to guard themselves...

First batch of Covid-19 vaccines arrives [Photos]

The first batch of the Covid-19 vaccines arrived at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in Accra on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. Present at the KIA...

Ghana to receive compensation for any harmful side effect of COVAX vaccine

Ghana is among 92 countries that will receive a no-fault compensation claim of serious side effects for people who are vaccinated with a COVID-19...

COVID-19: Ashanti Region to receive two million vaccines

About two million COVID-19 vaccines will be sent to the Ashanti Region, Regional Director of Health, Dr Emmanuel Tinkorang, has said. This comes after Ghana...