Health

V/Region: Immunisation coverage improves

Immunisation coverage in the Volta Region is recording great improvement under a three-month intensive campaign on “Social Mobilization and Demand Generation of Caregivers” aimed...

First Lady to build cancer treatment centre in Ghana

The First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo has pledged to mobilise resources to build a cancer treatment centre in Ghana. This, she said, would be done...

Fake drugs invade markets – PTAG

The president of the Pharmacy Technologists Association of Ghana (PTAG), Mr Prince Boateng, has expressed concern about the public health risks that substandard drugs...

Grace for Impact Partners with Ghanaian Healthcare Providers for Medical Outreach in Ga West

An international NGO Grace for Impact, along with their private sector partner M&D Clinic, successfully conducted a free clinic this week in Medie and...

Hot video: Minister disguised as patient catches corrupt hospital workers

Uganda’s State Minister of Health for General Duties disguised herself as a patient and caught two medical workers demanding a bribe for free government...

Health Service scales up on HIV testing services in special clinics

In order to achieve the 90-90-90 target in the HIV and AIDS response, the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has moved to make HIV testing...

Govt urged to cover non-communicable diseases in NHIS

Director of the Institute of Leadership and Development, Benjamin Anabila, has called for the inclusion of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the National Health Insurance...

Men are ditching condoms in favor of dangerous alternative

From the pill to the coil and the implant, there are loads of options for women looking to prevent an unwanted pregnancy. But for guys,...

Report: Closing the health gap for Africa within a generation is achievable

Closing the health gap for Africa within a generation is achievable if opportunities afforded by a rapidly growing workforce are seized and if health...

Salvation Army schools new health professionals

The Medical, Social and Community Services Department of the Salvation Army Ghana has today organised an orientation exercise for eighty eight (88) health professionals...

First penile implant surgery in Ghana by Ghanaian surgeon

Peace and Love Hospital and Derry Court Medical Practice in collaboration with Dr. Samuel Amanamah specialist Sexopathologist with Kumasi South Hospital, performed the first...

‘Weak evidence’ light alcohol use in pregnancy harms

There is "surprisingly limited" evidence that light drinking during pregnancy poses any risk to the baby, say UK researchers. They reviewed all the available studies...

First penile implant surgery in Ghana by Ghanaian surgeon

Peace and Love Hospital and Derry Court Medical Practice in collaboration with Dr. Samuel Amanamah specialist Sexopathologist with Kumasi South Hospital, performed the first...

Vaccination will save 20m lives by 2020 – Study

Vaccination initiatives in the world's poorest countries will have prevented 20 million deaths and saved around $350 billion in health-care costs by 2020, a...

Sugarcane extract may relieve stress-induced insomnia

A new study - published in the journal Scientific Reports - examines the effect of octacosanol in stressed sleep-deprived mice. The research was carried out...

Here’s why sugar makes you so thirsty

You just polished off a bowl of mint chocolate chip, and suddenly you’re craving a drink. Sound familiar? Post-dessert thirst is a common reaction—but...

Multimedia’s Seth Kwame Boateng wins ICFJ’s prestigious Global Health Reporting award

Multimedia Group Limited's multiple award-winning journalist, Seth Kwame Boateng, has won yet again another prestigious award, the Global Health Reporting contest. Seth Kwame Boateng has...

More than 400 people benefit from Freemasons’ free health screening in Cape Coast

The District Grand Lodge of Cape Coast has organised a free health screening for the people of Cape Coast and its environs. The exercise which...

Malaria rapid diagnostics fuel overuse of antibiotics

A study has found that Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (mRDTs) introduced to improve the use of antimalarials may have unintended negative consequences, such as...

VIDEO: Bad roads killing pregnant women in Worawora Kogokrom

  Pregnant women at Worawora Kogokrom and its adjoining communities in the Biakoye District of the Volta Region do not go for antenatal due to...

The new cure for low libido

If your sex drive has been dipping, a new Italian study suggests there may be an easy fix: light therapy. Scientists recruited 38 men diagnosed with...

Men abusing aphrodisiacs to satisfy women – Medical practitioner

Medical practitioner and chief executive officer for victory regenerative centre in Kumasi, Dr. Martin Asante has attributed the increasing use of aphrodisiac by most...

Men abusing aphrodisiacs to satisfy women – Medical practitioner

Medical practitioner and chief executive officer for victory regenerative centre in Kumasi, Dr. Martin Asante has attributed the increasing use of aphrodisiac by most...

Community pharmacists undergo training

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has organised a day’s capacity building workshop for 80 community pharmacists in the Greater Accra Region to enhance...

How long can sperm live outside the body? This viral tweet has everyone wondering

As anyone in a pregnancy scare has probably wanted to know, errant sperm can live inside the body for three to five days—provided the cells are...

First cancer 'living drug' gets go-ahead

The US has approved the first treatment to redesign a patient's own immune system so it attacks cancer. The regulator - the US Food and...

Heart attacks during sex are more likely to result in death- Study

Heart-stopping sex really could be the end of the affair. New research shows men are four times as likely to die from a heart attack it if it occurs...

Double check quality of foods before consumption – Experts warn

Food experts are urging consumers to double check the quality of foods they buy before consumption to save them from food poisoning. They express concern...

Future of herbal medicine under threat

Indiscriminate felling of trees across Ghana is becoming a threat to the local herbal medicine industry. That’s a concern by President of Global Pharmaceutical Firm,...

No evidence of Steroid fish in Ghana – Fisheries Ministry

The Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministry has rubbished claims that some Chinese engaged in fish farming in the country are using steroids to produce tilapia. According...

‘1-district, 1-breast care centre’ needed – Otiko Djaba

Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Otiko Afisa Djaba, has said there is the need for government to establish "1-District, 1-Breast Care Centre"...

TB kills 23 in West Akyem

More than 23 persons have died of Tuberculosis (TB) in West Akyem Municipality of the Eastern Region, Today can report. The alarming spread of TB...

Intercourse isn't everything for most women – study

Many of us equate "sex" with "intercourse" and use those words interchangeably. Yet highly satisfying sex doesn't have to be limited to penetration --...

So, you’ve got ringing in the ears – should you be worried?

Someone’s thinking about you” may be the sly remark of a friend when you tell them your ears are ringing. And while that would...

Bomigo health center turns 'White Elephant'

Residents of Bomigo in the Keta Municipality are appealing to government to help fix their abandoned health facility problem. According to the residents, the facility...

Gov’t owes disability share of Common Fund 8 months arrears

The government has failed to pay the share of the District Assembly Common Fund allocated to Persons with Disability (PWD) for the past eight...

How does it feel to live with a swollen head for 10yrs? – The story of 12-yr-old Suleman

This is little Suleman, a 12 year old boy who was diagnosed with a tumor known as neurofibromatosis. He has been living with this...

Blood shortage to hit Accra

A lot of people are likely to die every day in Accra due lack of blood at the National Blood bank. This is because a...

Hot audio: Waist trainers could cause kidney failure – Doctor reveals

A medical doctor is warning of dire consequences for women who constantly wear waist cinchers or trainers for an hour glass body shape. According to...

KATH appeals for more equipment to aid emergency care

Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), the nation’s second largest referral facility, has appealed for the supply of more equipment to enhance emergency care. Dr. Oheneba...