Health

Coronavirus: Over 1,000 positive cases recorded at KIA

As of January 24, 2021, the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) had recorded 1,085 positive cases of covid-19. Out of that 41 per cent were Ghanaians, while...

Coronavirus: Death toll now 367 as active cases jump again

Six more people have died from COVID-19 in Ghana with the death toll now 367, according to the Ghana Health Service. Active cases have also...

Coronavirus: Oti Region confirms two new cases

The Oti Region has confirmed some new cases of Covid-19. This was announced in a press release signed by the Director of Health Services...

Coronavirus: Ghana records more than 600 daily infections

Ghana's COVID-19 active cases have seen a further surge to 2,799 on Saturday following the confirmation of 635 new cases of infections.This is from...

‘I used to call myself Covid police until I let my guard down’

Several citizens began flouting the Covid-19 safety protocols when the country saw a decline in cases in the last quarter of 2020. However, after the...

Covid-19: GHS announces 658 new cases

Ghana continues to witness a steady rise in its Covid-19 active cases in recent weeks with the country confirming 658 new cases on Friday. This...

Vaccinations halted for 24 hours in Brazilian city of Manaus

The Brazilian city of Manaus has halted its vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus for at least 24 hours, CNN Brasil reported late Thursday,...

Central Region records 80 coronavirus deaths

The Central Region has recorded a total of 80 COVID-19 deaths since April last year. Out of the 17,923 cumulative suspected cases identified across the...

Citizens of these 11 African countries can’t enter UK over COVID 19 variant

The United Kingdom (UK) has extended a travel ban to travelers from 11 African countries in order to contain the new strain of the...

5 things you need to know before going on a blind date

There is nothing as frightening as the thought of meeting, for the first time, someone who could probably end up being your partner. You want...

‘Baby harvesting’ did not take place at Ridge Hospital – Regional Health Directorate

The Greater Accra Regional Health Directorate says the alleged acts of Baby Harvesting/Human Trafficking involving Dr Noah Kofi Lartey, a Medical Officer at the...

License of doctors involved in baby-selling syndicate revoked

Operating licenses of doctors who have been implicated in an undercover investigation by the Medical and Dental Council (MDC) Ghana and the Economic and...

Coronavirus: Three inmates in Walewale police cells test positive

Three inmates in the Walewale police cells in the North East region have reportedly tested positive for Covid-19. The three are Miftaw Ibrahim, 22, Musah...

Two students contract Covid-19

Two students of the Wa Xavier Minor Seminary have contracted the covid-19 virus. The two, according to school authorities, are receiving treatment at the Upper...

7 best foods all men should eat

Men and women require a different set of nutrients for their bodies to function well. Similarly, the health risks for men and women vary considerably...

WHO Chief spells out three Coronavirus lessons

The COVID-19 pandemic has so far had three lessons for all member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations (UN)...

African countries to start Coronavirus vaccine pre-orders

The Africa Medical Supplies Platform (AMSP) has begun its Covid-19 vaccines pre-order programme for all African Union member states. The pre-order, being done on behalf...

Female bodybuilder cautions men to stay away if they are not sexually fit

Award winning female bodybuilder and fitness trainer, Mary Nyarko popularly known as Mary Got Fit has sent out a word of caution to Ghanaian...

Covid-19: 4 nurses, midwives dead as others battle for their lives

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association has disclosed four of its members have died of the coronavirus disease. It has explained a total of...

Nyaho Medical Centre to transfer non-covid-19 patients

The Nyaho Medical Centre has announced plans to transfer all non-covid-19 patients in its facilities to other hospitals. The facility has explained the move...

Students, pupils express fear over contracting coronavirus

A number of students and pupils at the Dormaa Municipal Assembly Junior High School have expressed varied opinions over fears of catching the Coronavirus...

Ghana to source suitable coronavirus vaccine – Akufo-Addo

Government is to begin negotiations with international pharmaceutical companies to source a suitable COVID-19 vaccine for Ghana, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said. This...

Upper East records three Covid-19 deaths

Three COVID-19 related deaths have been recorded in two municipalities in the Upper East Region this year. Two of the deaths were captured in the...

Ghana Health Service lists approved covid-19 testing centres

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has published a list of some 15 laboratories it said are certified to conduct a covid-19 test. They are 10...

Coronavirus: Volta region records 37 active cases in 2 weeks

The Volta Region in the midst of the spike in COVID-19 cases has recorded 37 active cases in two weeks. A life was also lost...

Covid-19: We have been complacent in our fight – Former minister

Former Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, says the country has been complacent in its fight against the deadly coronavirus disease. According to the Ofoase-Ayirebi...

Ashesi University loses staff to Covid-19

Tributes are pouring in for the Associate Director of Students Life and Engagement at Ashesi University, Frances Awua-Kyerematen, who passed away due to Covid-19...

Suspend reopening of schools if PPE’s are not ready – Govt told

The Institute for Education Studies (IFEST) is calling for the suspension of the reopening of basic schools till all relevant Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)...

Six distinct ‘types’ of Covid-19 identified

Analysis of data from the Covid Symptom Study app, led by researchers from King’s College London, reveals that there are six distinct ‘types’ of...

WHO’s out to narrate the true coronavirus story

The crucial tight-lipped probe to get into the roots of the COVID-19 pandemic is set to begin in China soon. A World Health Organization...

Labs that fail to supply data on positive Covid-19 cases to GHS will be sanctioned – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has asked laboratories testing suspected Covid-19 cases to immediately update the Ghana Health Service ( GHS) on all its positive cases. Addressing...

4 reasons why you should eat more garlic

Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, used to prescribe garlic to treat a variety of medical conditions. This herb-like vegetable offers significant benefits on the...

New Covid-19 variant detected in Ghana – Akufo-Addo

A new variant of the novel coronavirus has been detected within the country. This was disclosed by President Nana Akufo-Addo during his 22nd national update...

Covid-19: To re-impose restrictions or not – Akufo-Addo sets records straight

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said the government may be forced to reintroduce restrictions including a lockdown if Ghana’s COVID-19 cases continually increase. He...

Don’t give me a reason to close down schools – Akufo-Addo tells students

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has asked students not to give him a reason to shut down schools a second time. According to him,...

Akufo-Addo orders IGP over coronavirus protocols

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has instructed the Inspector General of Police (IGP), James Oppong Boanuh, to deploy police officers to enforce the directive...

Full text: Akufo-Addo’s 22nd address to the nation on measures to fight coronavirus

Fellow Ghanaians, good evening. Before I start, let me use this opportunity to thank you all and Almighty God for enabling me to swear, for...

Coronavirus: 5 more die as Ghana’s active cases climb to 1,776

Five more persons succumbed to the novel coronavirus as of January 14, 2020. This brings the number of deaths resulting from the virus to 346,...

Coronavirus: Ghana’s active cases alarming – GMA

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has said the increasing coronavirus cases in Ghana are dire and alarming. It said most of the facilities being used...

Coronavirus: Western North region records nine new cases

The Western North Region has recorded nine new cases of COVID-19 cases bringing to a total of 674 active cases with 663 recoveries and...