Health

Covid-19 deaths: 9-month-old baby, 4 others buried

The Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly on Friday, February 12, 2021, laid to rest a nine-month-old baby and four others who succumbed to Covid-19. The five...

Coronavirus: FDA, Cuba discuss production of vaccine

Chief Executive Officer of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Delese Darko, has met with Pedro Luis Despaigne Gonzalez, the Cuban Ambassador to Ghana,...

COVID-19: 26 deaths recorded in Upper East Region

The Upper East Regional Health Directorate has so far recorded 26 Covid-19 related deaths in the region since the first case of the virus...

Coronavirus: Ghana records 12 new deaths

Twelve more persons have died from the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ghana pushing the death toll to 494. The country has also recorded 554 new...

Joe Wise sends strong warning to nurses

Chairman of Parliament’s Appointments Committee, Joseph Osei-Owusu, has fumed over the unprofessional conduct of some health workers towards patients seeking treatment at the various...

Adutwum clears air on reopening of schools amid covid-19 surge [Audio]

Education Minister-designate, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, is insisting schools will remain opened in spite of the surge of covid-19 cases recorded in some schools. The...

Nose mask prices on the increase in Tema

The demand for nose mask following the surge in Ghana's COVID-19 cases has forced traders to increase the prices of the protective gear. A tour...

Coronavirus: Omane Boamah warns govt over Covax vaccines

A former Communications Minister under the Mahama administration has cautioned the government against solely depending on the Gavi/WHO instituted Covax vaccines for fighting the...

Woman who glued her hair for one month, finally saved by Ghanaian doctor in USA [Video+Photos]

Tessica Brown, the woman whose hair has been Gorilla Glued for more than a month, finally has sweet relief. As we first reported, Tessica took...

Coronavirus: Kennedy Agyapong wades into re-closure of schools

Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has called for the re-closure of schools and churches following a rise in Covid-19 cases in...

Coronavirus: Akosombo Int’l School begins shift system

Akosombo International School is set to begin a shift system to curb the spread of Covid-19 infection in the school. This comes on the...

Ghana to receive COVID-19 vaccines by mid-March – Agyemang-Manu

Ghana is expected to take delivery of 350,000 AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines by mid-March under the United Nations COVAX facility. The Health Minister-designate, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, made...

Agyeman-Manu calls for increase in NHIS premium [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Agyeman Manu calls for increase in NHIS premium Minister-Designate for Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, wants levies and premiums on the National Health Insurance Scheme...

Coronavirus: Bat scientists find new evidence

Scientists say coronaviruses related to Sars-CoV-2 may be circulating in bats across many parts of Asia. They have discovered a virus that is a close...

Frontline health workers to be paid by close of week [Listen]

Minister-designate for health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has said he is hopeful by close of the week frontline health workers will be duly paid their allowances. Speaking...

Check out how much govt has spent so far on Covid-19 fight [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Agyemang Manu on amount spent on covid-19 Minister-Designate for Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has said it will be difficult for him to reveal the...

Agyemang-Manu speaks on Ghana’s disease centre, 88 district hospitals

The Health Minister-Designate, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has revealed that the government will build Ghana’s centre for disease control by the end of 2021. This, he said,...

Coronavirus: 137 deaths recorded in less than 2 months

On March 12, last year, Ghana recorded its first two cases of the deadly coronavirus disease. Since then the country has seen a rapid surge...

Ministerial Vetting: Check out Agyeman-Manu’s answer when asked if he is fit to be minister

The Minister-designate for Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has shot down claims that he is not fit to continue to hold himself as a Minister. This follows...

Ken Agyapong to launch COVID-19 campaign

The Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, is worried about the blatant disregard for COVID-19 protocols by Ghanaians. Mr Agyapong said he...

Survivors of Covid-19 will suffer severe lung damage if… – Doctor

The Chief Executive Officer of Noble Trust Hospital, Dr George Donkor has warned of severe lung problems in patients who survive the Covid-19 virus...

Covid-19: Parliamentary sitting suspended for three weeks

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has suspended sitting for three weeks due to surge in COVID-19 infections within the chamber. The suspension takes effect from...

Iranian cleric makes wild claims against COVID-19 vaccine

An Iranian cleric, Ayatollah Abbas Tabrizian, has warned his social media followers not to "go near" anyone who's had the covid-19 vaccine, as they...

University of Energy And Natural Resources records 5 COVID-19 cases

The University of Energy And Natural Resources in Sunyani in the Bono Region has recorded five COVID-19 cases. At it’s 3rd emergency meeting held on...

Funny Face breaks hearts with psychiatric record

Ghanaian comic actor, Benson Nana Yaw Boateng, popularly known as Funny Face, has left fans heartbroken with his latest post. Funny Face has ranted...

Harruna Attah: The Covid-19 address that should have been read last Sunday

Fellow Ghanaians, good evening. I address you this evening with a heavier heart than usual on the matter of the coronavirus or Covid-19. By the...

Covid-19: I suffered erectile dysfunction – Gospel musician’s husband

Kofi Donkor, the husband of gospel musician Celestine Donkor, has revealed he suffered erectile dysfunction after they both recovered from  Covid-19. According to Mr Donkor,...

‘Self-medication adding to risk of COVID-19 morbidity’

The acting Director of the Ghana Infectious Diseases Centre (GIDC), Dr Joseph Adjetey Oliver-Commey, has advised the public against self-medication and rather seek early...

Coronavirus: 7 more deaths recorded; active cases now 6,411

Seven more persons have succumbed to the deadly coronavirus, according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS). The service, in its latest update, indicated that 765...

Coronavirus: Case count at Akosombo Int’l School shoots up again

Some 37 more Covid-19 cases have been recorded at the Akosombo International School, the Executive Director of National Schools Inspectorate Authority (NaSIA,) has disclosed. Dr...

Why some people test positive after getting a Covid-19 vaccine

A Covid-19 vaccine does not provide full or immediate protection, which means it's still possible to get infected and test positive for the virus. Democratic...

Coronavirus: Popular business mogul tests positive

The Director of Strategy and Business Operations at Dalex Finance, Joe Jackson, has tested positive for Covid-19. The business mogul disclosed his medical status in...

Palmer-Buckle’s surprise video and battle with covid-19 [Watch]

The Catholic Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Coast, the Most Reverend Charles Gabriel Palmer-Buckle, has revealed that he is undergoing treatment for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...

Abuakwa North Assembly sends strong warning to families over corpses

The Abuakwa North Municipal Assembly in the Eastern Region has directed bereaved families not to bring corpses to homes before burial. The Assembly has directed...

What it really feels like to have an abortion

He said he would pull out. I don’t know why I believed him, or why I thought that would work. I was 23 years old;...

3 home remedies to get rid of armpit lumps

An armpit lump is a swelling or a bump under your arm. It is caused due to swollen lymph nodes and can be quite...

New twist to new variants of Covid-19

Ghanaian scientists have provided even more details about the new variants of Covid-19 in the country and their relationship with the current resurgence in...

Covid-19: Speaker shoots down calls for closure of Parliament

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has rejected calls for the House to shut down after some 71 persons tested positive for Covid-19. The affected...

Covid-19: Fear grips MPs over recent cases

Fear has gripped some Members of Parliament (MPs) from both sides after some colleagues tested positive for the coronavirus. Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, on...

Noguchi appeals for monthly disinfection

A Senior Research Fellow at the Immunology Department of Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Dr Kwadwo Asamoah, has made a passionate appeal to...