Health

Africa CDC unveils digital platform to verify Covid-19 test results at airports

The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention in collaboration with the African Union Commission has launched a digital platform to help the resumption...

Face masks don’t work in the rain – Experts warn

A wet face mask is less effective because water restricts airflow and cuts the amount of viral filtering, scientists have warned. The World Health Organization...

France plans punishment for ‘virginity tests’

The French government plans to introduce jail terms and fines for doctors who provide controversial so-called "virginity certificates" for traditional religious marriages. It is part...

The weird thing your favorite sleeping position reveals about your health

When it’s time to get some shut-eye, not all sleeping positions have the same positive impact on your body. In some cases, the way you sleep could...

Hair Treatment: 4 ways to use garlic for hair growth

Garlic as a hair care ingredient has the potential to not only boost hair growth but also stimulate hair regrowth. Although it value is vastly...

The surprising reason men should take pregnancy tests

It started as a joke and ended with a bit of news that one guy hadn’t bargained for. In 2015, after taking a male pregnancy...

COA-FS now COA Mixture as product gains FDA authorisation as medicine [Video+Photos]

“This is the day I will never forget”. Those were the words of Professor Samuel Ato Duncan when he addressed a gathering of people...

Western North Region records six new Covid-19 cases

The Western North Region has recorded six new Covid-19 cases after all the 638 confirmed cases in the region had fully recovered and discharged. In...

Minority demands suspension of COVID-19 testing at KIA

The Minority in Parliament is calling for an immediate suspension of the COVID-19 testing at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). This, according to the NDC,...

First patient cured of HIV dies of cancer

Mr Brown, who was also known as "the Berlin patient", was given a bone marrow transplant from a donor who was naturally resistant to...

Bawumia hands over Infectious Disease Centre to 37 hospital

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has commissioned and handed over an ultra-modern Infectious Diseases Treatment Centre at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra. Originally...

For Men: 6 Ghanaian foods that improve sperm production and fertility

While infertility is not always treatable, there are some things you can do to boost your chances of conceiving. Fertility can sometimes be improved...

Veep hands over Infectious Disease Centre to 37 Military Hospital

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Wednesday commissioned a GHc4.8 million ultra-modern Infectious Diseases Treatment Centre at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra. The idea...

Checkout 60-bed hospital Akufo-Addo commissioned at Tepa [Video+Photos]

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Wednesday commissioned the new 60-bed Ahafo Ano Municipal Hospital, located in Tepa, in the Ashanti Region. The hospital, initiated...

4700 communities declared open defecation-free – Bawumia

Vice President Dr Mahamadu Bawumia says under the tenure of the Akufo-Addo government, 4700 communities have been declared open-defecation free. Tracking government promises, he stated...

Bawumia reveals secrets to his envious figure [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Bawumia reveal health secrets Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has shared secrets for keeping fit in spite of his busy schedules. He said he...

Shocking: Rabies claim one life in every 15 minutes

The Chairman of Rabies in West Africa (RIWA-Ghana), Dr. Richard D Suu-ire has disclosed that one person loses his life as a result of...

The forgotten women: Impact of Covid-19 on obstetric fistula patients

“I don’t know what Covid-19 is. All I can say is that it has come to disrupt our lives. I would have had my...

Mass withdrawal of corpses at KATH as mortuary workers threaten strike

Several bereaved families preserving their dead at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) on Monday thronged the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital to withdraw their...

Ghana’s active Covid-19 cases up by 53, death toll now 301

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says the country has recorded 38 new cases of Covid-19. This brings the total case count to 46,482. According to...

How to remove facial hair naturally with egg, tissue

A raved method for removing facial hair is the eggs and tissue method which not only removes facial hair but leaves the skin clean,...

Breast Care Int’l announces plan for 2020 awareness month

Breast Care International (BCI) has announced the innovative ways it will hold the 2020 October breast cancer month as Covid-19 still lingers. According to the...

Govt to commission hospital at Tepa – Minister

The Ashanti Regional Minister has commented on the preparedness of the government to commission the Tepa Hospital in the Ashanti region. He said, the...

People with larger thighs and hips live longer – Study suggests

Excess fat around the waist is linked to a higher risk of early death than overall body fat but larger hips and thighs are...

How to properly take care of the vagina

Expert sex coach, Akosua Davies, has freely tipped women on how well they can take care of their private parts and what to do...

Kumawood actor crippled after collapsing at event [Video]

Popular Kumawood actor, Samuel Agyei, widely known as 'Long Face', has been rendered crippled after he collapsed at an event. According to him, the unfortunate...

Police seize 324,000 used condoms being washed and resold in a raid [Photos]

Police in Vietnam have seized 324,000 used condoms which were being recycled to be sold again. Paid workers were tasked with cleaning the rubber contraceptives...

14 simple makeup tips for women over 50 to feel young forever

Eye makeup for older women is a way to hold onto youth and look glowy all the time. Gone are the days of piling on makeup to look more...

I need GHS 50,000 or have my leg amputated: 18-yr-old Tema Tech graduate with bone cancer [Video]

When Winfred Narh, an 18-year-old graduate of Tema Technical School was preparing to go for the 31st Night vigil like any other Christian, he...

Nurses and Midwives Association suspends strike

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has temporarily called off its strike which started on Monday, September 20. Addressing a section of the...

7 common mistakes you probably make in the bathroom

The toilet is one of the most used part but least taken care of. There are some of the things you thought you were...

6 surprising health benefits of sugarcane juice

Given its popularity to beat the heat, it is no surprise that sugarcane is so popular in Nigeria. The refreshing juice is loaded with abundant...

Hospitals in Takoradi record low OPD attendance

Nurses and Midwives in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis and Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipality have joined the nationwide strike action embarked by nurses in demand for better working...

Another injunction placed on striking health workers

An Accra High Court has for the second time in four days, ordered the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives’ Association (GRNMA) through a substituted...

Akufo-Addo presents 10,000 hospital beds to Health Ministry

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday presented 10,000 hospital beds, under the Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Programme (IPEP), to be distributed to hospitals across the...

Real cause of nurses’ strike revealed[audio]

Government's failure to provide some allowances is to blame for the strike by the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) The Association is demanding...

We have not sworn oath of poverty – Striking nurses to govt[audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · We have not sworn oath of poverty – Striking nurses to govt Striking nurses across the country say they will not beat retreat...

Pregnant sickle cell patient struggling for life amid strike by nurses [Video]

A sickle cell patient, who is due to deliver through a caesarean birth, is reported to be left unattended to at the...

Govt reacts to nurses’ strike

Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye, is urging nurses to return to post after they embarked on a nationwide strike over poor conditions...

Okoe-Boye reacts to ongoing nurses’ strike action

Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye is urging nurses to return to post after they embarked on a nationwide strike over poor conditions...