Health

Coronavirus: 322 new cases bring Ghana’s tally to 42,532

Ghana has recorded 322 new cases of the novel coronavirus taking the country’s tally to 42,532. According to the Ghana Health Service (GHS), 40,362 persons...

Is chocolate good for you? 14 health benefits of dark chocolate

Especially if you have chronic pain. Is chocolate good for you? Well, if you or someone you know experiences constant chronic pain, your best bet...

Teenager reveals how doctors removed her womb to save her life

A 19-year-old lady named Mary Lavoe has recounted the dreadful medical condition that informed doctors to remove her womb after she became pregnant while...

Parliament approves ¢174m as tax waiver on income taxes for front line health workers

Parliament has approved an amount of ¢174 million as tax waiver on income taxes for front line health workers. The waiver covers personal emoluments for...

Why women must throw away underwear every 6 months – Expert explains

When it comes to our underwear drawers, most of us will have pairs of knickers tucked away that have seen better days. You know the...

Laboratory scientists ‘fight’ FDA over test kits validation method

The Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS), has expressed concern over the Food and Drugs Authority's (FDA) method of validating antibody Rapid Diagnostic...

Stories of our survival: This is how I overcame depression

My name is Naa and I have lived experience with depression. It all started when I was in senior high in-between 2003 and 2004 ....

GHS speaks as Ghana’s COVID-19 cases drop further

Ghana has recorded yet another low figure in its number of COVID-19 new and active cases. Per updates on the official website of the Ghana...

Noguchi develops model to detect fake Covid-19 drugs

The proliferation of fake Covid-19 drugs on the Ghanaian market will soon see a change as Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research is developing...

You should avoid sitting in THIS position while working from home

You should avoid sitting in THIS position while working from home Work from home has become the new normal. Some have managed to strike a...

This is the worst time to eat lunch when trying to shed kilos

Eat lunch at right time to shed kilos If there is one thing that both science and Ayurveda will agree to is that every meal...

5 reasons why sleeping naked must be a routine

Sleeping naked has been proven to be essential in a maintaining good health. You could be missing out on some serious benefits from sleeping the...

Liberia’s Vice President flown to Ghana with ‘respiratory complications’

The Vice President of Liberia, Jewel Howard-Taylor, has been flown to Ghana for health treatment. The government said she was sent to Ghana on Tuesday...

Coronavirus: Ghana records 168 new Covid-19 with 8 deaths

Ghana has recorded 168 new Covid-19 cases raising the national Covid-19 tally to 41,572. These were samples that were taken from the period July 29...

20 tips for when you’re ready to have s3x for the first time

Ah, so you’re ready to have sex for the first time. Let’s start with the basics: For one, it’s absolutely normal to feel a...

Residents break into mortuary, steal body of suspected COVID-19 patient

Some residents of Kojo Boffour near Yeji in the Bono region have stormed the St. Mathias Catholic Hospital to remove the body of a...

‘Don’t patronise cheap face shields’

The Importers and Wholesalers Association of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Ghana, Tuesday urged the public not to patronise low priced face shields because they...

‘We’re 85% through with making Accra the cleanest city in Africa’ – Sanitation Minister

Sanitation Minister Cecilia Abena Dapaah says government’s promise to make Accra the cleanest city in Africa by 2020 is 85% complete. In an interview with...

Ghana’s coronavirus active cases drop significantly – GHS

The number of COVID-19 active cases in Ghana has dropped significantly, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced. According to the GHS, Ghana currently has...

Ladies: Here are 4 ways to maintain vagina hygiene when having infections

Just like menstruation, vaginal hygiene is very important. Knowing about vagina hygiene helps keep your genitals clean and your reproductive tract healthy. There is a way...

Akufo-Addo cuts sod for new projects [Photos]

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, cut the sod for the construction of new projects in Accra. They include the 400-bed...

Avoid these 5 healthy foods if you have hormonal imbalance

Here are some useful tips that might help Hormones are chemical messengers of the body, which travel to different parts of the organs and tissues...

Anas reacts to suspension of two Ridge Hospital staff in his latest documentary

Ace investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has reacted to the suspension of two Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge) staff after they were captured in...

Nurse narrates how bullet fired into moving taxi damaged his eye [Audio]

Cephas Pagayiri, a community health nurse in Navrongo has narrated how he lost his eyes from a bullet that was fired into a taxi...

Environment and Zoonotic diseases

In the past, coronaviruses that circulated in humans caused only mild infections. This changed in 2002, when the SARS-CoV virus presented itself in humans...

Bitter Kola: The 7 health benefits of this plant are incredible

Bitter Kola does not only increase sex drive, it also improves the sexual performance of men who consume it. It is said that the best...

NHIA management activates nationwide visit to district offices

An executive management team of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has activated a nationwide visit to district offices of the scheme to stress...

ECOPH, engage Now Africa and H2GO sensitize eight communities on COVID-19

Some three non-governmental organizations have organised COVID-19 sensitization for some communities in the Ashanti, Eastern and Volta Regions. The NGOs namely; Ensign College of Public...

Surviving Covid-19: Survivors share their experience

As the novel disease caused by coronavirus continues to threaten the lives of people across the globe. It is extremely thoughtful when individuals who...

10 girls aged 13-15 give birth every month in my facility – Doctor reveals [Videos]

A medical doctor at the Kwahu Afram Plains North District Presbyterian Health Centre at Donkorkrom in the Eastern region has revealed that teenage pregnancy...

S3x moves you can truly enjoy only if you work-out regularly

Sex moves you can truly enjoy only if you work-out regularly Well, if you’re looking for ways to up your sex game and are also...

Sad photo of veteran actor Emmanuel Armah pops up

A new photo of veteran actor, Emmanuel Armah, shows how the once bubbly man's health is deteriorating by the day. The actor is reported to...

Ridge Hospital suspends two staff over sale of PPEs

The Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Ridge, has suspended two of its staff for engaging in administrative malpractices which have the tendency of tarnishing the...

Ghana requires GHc3.5 trillion to meet nutrition needs of over 850,000 children, pregnant women

Ghana needs GHc3.5 trillion in order to provide adequate nutrition to 850,000 pregnant women and over 4,000 infants in the country. The nutritional value should...

Ghana is making progress in reducing Covid-19 cases – Leader of National Response team

The Leader of Risk Communication for Covid-19 National Response, Dr Da Costa Aboagye, says Ghana is making significant progress in the fight against the...

7 dos and don’ts of eating papaya

​7 dos and don'ts of eating papaya Easy to digest and loaded with numerous health benefits, papaya is the favourite fruit of many. Some of...

Warning signs of labour you might not know

In the run up to the third-trimester of pregnancy, labour is usually at the forefront of a woman's mind.  But all women will experience it...

We are overwhelmed – Coronavirus burial team

Leader of the coronavirus burial team, Inspector Joseph Asitanga, has described as, overwhelming the number of bodies they have in the morgues awaiting burial. According...

Here’s how many times you need to have s3x to make a baby

On average, couples have sex 78 times from the time they decide to start trying to the time they get a positive sign of...

Economists present new research on cost-effective health solutions in Ghana

Distinguished economists from Ghana and abroad, on Friday, presented new research on a wide range of health interventions that will improve the delivery of...