Health

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...

Coronavirus: Social distancing key to stop spread – GHS boss appeals to public[audio]

The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, is appealing to the public to adhere to the government’s directive to limit the...

Coronavirus: Testing of samples begins in Tamale

The Public Health Reference Laboratory in Tamale will from today, Wednesday, April 29 begin the testing of Covid-19 samples collected from the northern part...

7 tips to choose the right bra for your breast size

A bra, short for brassiere or brassiere is a form-fitting undergarment designed to support or cover the wearer's breasts. But, the bra has been...

No decision has been taken on when public gatherings can resume – Akufo-Addo

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says a decision on when restrictions on public gatherings – put in place to curb the spread of...

Ghanaian gives meaning to all President Akufo-Addo’s fabrics for COVID-19 addresses

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has for the past weeks been addressing the nation on the government’s efforts in curbing the deadly coronavirus outbreak. One...

ECG shows what to do to enjoy free/subsidised electricity (Read)

Power distribution company, Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has advised customers through a press release to swipe or insert their cards into their pre-paid...

Horror tales of children with COVID-19-linked inflammatory disease

More 'petrified' parents have come forward after their children were struck down with tell-tale signs of a mysterious coronavirus-linked inflammatory syndrome that has hospitalised...

Uganda president blasts MPs for allocating $2.6 million coronavirus funds for themselves

Uganda’s President, Yoweri Museveni, has blasted Members of Parliament (MPs) for allocating themselves a total of 10bn Ugandan shillings ($2.6m; £2m) to enable them...

The Big Agenda: Minister gives account of $100m, GH¢1.2b and GH¢6b in Covid-19 fight (Watch)

Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, has assured that despite threats posed by the dreaded Covid-19 crippling economies across the world, Ghana’s economy will not...

Nigerian woman dies after lockdown delayed her surgery

A Nigerian businesswoman named Judith Omonua, has reportedly died from heart problems after a surgery which was to be done on her was delayed...

The different ways COVID stress is affecting our bodies

The month of lockdown has been a constant source of fear, anxiety and panic among everyone. These are common feelings, however, and can have...

Urologist explains how Erectile dysfunction impacts business life

The world has been caught off-guard by COVID-19. The disease, now deemed a pandemic, is sending many countries, no matter their status, to their...

The truth about having big breasts you didn’t know

They say most Ghanaian men love women with big boobs. I do not have any survey results to support this but I have seen...