Health

Coalition on health sends strong message to govt, nurses over strike [audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Coalition on health sends strong message to govt, nurses over strike action A Non-Governmental Organisation, Coalition on Health, has slammed the Ghana Registered...

No nurses at major hospitals in Accra

There are no Nurses at major hospitals in the Greater Accra Metropolis, the Ghana News Agency’s (GNA) investigation at the facilities on Monday has...

Patients stranded in hospitals as health workers begin strike

Scores of patients have been left stranded in hospitals across the country following health workers' strike on Monday, September 21, 2020. The nurses, midwives and...

Sexual assault case against Sawla-Tuna-Kalba NHIA Manager takes new twist [Video]

https://youtu.be/7YjEFNSjUZs The sexual assault case against the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Manager has taken a new twist. According to Doreen Smith, the nurse...

Nurses and midwives urge managers to direct attacks to employer

The Upper East Regional branch of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has urged managers of public healthcare facilities in the Region...

Mandatory wearing of face mask extended again!

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended for another three months mandatory wearing of face masks in public as the country tries to contain...

Full Text: Akufo-Addo’s 17th address to the nation on measures to fight coronavirus

Fellow Ghanaians, good evening This is the 17th time that you are kindly opening the doors to your homes to me, to enable me brief you...

Court places injunction on impending strike by health workers

The National Labour Commission has secured an interlocutory injunction against a planned strike by some health workers. The injunction was filed at an Accra High...

46,000 people living with HIV refuse treatment

About 46,000 people living with HIV have refused treatment, the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has revealed. According to the Director-General of the commission, Mr Kyeremeh...

Nurses declare strike over conditions of service

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has directed its members to withdraw their services from Monday, September 21. According to the Association, government...

Doctor who removes immigrants’ wombs exposed [video]

A whistleblower nurse and lawyers have identified a surgeon, who removes immigrants’ wombs at a detention facility in Georgia, United States of America (USA),...

Four-year-old boy unable to talk, walk and see after being given wrong drug (video)

The 37 Military Hospital has been accused of turning a four-year-old boy, affectionately called Prophet by his mother, into a vegetable. The four-year-old boy,...

Gone but not forgotten: Those we lost to coronavirus (photos)

At least 294 have died in Ghana due to coronavirus, a pandemic which will not be forgotten anytime soon because of its extraordinary havoc...

Chinese government hands over medical supplies to Ghana

The Chinese Government on Wednesday presented its second batch of medical supplies, to the Ministry of Health, to support Ghana in the fight the...

6 benefits of s3x in marriage you must know!

When you’re married, it is not just the love and affection that keeps the bond alive. A close sense of intimacy and togetherness is...

Coronavirus: Ghana’s death toll hits 294 with 628 active cases

Ghana has recorded nine new Covid-19 related deaths, bringing the country’s death toll to 294. This is according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS). In the...

Ghanaians to access healthcare with Ghana card

Government is considering the possibility of allowing Ghanaians to access healthcare with their Ghana cards under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Dr Lydia Baaba...

How to put a stop to snoring

This is one of the most embarrassing habits that a person ever has to deal with. It has ruined many marriages and relationships around, no...

Medical Laboratory Scientists applaud NDC manifesto

The sole professional body for the practice of Medical Laboratory Science in Ghana, the Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS), has expressed gratitude...

Farmer whose 1,730 birds were burnt by Agric Ministry begs for compensation

A poultry farmer, identified as Daniel Kwesi Anyetei, is pleading with the government to pay him some GHC50,000.00 compensation owed him. Mr Anyetei, who...

7 signs you may have had COVID-19 without realizing it

Whether you had a “bad cold” this winter or recently endured a cough that would not quit, it’s only natural to wonder if you...

Human rights summit on Covid-19 and abuses opens in Accra

A two-day virtual international human rights summit on Covid-19 and abuses in South Korea began on Thursday. Human rights defenders from across all corners of...

Six districts record polio cases in Ashanti region

The Ashanti region has recorded eight polio cases in six districts, more than any region in Ghana since the beginning of this year. The affected...

Coronavirus: What to expect at Kotoka International Airport

The Kotoka International Airport, per orders from President Nana Akufo-Addo, re-opened to allow to international passenger traffic on Tuesday, September 1, 2020. Functioning on resumption...

19-year-old COVID-19 patient raped by ambulance driver, suspect arrested!

A 19-year-old girl was allegedly raped by an ambulance driver on her way to hospital after she tested positive for Covid-19. She is said to have...

Man who hasn’t visited a doctor for 70 years shares his two top tips for staying healthy

Bernard Lawes has never taken a day off sick. In fact, Bernard says the last time he went to the doctors was in 1950, aged...

Ladies, here are 4 ways coconut oil can enhance your beauty

The unique combination of fatty acids in coconut oil may have positive effects on your health, such as boosting fat loss, heart health, and...

School girls under 20 to receive free sanitary pads – Opoku-Agyemang

The National Democratic Congress (NDC), as part of its mission to promote gender inclusiveness in Ghana’s education system, has promised to provide free sanitary...

4 simple ways to use orange peels for skin

Orange peels contains antioxidants and using it regularly in face packs will give you clear and brighter skin in no time. The peel has anti-bacterial...

Stories of our survival: Exercising ‘cured’ my anxiety/OCD

'I’m Joel, a medical lab practitioner. My mental illness started one day when I was reading the bible in church. I was the bible reader...

6 positive Covid-19 cases recorded at Kotoka International Airport

Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Bernard Okoe Boy, has revealed that six new coronavirus cases have been recorded at the Kotoka International Airport since...

South African soldier charged with attempted murder for ‘knowingly’ infecting girlfriend with HIV

A soldier in the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly infecting his partner with HIV intentionally.  The 44-year-old staff sergeant stationed...

Meet the UDS medical graduate who was rejected by KNUST, UG

Senior Dr. Douglas Antwi was born in a community called Chine in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai District and comes from Edwinase-Kokofu. He grew up in...

More than 142,000 Ghanaians are HIV positive but don’t know – AIDS Commission

As many as 142,000 Ghanaians are HIV positive but do not know their status, Dr Cosmos Ohene-Adjei, Acting Director of the Ghana AIDS Commission...

Koose is food for the gods in Brazil

It will stun many that the bean cake called akara among the Yoruba, kosee in Hausa, acarajé in Brazil and kose in Ghana is...

3 types of cough never to ignore

Cough can be indicators of underlying health issues especially in these three instances! Coughing is simply the body's way of removing foreign material or mucus...

Coronavirus: Ghana’s active cases now 856 with 280 deaths

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says the country’s active Covid-19 cases have significantly dropped to 856. According to the GHS, Ghana has also recorded some...

Coronavirus in Africa: Overcrowding might explain mystery of low death rate

Is there a link between poverty, crowded accommodation, and Africa's bafflingly low infection and death rates from the pandemic? As the number of infections dips...

$150 Covid-19 testing fee: Government considers a possible review following public outpour

Government says it may consider a possible review of the $150 (¢868) cost for Covid-19 testing for travelers coming into Ghana if the need...

COVID-19: Beiersdorf Ghana Limited donates 50,000 pieces of Nivea Skin Care products to GHS

Beiersdorf Ghana Limited, producers of Nivea Skin Care Products, has donated a total of 50,000 pieces of Nivea crème skin and hand care products...