Health

Cocoa beverage reduces BP, hypertension in older adults – KNUST research

A research by the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has revealed that, cocoa beverages can help reduce blood pressure and hypertension...

TTH dialysis unit in crisis; patients wait weeks for treatment

Patients at the Dialysis Unit of the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) have expressed concerns over delays in accessing treatment due to the limited number...

AstraZeneca being withdrawn due to commercial reasons – GHS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has clarified that the withdrawal of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is primarily due to commercial reasons. AstraZeneca, one of the...

COVID-19: Ghana Health Service reminds public of ongoing vaccination exercise

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) and partners under the Ministry of Health have reminded members of the public about the ongoing National COVID-19 Vaccination...

NHIS working better under our administration – Bawumia

Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has argued that the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has improved under the Akufo-Addo-led administration. According to him, the NHIS has witnessed notable improvements, attributed...

Ghana begins new COVID-19 vaccination exercise

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) commenced its 10th National COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign on Sunday, May 2024. Scheduled to conclude on Thursday, May 9, 2024, the...

City Cancer Challenge: 13 sustainable cancer solutions implemented across health facilities in Kumasi

Over 24,000 new cases of cancers are recorded annually in Ghana with more than half of patients losing their lives, mostly victims of breast,...

Jaundice in newborn babies on the rise in Volta Region

Jaundice in newborns has been reported to be on the rise in the Volta Region of the country. Data on the level of jaundice reveals...

GHS announces job openings for 229 Medical Professionals

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has launched a hiring campaign to recruit 229 healthcare professionals, which includes 204 doctors and 25 dentists. On May 3,...

GHS announces vacancies for doctors across all 16 regions

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has unveiled employment opportunities for newly qualified medical doctors and dentists who chose to work in its health facilities...

Agogo Presby Hospital, Unilever Ghana celebrate staff over zero maternal death record

The Presbyterian Hospital, Agogo in collaboration with Unilever Ghana Limited, has appreciated staff at the hospital for their high level of professionalism, teamwork in...

Okoe-Boye attributes delayed hospital projects to external debt renegotiation

The Minister for Health designate, Dr. Bernard Okoe-Boye, has attributed the delay in the completion of selected health facilities, notably the Tema General Hospital,...

Avoid these 4 terrible tips if you plan to lose weight

We most often repeat dietary myths about weight loss, which, despite our determination, simply do not work. Weight loss is a real topic, with many...

Ghana records 31 new COVID-19 cases

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has reported 31 new cases of COVID-19 in the country over the past week. But, the Programmes Manager at the...

King Charles visits cancer centre as public engagements resume

King Charles is carrying out his first major public engagement since his cancer diagnosis. The King, who has been named Cancer Research UK's new patron,...

Korle Bu clarifies reports on cancellation of surgeries

The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has dismissed reports that surgeries which were scheduled for Monday, 29 April 2024, were cancelled due to power outage...

Over 40 health facilities completed under Akufo-Addo’s tenure, Okoe-Boye reveals

The Minister-designate for Health, Bernard Okoe-Boye has provided insight into the completion of over 40 health facilities as part of the government's effort to...

Dumsor: Okoe-Boye advises hospitals to use generators

The Health Minister-designate, Bernard Okoe-Boye, has advised health facilities to make use of alternative power sources, especially generator sets, in response to the recent...

14 PWDs selected for maiden Africa Health Collaborative Medicine Counter Assistant training

Beneficiaries will be served with modules such as Ghanaian sign language for health communication, industrial pharmacy, entrepreneurship among others.

Asanko Interventions: Amansie South records no children under 5 deaths to malaria in 4 years

The Amansie South District in the Ashanti region has recorded no deaths of children under five years to malaria or malaria-related issues for four...

This is why you get headaches after sex and here’s what to do

Experiencing headaches after sexual activity, known as post-coital headaches, can be a concerning and uncomfortable issue. These headaches vary greatly in intensity and duration, ranging...

GHS to embark on COVID-19 vaccination exercise

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is set to embark on a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign. The exercise to take place between May 7 and...

Snakebite alert: 9,900 cases recorded annually

The country recorded 59,600 snakebite cases between 2015 and 2020, the first time such data has been put together.  This means, on average, 9,900 snakebites...

Adako Jachie community engaged on mitigating incidence of malaria

The Adako Jachie Methodist Child Development Center, in collaboration with Compassion International, has organized a program to mitigate the incidence of malaria infection within...

British man tests first personalised skin cancer vaccine

An important trial of the world's first "personalised" mRNA vaccine against the deadliest form of skin cancer - melanoma - is now under way...

Escalating heatwave forces women to abandon wig caps for hair extensions amid soaring costs

This shift is driven by the desire for comfort in adapting to the weather changes, despite the substantial increase in the cost of hair weaves.

MHA declares May as Purple Month for mental health awareness

In a significant move towards promoting mental health well-being, the Mental Health Authority of Ghana, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and various...

World veterinary Day: UK govt donates rabies vaccines and lab consumables to MoFA

The UK government through its Animal Health System Strengthening (AHSS) project, has donated fifteen thousand (15,000) doses of rabies vaccines and laboratory equipment and...

Health Plus Africa Care holds sensitization at the Ministry of Works and Housing 

Health Plus Africa Care (HPAC) organized a sensitization event at the Ministry of Works and Housing, stressing sub-Saharan Africa's ongoing epidemiological transition.  This shift is marked by...

US comedienne Tiffany Haddish discloses emotional journey of eight miscarriages

Tiffany Haddish has suffered eight miscarriages amid her battle with endometriosis, with her most recent loss happening last year. The 44-year-old comedian, who dated Common...

UK to improve access to life-saving malaria drugs for the most-affected countries

The UK Government will improve access to malaria drugs to help tackle one of the biggest killers of children in sub-Saharan Africa, it has...

Story of a survivor championing patient-led approach to dealing with NCDs

Christopher Agbega was diagnosed with a neurological condition known as Hereditary Motor Sensory Neuropathy, 17 years ago and has been confined to a wheelchair. Due...

Important steps for getting over even the most devastating breakup fast

Major breakups, like divorce or the end of an engagement, knock you down in just about every way imaginable. Along with losing your relationship,...

Family attacks health workers, destroy property over death of 17-year-old boy [Video]

Family members of a 17-year-old boy allegedly launched a vicious attack on health workers at the Kasoa Mother and Child Hospital. This was after...

10 tiny exercises that will make you more creative than 99% of people

Creativity, which is one’s ability to make connections between ideas and bits of information, is becoming thee skill of the modern world. Many will find themselves...

Pharmacy Council cautions public against sale of unlicensed medicines

The Pharmacy Council of Ghana has issued a strong caution to individuals involved in the sale or distribution of illegal substances, urging them to...

World Child Cancer provides training for radiologists

About 1,200 children under the age of 15 in Ghana are estimated to develop cancer annually, according to the World Health Organization. The survival rate...

10 timeless lessons to strengthen your marriage for a lifetime

I often get clients in my office, or even friends, for that matter, who ask me, "What are the keys to a successful marriage?"...

Men with erectile dysfunction urged to seek psychological support

The Vice President of the Ghana Psychological Association, Reverend Albright Benibensu, has asked men experiencing Erectile Dysfunction (ED) to seek psychological help. He told the...

Vaccination eradicates neonatal tetanus, polio, and deadly diseases in Ghana -AMMREN

The Executive Secretary of the African Media and Malaria Research Network (AMMREN), Dr. Charity Binka, has spoken passionately about the indispensable role that media...