Health

Apam community jubilates after 33 people test negative for Covid-19

There was spontaneous massive jubilation amidst singing, dancing and thanksgiving to God by the people of Apam when 33 of the 37 people who...

All Wa Prison inmates have tested negative for Covid-19

All the 117 inmates of the Wa Central Prisons have tested negative for Covid-19, Assistant Director of Prisons, Upper West Regional Commander of the...

Burglars break into Wa Covid-19 isolation centre

Reports indicate that thieves have made away with a mattress and a 32-inch television set after they broke into the Wa Municipal Covid-19 isolation...

Covid-19: Voluntary blood donation down by 21 per cent

The National Blood Service, Ghana ( NBSG) has recorded a 21 percent decline in total blood collections and supply per last year’s record for...

Your nephew was brought in dead – Korle-bu parries negligence accusation

Management of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital has denied negligence in the death of a 27-year-old man who reportedly died at the facility. In a video...

Total number of nurses, midwives infected with Covid-19 released!

Some 181 nurses and midwives have been confirmed to have contracted Covid-19. This is according to the Public Relations Officer of the Registered Nurses and...

Fabewoso: Govt has failed us – Frontline health workers [Video]

Health workers across the country have expressed grief over government’s failure to deliver on the relief packages promised them in their fight against Covid-19. President...

Slowing the coronavirus is speeding the spread of other diseases

As poor countries around the world struggle to beat back the coronavirus, they are unintentionally contributing to fresh explosions of illness and death from other...

Key points from Akufo-Addo’s 11th address on Covid-19 fight

President Akufo-Addo on Sunday updated the nation on efforts to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country. He announced a number of...

COVID-19: Young people at risk of depression, anxiety — WHO

The Central Region has recorded a total of three thousand one hundred and ninety-eight (3,198) teen pregnancies from January to May this year. According to...

Central Region records 3,198 teen pregnancies in 2020

The Central Region has recorded a total of three thousand one hundred and ninety-eight (3,198) teen pregnancies from January to May this year. According to...

Your complete guide to C-section recovery

Have you recently had a C-section? Are you planning to have a C-section? I had a C-section for my first and let’s just say...

Wearing of face masks mandatory -Akufo-Addo [listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · President Akufo-Addo's 11th address to the nation on coronavirus crisis Ghanaians are now required by law to wear face masks in public places. Those...

Here are some common myths related to suicide

Here are some common myths related to suicide Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead in his Bandra residence in Mumbai today. As soon as the...

Infographics: All you need to know about Akufo-Addo’s 11th address on measures to fight coronavirus

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday June 14,2020 addressed the nation for the 11th time on measures his administration has put in place...

Akufo-Addo confirms Health Minister has coronavirus [video]

Let's wish our hard working Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu a speedy recovery from the virus which he contracted in the line of duty...

Ghana’s coronavirus case count jumps to 11,964

Ghana has recorded 11,964 cases of the novel Coronavirus cases less than 24-hours after the last update by the Ghana Health Service. This was announced...

Covid-19: Akufo-Addo to address Ghanaians tonight

President Nana Akufo-Addo is expected to address the nation today, June 14, 2020, amid the soaring coronavirus cases in Ghana. Information Minister, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, hinted...

Ghana records 3 new deaths as total Covid-19 cases hit 11, 422

Three more people have died from the deadly novel coronavirus disease as Ghana records 304 cases, pushing the country’s tally to 11,422. The latest to...

Self-medication for headache: A cause for alarm

Among many medical deficiencies, headache and people self-medication for relief tops the chart. To this effect, Doctor Adu Boateng from End Point Homeopathic has advised...

Govt distributes PPEs, other materials to tertiary institutions ahead of reopening [video]

Government has started the distribution of personal protect equipment and materials to various tertiary institutions across the country. This comes ahead of...

Suffering from night anxiety? We tell you ways to control it

Anxiety keeping you up every night? The uncertainty of life due to the coronavirus scare has left all of us shaken. The growing numbers of...

Doctor reveals how to help ease anxiety levels by changing how you eat

Almost half of Brits have reported suffering from high levels of anxiety, compared to just 21 per cent last year. And while some stress...

Why you should start wearing face mask while having s3x

Why you should start wearing face mask while having sex As we enter a brave new world of social distancing and start practising new ways...

Ghana’s Health Minister tests positive for Coronavirus

The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, is recovering in hospital after testing positive for COVID-19. Information available indicates that the Minister has been receiving treatment at...

Zoomlion takes ‘war’ to soldiers base

All the military installations in the Ashanti Region are being disinfected and fumigated to get rid of possible viruses in order to protect personnel...

Entrepreneur calls on Africans to seek inner beauty

A Ghanaian beauty, wellness and lifestyle brand, Pure Persona by Nana has been launched recently. The package consists of cleansing shampoo, caring conditioner and nourisher...

How to manage dehydration and excessive headaches

The weather's getting warmer, which means you're probably spending more time outside. And you may notice the extra time in the sun comes with...

Sekondi-Takoradi Mayor dies – weeks after his driver tested positive for Covid-19

The Mayor of Sekondi-Takoradi, Anthony Kobina Kurentsi Sam, has died, a few weeks after his personal driver tested positive for Covid-19. According to the presiding...

Ghana records 262 new cases bringing Covid-19 tally to 11,118

Ghana has recorded 262 new Covid-19 infections bringing the tally to 11,118. According to the Ghana Health Service (GHS), 58 more persons have recovered as...

Covid-19: Assin South records 4 positive cases

First four positive cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in the Assin South District. Before these four positive cases, samples were sent for testing but...

Success of partial reopening of schools to determine next line of action – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has said the success or failure of the partial reopening of schools for final year students will inform the government’s next line...

COVID-19: Trustees of national fund call for support as Ghana’s cases soar

The Board of Trustees for the COVID-19 National Trust Fund is calling for more support as Ghana’s cases surge. According to the Board, though many...

This is the time my little daughter needs her mother – Story of a mother with Covid-19

Life in a Covid-19 isolation and treatment centre is an experience no one would love to go through. But this somewhat unpleasant choice...

Disinfection exercise will spur members to come to church – Methodist Bishop

The disinfection of Methodist churches in Tamale, in the Northern Region, by Zoomlion Ghana Limited will help allay fears church members about the coronavirus...

Help for breast cancer patient came too late

The 43-year-old Agnes Dogboe battled with breast cancer which left one of her breasts rotten for close to two years. She was abandoned by her...

COVID-19: Infected persons in Parliament, including journalists defying orders to stay away [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · COVID-19: Infected persons in parliament defying orders It has emerged that some people who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in...

24 health workers in Mfantseman municipality infected with Covid-19

Twenty-four health workers in the Mfantseman Municipality have been infected with Covid-19. The situation, according to the Municipal Health Directorate, has hugely affected the staff...

Ashanti Region: Coronavirus contact tracers on strike

The Covid-19 caseload in Ghana’s Ashanti region could triple as contact tracers have declared a strike. The volunteers, who have formed the Coalition of Contact...

Pastor narrates how doctors rejected breast cancer patient over fear of dying in their hands [Watch]

Pastor Obiri Yeboah, the man of God who was the one taking care of late Agnes Dogboe, a breast cancer patient, has made shocking...