Health

Covid-19: Akufo-Addo endangering lives of students and teachers – NDC

The Covid-19 technical team of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has added its voice to calls for the closure of schools by the government...

Coronavirus: 39 FDA staff recovering after testing positive

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says 39 out of 450 staff of the Authority have tested positive for Covid-19. A statement signed by the...

10 more SHSs hit by COVID-19 … Ho Mawuli, Bishop Herman, Archbishop Porter Girls among others affected

Some 10 more Senior High Schools (SHSs) in the country have recorded positive cases of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), bringing the number of schools...

Health Students blast Nana B, call for sanction against SHS heads…

The National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Boakye (Nana B), is in deeper waters as the National Health Students Association...

Depression; a health disability you should flee from

A public health nurse, Cindy Ofori Appiah, says depression is a form of disability which is more serious than other health conditions. Speaking on a...

Covid-19: Carlos Ahenkorah has fully recovered – GHS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has declared former Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, Carlos Ahenkorah fully recovered from the novel coronavirus disease. The GHS...

GHS releases details about six new coronavirus deaths

Ghana’s Coronavirus related deaths rose from 129 to 135 following the demise of six persons, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) announced on Saturday. The deceased...

USAID reports on children dying of AIDS related illnesses in Africa

The USAID has observed in its recent reports on its progress towards the Start Free, Stay Free, AIDS Free targets, children dying from AIDS-related...

COVID-19 response: GIADEC extends outreach to Ashanti region

Two districts in the Ashanti region have received Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and hygiene products to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. They are the...

Six weird little signs that your period is about to start

Every woman knows the feeling of getting that first twinge of a stomach cramp and knowing it's almost that time of the month. Apart from...

Coronavirus: Ghana records six new deaths; total now 135

Six more lives have been lost to the novel coronavirus in Ghana, pushing the country’s total deaths to 135, the Ghana Health Service (GHS)...

Coronavirus: WHO rethinking how COVID-19 spreads in air

The World Health Organization has acknowledged there is emerging evidence that the coronavirus can be spread by tiny particles suspended in the air. The airborne...

5 seemingly innocent underwear mistakes that can impact your health

A survey conducted in 2019 by an underwear manufacturer found that 45 per cent people wear the same underwear for two or more days....

Coronavirus: Ghana Police Service receives 10,000 PPE’s from StarTimes

Digital TV operators, StarTimes Ghana, has donated 10,000 pieces of disposable face masks to the Police Administration as part of the company’s corporate social responsibility...

More coronavirus patients recover, discharged in Western North Region

A total of 140 out of 200 confirmed COVID-19 cases have recovered and discharged in the Western North Region. The Region now has 60 active...

Narcotics Commission cautions public against paying monies to acquire license for ‘wee’ cultivation

The Narcotics Control Commission has cautioned persons interested in cultivating cannabis in the country against paying monies to individuals or groups promising to provide...

Covid-19: Rawlings shuts down office

The office of His Excellency Jerry John Rawlings, former President of the Republic, has announced the immediate closure of the office. The closure is due...

Professor Gyampo donates PPEs to Saltpond Hospital

Renowned Political Scientist at the University of Ghana, Prof Ransford Gyampo, who is also an indigene of Saltpond and President of the Saltpond Forum,...

Things that can terribly go wrong with your hand sanitizer

​Things that can terribly go wrong with your hand sanitizer Hand sanitizers and face masks have become an important part of our new normal lives....

Here are 8 easy ways to exfoliate without a scrub

Exfoliating takes your skin from good to radiant. The importance of exfoliation of our skin can never be underestimated or down played. Traditional scrubs will get...

Two KNUST SHS teachers interdicted over student’s death

Two teachers of the Kwame Nkrumah University Science and Technology (KNUST) Senior High School (SHS) have been asked to step aside following the death...

Two coronavirus patients die in Ahafo

The Ahafo Region has recorded the death of two COVID-19 patients. Mrs Stella Sefa, the acting Ahafo Regional Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer and Nurse...

Voters Register: Final year students to be registered from today

The Electoral Commission has, at a just-ended emergency IPAC meeting, said it will deploy registration officials to Senior High Schools. The officials will on Friday...

Airborne coronavirus spread: Five things to know

More than seven months after the new coronavirus was first detected, scientists and health experts are still trying to get a better understanding of...

Family rejects body of relative alleged to have died from Covid-19 [video]

The family of a deceased teacher at Formena has rejected his body over fears that he died of Covid-19. Benjamin Amoah’s death has...

Ghana’s coronavirus case count jumps to 23,463

Ghana’s COVID-19 case count has risen to 23,463 after 641 new infections. These new cases were recorded in 52 districts across eight regions. Over 1,400 new...

Students safer from Covid-19 in schools than at home – NPP woman

Hajia Ama Frimpong, a member of the Communications Team of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has asserted that students are safer from Covid-19 while...

COVID-19: Nine Mpraeso SHS students in isolation

Nine students of the Mpraeso Senior High School in the Kwahu South District of the Eastern Region are said to be in isolation over suspected...

COVID-19: Beko Electronics supports Adentan Health Directorate

Beko Electronics has put smiles on the faces of health workers of the Adentan Health Directorate with donations toward the COVID-19 fight. The Turkish-based Multinational...

Ways to know if your symptoms might mean cancer

The body naturally has aches and pains but there are key indicators that your body might be trying to warn you about something more...

4 common foods to avoid if you have Asthma

Asthma happens when the lining of the airways becomes inflamed and it could be deadly. When asthma occurs, thicker mucus is produced and the...

Mother of late KNUST SHS student speaks

Mother of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Senior High School student, has broken her silence after her son's demise. Richard...

Wearing a face mask reduces your risk of coronavirus by 65%, doctors say

Indoor gyms are set to reopen 'within days' as the Government continues to ease the UK's lockdown. Health officials believe it is safe to reopen workout...

Africa records over 500, 000 COVID-19 cases

COVID-19 infections in Africa today surpassed 500, 000, and there is concern as a growing number of countries are experiencing a sharp rise in cases....

Coronavirus: 32 health workers at Tamale Teaching Hospital test postive

Thirty-two health workers at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) have contracted the coronavirus disease.  The Director of Medical Affairs of the TTH, Dr Abass Adam...

WHO confirms there’s ’emerging evidence’ of airborne transmission of coronavirus

The World Health Organization confirmed there is "emerging evidence" of airborne transmission of the coronavirus. The confirmation follows the publication of a letter signed Monday...

School authorities put student on public bus after he showed Covid-19 symptoms; boy tests positive later – Family

Family of a final year student of Wesley High School in Konongo who tested positive for coronavirus have accused school authorities of negligence in...

Joyce Mogtari blasts NPP for claiming she has tested positive for Covid-19

Special aide to former President John Mahama, Mrs Joyce Bawah Mogtari, has denied reports that she has tested positive for COVID-19 describing it as...

This is the average number of Covid-19 cases Ghana records everyday

Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, has said that Ghana on an average basis records over 400 cases of Covid-19 a...

WHO acknowledges ‘evidence emerging’ of airborne spread of COVID-19

 The World Health Organization on Tuesday acknowledged “evidence emerging” of the airborne spread of the novel coronavirus, after a group of scientists urged the...