Health

Doctor slumps and dies while performing surgery

A medical doctor at the General Hospital, Garaku in Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Ahmed Isaiah, has died from Lassa fever.  He was said...

How to enhance fertility in women

Bringing a child into the world is a beautiful way of contributing to nature. And to achieve this, fertility is very crucial to prospective...

Oral sex could lead to mouth and throat cancer – Dr Avril Sey

A medical practitioner at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital says having constant oral sex with multiple sex partners could result in mouth and throat...

Men now doing liposuction for six packs – Plastic Surgeon reveals

A plastic surgeon at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital has revealed that men are now demanding body enhancement procedures. According to Dr. Nii Ayi Ankrah, the...

Men now demanding body enhancement surgeries – Plastic Surgeon

A plastic surgeon at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital has revealed that men are now demanding body enhancement procedures. According to Dr. Nii Ayi Ankrah, the...

Nutritionist makes shocking revelation about mixture of alcohol and milk

The Ada-East District Nutrition Officer, Raphael Kwasi Angmortey, has cautioned the public, especially pregnant women, against mixing alcohol with milk as a means of...

HIV self-kits to be on Ghanaian market soon

From March this year, HIV self-test kits will be available at pharmacies and health facilities across the country for purchase to enable people to...

HIV/AIDS on the rise in Kpandai district

The Medical Superintendent of Kpandai District Hospital in the Northern Regional , Dr Abdul Aziz, has disclosed that HIV/AIDS is on rise in the...

Over two-thirds of Malaria deaths were among children – Shalina Healthcare Ghana

Even though Malaria is a preventable and treatable disease it continues to have a devastating impact on the health and livelihood of people around...

COVID-19: KIA revises guidelines due to spike in China

The Ghana Airports Company (GAC) has updated the Covid-19 guidelines for passengers using Kotoka International Airport. This follows new concerns about the outbreak of the...

COVID-19: GHS sends SOS message after global surge in cases

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has warned the citizens to be vigilant following the current global surge in COVID-19 cases, particularly with reported increases...

FDA cautions public against consumption of dead whale in Tema

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has cautioned the public against the consumption of fishes that are washed on shore.   This, according to the...

Over $323m spent on HIV/AIDS response in 3 years – Ghana AIDS Commission

Ghana spent $323.7 million on HIV/AIDS-related activities over the last three years, the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has disclosed. The total HIV/AIDS-related expenditure for the...

Pele’s family gather at his hospital for Christmas

Members of Pele’s family have gathered at the hospital where the footballing great is being treated over Christmas. The 82-year-old was hospitalised on November 29...

Forifori Health Centre appeals for support

Children, adult male and female patients, are forced to share the same ward at the Forifori  Health Centre in the Afram Plains District of...

Bawku conflict: Health professionals living in fear

Nurses and Midwives in the Bawku municipality in the Upper East Region are living in fear for their lives in the wake of renewed...

Coronavirus protocols at KIA reviewed – GHS

All passengers arriving at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) will be required to provide proof of full vaccination against COVID-19. This is according to the...

GHS to award over 1.8K health workers from district to national level next year

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced an award scheme dubbed, Ghana Health Service Excellence Awards Scheme to honour best performing CHPS, Health Centres,...

African health workers deserve a living wage – WFP Rep to govt

The World Food Programme (WFP) is asking for better conditions of service for healthcare providers in Ghana and Africa as a whole. The Representative and...

FDA sends important message to herbal medicine producers

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has set up series of Programmes aimed at equipping herbal medicine producers on good manufacturing practices and best...

Times when you should not have sex

Having sex should have both of you excited but there are certain times when sex should be off the table. Here are a few...

Covid-19: Ghana Health Service warns of new variant

The Ghana Health Service (GHS), ahead of the yuletide, has warned a new variant of COVID-19 could be recorded if the necessary protocols are...

COVID-19: Ghana records four active cases

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has cautioned the public to observe COVID-19 protocols during the festive season as many countries from where people visit...

China COVID: Health expert predicts three winter waves

A top Chinese health official says he believes China is experiencing the first of three expected waves of Covid infections this winter. The country is...

Coronavirus may spread from corpses – Scientists report

Like a zombie in a horror film, the coronavirus can persist in the bodies of infected patients well after death, even spreading to others,...

New Zealand passes world-first tobacco law to ban smoking for next generation

New Zealand has introduced a steadily rising smoking age to stop those aged 14 and under from ever being able to legally buy cigarettes...

National COVID-19 vaccination: Hard-to-reach vulnerable should be targeted

The Rural Initiatives for Self-Empowerment Ghana (RISE-Ghana), a Non- Governmental Organisation, has underscored the need for a deliberate effort to target vulnerable groups in...

42% of Covid-19 vaccines supplied to Volta Region gone waste – GHS

About 42% of the over 2.1 million doses of  Covid-19 vaccines supplied to the Volta Region have gone waste due to high hesitancy.  Statistics from...

Sale of aphrodisiac, body enlargers on the rise in Bolgatanga Market

Sales of sex enhancing and body enlargement products in the Bolgatanga market is on the rise despite warnings and confiscation of the products from...

Private-public partnership is key to accelerating Universal Health Coverage – PharmAccess Country Director

As part of efforts to improve Universal Health Coverage (UHC), a concerned stakeholder has called for enhanced collaboration between the private and public sectors...

Health care for Ghanaians above 70 is now free – NHIA

Health Care for Ghanaians above 70 is now free. President Nana Akufo-Addo has signed the policy document bringing this into effect. It guarantees a...

Staunch NPP supporter bemoans neglect after amputation of his leg

Alhaji Ahmed Bandoh alias Bahmed, a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), is beside himself with grief as a result of what he describes...

NHIS to make treatment of prostate cancer free

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) will from next 2023 add the treatment and medication of prostrate cancer to the number of cancers treated...

Meet Dr Lenusia Ahlijah: Ghana’s first locally trained geriatrician

Ghana has produced her first locally trained Geriatrician at the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons in Accra. Geriatricians are primary care doctors who have...

Ghana Health Service resumes Covid-19 vaccination exercise ahead of Christmas

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has begun another phase of the covid-19 vaccination exercise which is the fifth ahead of Christmas and New Year...

Maiden Universal Health Coverage Day seminar to be held on December 12

The maiden Universal Health Coverage Day seminar in Ghana is scheduled to be held on Monday, December 12, 2022. The one-day event which will be...

Why asaana drinkers may live long, with good mental health and eyesight

Asaana is a non-alcoholic, caramelized corn drink made from fermented corn and sugar. It is referred to as elewonyo in other parts of Ghana...

Academic City engineering students invent ventilators to support health care

Nicholas Adjabn, head of Biomedical Engineering unit, has commended engineers for venturing into innovation field to explore opportunities to design and develop technologies to...

How patients at Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital were pampered ahead of Christmas

Foundation for Mentally Challenged Ghana - A non profit making organisation has served patients of Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital with acts of kindness. The assorted items...

Faking orgasm: Here’s why it may be bad for a relationship

Faking an orgasm to give your partner extra pleasure may not be the worst thing, but if the sex isn't doing it for you,...