Health

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...

Covid-19: Mass testing for students, workers of AIS after 40 students test positive

Mass testing of all students and workers of the Akosombo International School continue as forty-two students test positive for Coronavirus. In an interview with JoyNews,...

Driver shot in the head as robbers attack ambulance transporting pregnant woman

The driver of an ambulance with registration number GV 644-20 has been shot in the head after he was attacked by highway robbers at...

Good news for nurses and midwives

Nurses, their assistants and midwives can now renew their PIN/AIN via a new online payment system.This was announced by the Nursing and Midwifery Council...

New Covid-19 variant is in Western Region – Dr Gbene

The Western Regional Director of the Veterinary Service, Dr Simon Gbene, has confirmed the existence of the new Covid-19 variant in the Western Region. He...

Hydrogen peroxide not approved by FDA as Covid-19 treatment – GMA

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) says the Food and Drugs Authority, the Ghana Health Service, Health Ministry, the World Health Organisation or any...

Otchere-Darko’s reaction to ban on funerals causes laughter

New Patriotic Party Stalwart, Gabby Otchere- Darko, has got social media users laughing with his reaction to the ban on funerals. According to Mr Otchere-Darko,...

Smoking weed affects your v*gina, s3x – Claims Dr Julie Holland

As a female, smoking weed can affect your vagina, thus playing a huge role in the quality of sex you have. According to research, smoking...

Coronavirus: Nine deaths recorded, active cases now 777

Ghana has recorded 777 new coronavirus cases. This brings the country’s active case count to 5,786. Additionally, nine new deaths have also been recorded pushing...

Shatta Wale causes stir with Covid-19 test results

Ghanaian musician, Charles Nii Armah Mensah, popularly known as Shatta Wale, has shared his covid-19 test results online. The results, though negative, got fans and...

Ghana listed for 2.4m doses of Covid-19 vaccine by this date…

There is hope in Ghana’s fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic. Since President Nana Akufo-Addo’s announcement of steps to secure a vaccine, the first substantial...

Coronavirus: ‘Let’s bury used nose masks’

An Environmental Health Analyst at the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Florence Kuukyi, has bemoaned the indiscriminate disposal of used nose masks in the country and...

Coronavirus: 8-month-old baby tests positive at Tamale Teaching Hospital

An eight-month-old baby has tested positive for Covid-19 at the Tamale Teaching Hospital in the Northern Region. Also, a one-year-old baby has tested positive in...

Covid-19: GHS states position on hydrogen peroxide

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has expressed reservations about the suitability of hydrogen peroxide in the fight against coronavirus. According to the Director-General of the...