Health

Coronavirus: Check out the main hotspot in Ashanti region

The Obuasi Municipal Assembly in the Ashanti region has been identified as the main hotspot in the Ashanti region following the outbreak of the...

Coronavirus: How a trader infected 17 people in the Obuasi market [audio]

A trader in the Obuasi market in the Ashanti region is said to have infected about 17 people with coronavirus, Head of Disease Surveillance...

Coronavirus: Community holds party for survivors

Twelve COVID-19 patients in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern region, who were discharged after a month at a quarantine treatment centre, have been...

Coronavirus: Moderna vaccine trial shows promising early results

The first coronavirus vaccine to be tested in people appears to be safe and able to stimulate an immune response against the virus, its...

5 home remedies to treat stretch marks

Stretch marks occur due to a sudden weight gain or weight loss. People often end up resorting to various beauty treatments to get rid of...

Ghana’s coronavirus cases rise to 5,918, 2 more deaths recorded

New updates released by the Ghana Health Service show another surge in Ghana’s coronavirus cases as 183 persons have tested positive for the virus....

20 Ghanaians die from coronavirus in the US

The Ghana Embassy in the United States of America (USA) has revealed that 20 Ghanaians have died from the coronavirus in that part of...

Government to spend 70 million euros on Eastern Regional Hospital

The Deputy Minister of Health and Member of Parliament (MP) for Ledzokuku Constituency, Dr. Bernard Oko-Boye has disclosed plans by President Akufo-Addo for the...

Coronavirus: Accra Psychiatric Hospital staff tests positive

A staff of the Accra Psychiatric Hospital has tested positive for Covid-19 after coming into contact with an affected patient. This was after some 110...

We thought coronavirus was hoax until … – Infected patients

Some Ghanaian Covid-19 patients who are currently battling the virus in intensive care units have revealed how they doubted the presence of the virus...

All my family members have tested positive for Covid-19, including me – Lady laments

A lady has said that all her family members, including her, have tested positive for Covid-19. In a twitter post on Friday, May 15, the...

Pentecost elder shares experience at Covid-19 isolation centre after recovery

An elder of the Church of Pentecost, who recently recovered from the deadly coronavirus, has shared his experience at the isolation centre. The Pentecost elder,...

Hypertension, diabetes top underlying health conditions of 28 dead COVID-19 patients

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Saturday released details of the 28 dead persons from the deadly coronavirus pandemic. Among the diseases listed by the...

How persons with underlying health conditions can build strong immunity against COVID-19

Dr Emmanuel Ameyaw, a paedetrician at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, has advised Ghanaians with underlying health conditions on how to build a strong...

1,500 coronavirus patients waiting to be discharged – Dr Nsiah-Asare

Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare, has said Ghanaians should brace up for more Covid-19 recoveries as some 1,500 patients are on the...

Coronavirus: Details of autopsy report revealed

Exclusive details from the report of the autopsies conducted on some Covid-19 bodies at the Ga East District hospital shows some of the deceased...

Why women commit paternity fraud

A Clinical Psychologist, Dr Isaac Newman Arthur, has shared three common reasons why women sometimes commit paternity fraud. As the name implies, paternity fraud is...

5 benefits of drinking warm water first thing in the morning

Start your day with a drink of warm water and you will soon reap the benefits. Most people who drink hot water as a holistic...

315 meningitis cases recorded as deaths rise to 45

The number of cerebrospinal meningitis cases recorded in the Upper West Region have now increased to 315. The tally is an increase by 42 from...

Teen battles new coronavirus syndrome

When a sprinkling of a reddish rash appeared on Jack McMorrow’s hands in mid-April, his father figured the 14-year-old was overusing hand sanitizer —...

Okoe-Boye reacts to AFP report on Covid-19 testing in Africa

Bernard Okoe-Boye, the Deputy Health Minister has rebuffed claims that an AFP report has undermined government’s claim that Ghana is leading Covid-19 tests in...

Another Covid-19 patient dies as Ghana’s case count jumps to 5, 735

One more coronavirus patient has died as the country’s total case count jumps to 5, 735 with 1, 754 recoveries. The death count is now...

Coronavirus: This is why President Buhari does not wear face masks

The Nigerian presidency has denied that the country's leader, Muhammadu Buhari, is breaking any safety rules by not wearing face masks. The denial was...

Coronavirus: Video of security man sorting out tissue with saliva causes outrage (Watch)

A video of a security man in Ghana improperly handling tissue meant for the public in the midst of the dreaded coronavirus has gone...

COVID-19 confirmed cases in the Northern region rise to 32

The Northern Regional Health Directorate has announced an increase in Covid-19 confirmed cases in the region. Confirmed cases, according to the regional Health Director, Dr...

Gabby Otchere-Darko reacts to Ghana’s coronavirus recovery rate

A leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has reacted to the 786 patients who have recovered from Covid-19. The private...

GHS predicts challenges in tracing contacts of 12 new Covid- 19 cases in the North

The Northern Regional Director of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr John Eleeza, is predicting serious challenges in the coming days in tracing contacts...

COVID-19 patient threatens to commit suicide [Listen]

A Covid-19 patient has threatened to commit suicide after becoming an object of ridicule to many of her friends and relatives. The woman, who spoke...

GHS releases details of coronavirus patients who have died

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has released details of the 28 persons who have so far succumbed to coronavirus pandemic. The list, which was posted...

Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital receives medical supplies from Herona Company Limited

Herona Company Limited has donated medical supplies worth GH¢229,835.05 to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital to fight the coronavirus pandemic. The list of items included but...

Akufo-Addo’s claim that Ghana leads Covid-19 testing in Africa is false – French News Agency (AFP)

The French News Agency (AFP) has described as false President Nana Akufo-Addo’s claim that Ghana “has administered more tests per million people than any...

Can coronavirus live in your hair? For how long?

Yes, the virus can stay even on your hair What we know about COVID-19 is constantly evolving. Researchers across the world are studying the virus...

Here are the 9 top contenders for coronavirus vaccines

Here are the 9 top contenders for coronavirus vaccines Even as countries toy with the idea of relaxing lockdown and restarting life in the COVID...

Volta Region records first Covid-19 death

The Volta Region on Friday recorded its first Covid-19 death at the local Treatment Centre in Ho. The deceased, a 60-year-old woman who returned from...

Ghana records 4 more deaths as Covid-19 cases rise to 5,638

Additional 108 cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in Ghana since its last update on Thursday, May 14, 2020, increasing the cases to 5,638. According...

Coronavirus: Pastor sells boiled eggs as churches remain closed [Video]

A pastor and a father of six has decided to go to the streets to hawk smokies after he was forced to cancel worship...

32 nurses and midwives test positive for COVID-19

The Ghana Registered Nurses' and Midwife' Association (GRNMA) says 32 of its members have tested positive for coronavirus across the country. According to the Association,...

Artistic impression of 47-year-old KATH Maternity Block [photos]

Below are photos of how the 47-year-old Maternity and Children's Block at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital will look when completed. The project, which was...

Covid-19 in Ghana: Watch recovered patients jubilate [Video]

A video of some Ghanaians believed to have recovered from the deadly novel coronavirus, massively jubilating has been sighted by Adomonline.com. The video shows dozens...

Covid-19 patient recounts humiliating experience with health workers [audio]

A middle-aged woman, believed to have tested positive for coronavirus, has recounted the humiliation her family has suffered from health workers. The woman, who spoke...