Health

Covid-19 scare hits Tanzania’s Parliament after 3 MPs died ‘mysteriously’

Tanzania’s parliament has been hit by a covid-19 scare after three parliamentarians died of unknown causes in the past 11 days. On Friday, Augustine Mahiga, 74, Tanzania’s...

Nigeria accepts to take part in COVID-19 vaccine trial

Nigeria has accepted to be part of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) solidarity trial of vaccines for coronavirus. So far, more than 100 countries have joined...

FDA to arrest vendors of unapproved nose masks

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has cautioned against the use of unapproved nose masks that had flooded markets across the country. Consequently, it has...

What is ‘COVID toe’? A strange sign of coronavirus infection

Before the coronavirus outbreak, Dr Lindy Fox, a dermatologist in San Francisco, used to see four or five patients a year with chilblains — painful red...

This is a perfect snack option when trying to lose weight

Snacks are an important part of a weight loss diet plan, which you cannot miss out at any cost. Mindless and unplanned snacking can easily sabotage...

Covid-19 cases in Volta Region increase to 30

Positive Coronavirus case counts in the Volta Region have increased to 30, as of May 1, 2020, according to a communique signed by the...

Bride desperate to lose weight has inspiring transformation without shedding a pound

Candice is the saying made true - always a bridesmaid, never a bride. In the last five years alone she has been a bridesmaid seven...

COVID-19: Doctors warn Chinese ventilators gifted UK will kill patients if used

Doctors in the UK have shared their fears over 250 ventilators purchased from China and called for their 'withdrawal and replacement'. Medical experts from the Sandwell and...

Africa’s fight against the coronavirus is a mixed bag of wins and losses

The spread of the coronavirus in Africa has exposed the precarious nature of many of its healthcare systems. I am writing this at a...

US approves antiviral drug remdesivir for covid-19 treatment

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now given emergency approval for the drug remdesivir to be used for coronavirus treatment. US President Donald Trump who...

Woman causes stir with Bible as face mask (Watch)

Following the outbreak of the pandemic, coronavirus (COVID 19), President Nana Akufo-Addo has directed all citizens to wear nose masks while going out of...

Sudan criminalises female genital mutilation

Sudan has criminalised carrying out Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), making it punishable by three years in jail. Some 87% of Sudanese women aged between 14...

Korle-Bu resumes cervical cancer screening by appointment

The Reproductive Health Centre at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital has resumed its cervical cancer screening campaign but by appointments to prevent overcrowding at the...

Parliament approves GH¢288m tax waiver for health personnel

Parliament has approved a GH¢288.6 million tax waiver for healthcare workers to motivate them in the fight against Covid-19. The tax waiver is on personal...

Coronavirus: Tamale Testing Centre starts testing

The Tamale Teaching Hospital has commenced testing of Covid-19 samples for Northern, Savannah, Upper West, Upper East and North East regions in Tamale in...

Coronavirus pandemic may last two years – Report

The coronavirus pandemic is likely to last as long as two years and won’t be controlled until about two-thirds of the world’s population is...

Coronavirus: Poultry farmers donate 82 crates of eggs to boost immune system of patients

The Upper West Regional branch of the Ghana National Association of Poultry Farmers (GNAPFs) has donated 82 crates of eggs worth GH¢1, 500.00 to...

Coronavirus: KCCR has a backlog of 8,000 samples to test [video]

A virologist at the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR) has revealed that there is a total backlog of 8,000 samples that are yet...

COVID-19 survivor returns to an empty home as family flees on his return

As Ghana celebrates some 212 recoveries from a total of 2,074 infections, one issue that remains a grave concern to health authorities and the...

WHO worried about community spread of Covid-19 in West Africa

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that it is very worried about the rate of community spread of Covid-19 in West Africa. The regional head of...

Woman fights off coronavirus by drinking sperm smoothies

A personal trainer claims she is fighting off coronavirus by drinking smoothies containing her boyfriend's sperm. Tracy Kiss, 32, reckons that the refreshing drinks that...

Top 6 African countries with highest COVID-19 deaths

Over 36,000 COVID-19 cases have been reported in African, with over 1,500 deaths recorded, as at Thursday, April 30, according to the World Health...

Experts reveal African coronavirus trial details

The Africa Centre for Disease Control (CDC) has outlined some of the trials going on for Covid-19 treatment and vaccination in Africa. Fifty-two countries have...

Coronavirus shuts down sex lives as demand for condoms drop

A slump in condom sales suggests Brits are shying away from sex during the lockdown. Laxman Narasimhan, the chief of Durex's parent company Reckitt Benckiser,...

7 common reasons men suddenly gain weight

Cheskin explains that weight fluctuations of five pounds are more are fairly typical among women, but not so much among men. Especially if your...

Covid-19: KCCR to clear ‘a little over 8,000’ backlog of test samples by Sunday

With an average of 2,000 samples to test in a day, Ghana’s second prominent coronavirus testing facility has ramped up staff numbers to clear...

Coronavirus: People are having less sex in lockdown – Durex boss

The boss of Reckitt Benckiser, which owns Durex condoms, has said people are having less sex because of the coronavirus crisis. Laxman Narasimhan said condom...

Number of Ghanaians tested for coronavirus revealed

A total of 113,497 persons have so far been tested for the deadly novel coronavirus in Ghana, latest figures released by the Ghana Health...

Check out the number of times you need to have sex to get pregnant

How frequently should you have sex to get pregnant? While some lucky couples get pregnant in the very first attempt, others might take more time,...

Coronavirus: 110 patients, staff of Accra Psychiatric Hospital quarantined

About 110 people including staff of the Accra Psychiatric Hospital have been quarantined after a patient tested positive for coronavirus at the facility. ALSO READ: Coronavirus...

5 ways Ghanaians can mistakenly catch coronavirus

The new coronavirus is perhaps here to stay with us in the world, at least up until scientists find a cure or vaccine for...

Coronavirus kills child at Korle-Bu

Three units at the Child Health Department of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, have been shut down after a child who was brought for treatment...

Ghana’s laboratories lack international accreditation – Laboratory scientist says

Executive Member of the Ghana Association of Biomedical Laboratory Scientists, Michael Amo Omari, has asserted that, all medical laboratories currently across the country have...

Accra Psychiatric Hospital records first Covid-19 case

A female patient at the Accra Psychiatric Hospital has tested positive for Covid-19, Human Rights Watch has reported. The non-governmental organisation says this is causing...

Ghana performs first two autopsies on Covid-19 bodies [listen]

Ghana has conducted two autopsies on two Covid-19 bodies to help unravel the mysteries surrounding a virus that has killed thousands worldwide and derailed...

Coronavirus infects people through the nose so ‘masks are crucial,’ study claims

Coronavirus infects people through the nose and so the use of face masks is 'crucial' for protection, a study claims. Investigations by Professor Zheng Min,...

53 abandoned, uncompleted health facilities ‘discovered’

The Coalition of Non-Governmental Organisation (NGOs) in Health says it has uncovered about 53 health projects across the country left unattended to since the...

Ghana’s coronavirus case count jumps to 2,074 with 212 recoveries

The number of COVID-19 cases in Ghana has increased to 2,074. The Ghana Health Service (GHS) announced the new figures on its website Thursday morning. This...

Zoomlion supports COVID-19 Fund With GH₵100,000

Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL) has presented GH¢ 100,000.00 to the COVID-19 National Trust Fund. The donation, which was made by officials of Zoomlion, took place...

Will T.B. Joshua find answers to Covid-19 on Prayer Mountain? (Photos)

Popular televangelist, Temitope Balogun Joshua, commonly referred to as T. B. Joshua, leader of The Synagogue Church of All Nations, has once again visited...