Health

The Ghana AIDS Commission has raised concerns about the rising rate of new HIV infections and the demographics most affected in the country.The Commission...

The laboratory units at the Manhyia Government Hospital and the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital on Kumasi have been closed.This follows the strike by the...

The Medical Laboratory Professional Workers' Union (MELPWU) has accused certain individuals within the Ministry of Health of acting in bad faith.This accusation follows an...

Experts have explained how people’s way of life can be the best way of managing or preventing diabetes.Most diabetic patients are scared for their...

Prof. Samuel Kojo Kwofie, the Head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Ghana, has called on the government, corporate institutions,...

The Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) has engaged close to 2000 management members of its facilities to take decisive steps towards the full...

Health Minister, Dr Bernard Okoe Boye has said the proposed mandatory health insurance policy for visitors to Ghana is still under consideration by the...

The Ministry of Health has responded to the strike notice issued by the Medical Laboratory Professional Workers' Union (MELPWU), which is set to begin...

The Cape Coast Teaching Hospital has temporarily suspended haemodialysis services.A statement signed by the Public Relations Officer, Fred Nyankah explained the development is due...

A 58-year-old man, Amenin Asare is battling with hypertension, a condition that has changed his life since October 15, 2017.Narrating his ordeal to Adom...

The Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH) has urged the Minister of Health to ensure that the locked-up Global Fund commodities at the port are...

The Ministry of Health will implement a national health insurance policy for foreigners visiting Ghana for short periods starting July 1, 2024.Initially, the policy...

The Health Minister, Dr Bernard Okoe Boye has reiterated the government’s commitment to complete the La General Hospital.The original facility was demolished in July...

We often obsess over sex and our performance, but how many take steps to ensure we’re in top shape for the long haul? If...

The First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has urged a united front to fight HIV stigma, promote human rights, and ensure fair access to HIV...

The chiefs and residents of Kwadwo Addaikrom in the Asunafo North Municipality of the Ahafo Region have expressed grave concerns over the inadequate facilities...

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The Food and Drugs Authority is urging the public to be wary of places they buy food, either on the streets or in restaurants...

A second person has died from monkey pox in South Africa, the Health Minister has announced, less than 24 hours after the country's first...

Kidney patients who visited the Renal Unit at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital in the Central region have expressed frustration following the unit's closure.The...

Although you probably think you know everything about sex by the time you get pregnant, you may still have plenty of questions about sex during pregnancy. Those...

The Ministry of Health has announced it has received funds from the Ministry of Finance to clear 64 Global Fund containers currently held at...

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has assured that the backlog of medical supplies held at the ports will be cleared within the next two...

A Senior Researcher with the Institute of Marine Research in Norway, Jens Otto Krakstad, and Cruise Leader for the Research Vessel, Dr. Fridtjof Nansen,...

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has disbursed over GH¢300 million as payment for claims to healthcare facilities across the country.The amount predominantly covers...

The Ministry of Health has denied allegations that the locked containers from the Global Fund at the Tema port contain crucial drugs for tuberculosis...

The Minority in Parliament has issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the government to ensure the containers of medical supplies stuck at the Tema port...

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) says the free and subsidized dialysis treatment is not limited to its subscribers.According to the Chief Executive Officer,...

A sexually transmitted ringworm caused by a rare fungus has been reported for the first time in the United States.The case report, published Wednesday...

Accra hosted its inaugural Cancer Survivors Walk last Saturday, uniting hundreds of survivors, NGOs, medical practitioners, and other members of the public to raise...

Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has announced that the Sewua and Afari hospitals will soon be completed.He said...

Ghana is likely to face a significant shortage of some essential drugs by the end of June.This is according to the Ghana Medical Association...

The Global Fund has issued a final warning to Ghana demanding immediate clearance of tuberculosis (TB) and malaria medications that arrived in the country...

The spokesperson for the Bawumia campaign team, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has claimed that the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) now covers 95 percent of...

Two experts recently delivered insightful presentations about an alarming trend in Ghana and other sub-Saharan African countries: the rising incidence of heart disease among...

The Tema General Hospital in the Greater Accra Region will hold a mass burial for three unclaimed bodies deposited at the hospital’s mortuary.The bodies,...

Camphor, popularly known and patronised in some homes, is said to be closely related to what is known in some other places as mothballs.Despite...

Former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Central Regional Chairman, Bernard Allotey Jacobs, has opened up on his battle with prostate enlargement.According to him, he has...

Despite the government's initiative to cover the cost of dialysis for renal patients for six months, some patients at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital...

Sexual intercourse has many benefits. It may help you feel happier, be healthier, and live a longer life. Sex may even help protect against...