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Health training institutions over producing than required – NMC

The Nurses and Midwifery Council (NMC) has revealed that health institutions in the country are churning out products more than required for consumption by...

Ghana Health Service distributes vaccines

Government’s inability to procure vaccines on time to restock hospitals that needed them caused a shortage in supply three weeks ago. However, distribution commenced Wednesday,...

Gallup poll: More Americans than ever say polygamy is morally acceptable

The practice of polygamy, or having more than one spouse at the same time, is illegal in all 50 states. But the percentage of...

Hepatitis B spreading in Ghana due to lack of awareness – Report

Hepatitis B is a public health concern globally, however a majority of people in Ghana still think it is a form of witchcraft or...

GHS refills depleted vaccines stock; distribution underway

Government’s inability to procure vaccines on time to restock hospitals that needed them caused a shortage in supply three weeks ago. However, distribution commenced Wednesday, August 2,...

Government must scale up HIV/AIDS funding – NASA

The government has been asked to scale up its funding of HIV/AIDS prevention programmes to sustain the fight against the spread of the infection. Ghana...

72 unregistered drugs imported into Ghana in 2012 – Report

As many as 72 unregistered drugs were imported into Ghana without prior approval of the Foods and Drugs Authority (FDA), according to The 2012...

Being single beats being married, psychologist claims

Being single allows people to “live their best, most authentic and most meaningful life” and the idea of wedded bliss is largely a myth,...

Hold me tight

Love demands the reassurance of touch. Most fights are really protests over emotional disconnection. Underneath the distress, partners are desperate to know: Are you...

Psychologist explains why it's better being single than married

Being single allows people to “live their best, most authentic and most meaningful life” and the idea of wedded bliss is largely a myth,...

Husband's tribute to his 'curvy' wife sparks backlash

A husband's Instagram post about loving his wife's "curvy" size has sparked a backlash online about body image and feminism. American entrepreneur Robbie Tripp, who...

Global blindness set to 'triple by 2050'

The number of blind people across the world is set to triple within the next four decades, researchers suggest. Writing in Lancet Global Health, they predict...

Ten health benefits of sex

Type "sexual health" into a search engine, and it is likely that you will be bombarded with pages of articles covering anything and everything,...

What teens really want to know about sex

Remember how weird it was to ask questions about sex as a teenager? High school teacher Al Vernacchio answers his students’ questions about everything...

Can you marry in silence?

Communication is very essential in every area or aspect of life. • Communication of babies to mothers This is the reason why God made it possible...

Why rejection hurts so much — and what to do about it

Psychologist Guy Winch shares some practical tips for soothing the sting of rejection. Rejections are the most common emotional wound we sustain in daily life....

Women with big butts have lower risk of heart attack, stroke, diabetes – Study

If you had doubts about the benefits of your big bum beyond its sex appeal, worry no more, as a study has found that...

Wi-Fi: a slow, silent killer

Almost everyone has Wi-Fi at home due to its convenience. However, there have been some safety concerns and the conclusion is that Wi-Fi can be...

Find someone who understands that love isn’t a fantasy land

What you need is a partner who gets it — who understands that it’s going to be tough and who’s prepared to dive in...

African men getting sterile as sperm count declines

Scientists have found a 72 per cent decline in sperm count in African men over the past 50 years says a study. It was published...

Too much fraud at NHIS – Osafo Maafo

Senior Minister Yaw Osafo Maafo has called on pharmacists in the country to help government minimise fraud associated with the handling of the National...

Human embryos edited to stop disease

Scientists have, for the first time, successfully freed embryos of a piece of faulty DNA that causes deadly heart disease to run in families. It...

Relationship tips: should you loan him your cash?

At some point in your relationship, your partner will fall seriously broke and ask you for a loan. Should you give him the money...

Running NHIS with widening revenue-expenditure gap: bravery or tact?

Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is one of the most enviable social intervention schemes in the health sector amongst peer countries in sub-Saharan...

5 subtle ways people waste money

It’s so easy to waste money nowadays and there are many subtle and often overlooked ways that people do so. Being aware of these...

15 unexpected beauty hacks you’ll wish you’d known about sooner

Looking beautiful is any lady’s desire, but there seem to be issues you can’t take care of yourself. To counter that, Bright Side gathered several secrets that will save you a lot of time...

Go home – Health Ministry to picketing nurses

The Ministry of Health has appealed to picketing members of the Coalition of Unemployed Private Nurses to return home as their issues are addressed...

WHO takes steps to defeat meningitis in sub-Saharan Africa

At a global meeting of experts organised by Meningitis Research Foundation (MRF) and Wilton Park, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced a renewed effort...

How staying single could actually improve your health

Bella DePaulo is 63 years old and she's been single her entire life. “I never wanted to get married. Living single was my happily ever...

V/R records 10% decline in sanitation concerns

The Volta Region has recorded 10% decline in sanitation concerns just one year after UNICEF introduced the ‘Tippy Tap’ hand wash system in the...

Feeling bored with your marriage? Here is how to change it

It was a Saturday afternoon 8 years ago. I was sitting on the couch staring at the TV while my husband was in the...

Abensuo CEO picks Eye Care Award

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Oheneba Kasempa Enterprise, producers of Abensuo, Mr. Alex Tenkorang has been adjudged the eye care philanthropist of the...

Sefwi Wiawso to get state of the art Eye Centre

The Friends Eye Centre in collaboration with the Kog Kriationz network is to establish a state of the art Eye Centre at Sefwi Wiawso...

Thousands undergo eye screening in Sefwi Wiawso

An estimated number of more than twenty thousand people within the six political districts in the Sefwi enclave of the Western Region are undergoing...

Hot audio: Infamous ‘Facebook Live nurses’ sacked

The two nurses who went viral for broadcasting on Facebook Live have been sacked. Trudy Ewurama Marcel and her colleague nurse Ramatu both workers of...

Drinking a few times a week 'reduces diabetes risk'

People who drink three to four times a week are less likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those who never drink, Danish researchers...

9 things to consider before leaving your relationship

The decision whether one should stay or leave is one of the most consequential and painful any of us ever has to make. On...

It's a marriage ceremony not a…

A lady approached me that she was really stressed about her upcoming marriage ceremony. She told me how she was under a lot of pressure...

Six negative thoughts that can destroy a relationship

When you’re married or in a long-term relationship, there are plenty of things best left unsaid. Negative thoughts can be just as harmful. Below, marriage therapists share six...

90 newborns die every day: Ghana Health Service

Director-General of the GHS, Dr. Anthony Nsiah-Asare, has revealed a newborn baby dies every 15 minutes in Ghana representing 90 deaths daily. “While 21, 000...