Health

10 years after passage of law: Mental health care still unsatisfactory

Ten years after the passage of the Mental Health Act 2012, Act 846, mental healthcare delivery in the country is nowhere near satisfactory. The Chief...

Re-constructed 44-year-old KATH maternity and children’s block nears completion

President Nana Akufo-Addo has expressed great satisfaction with the progress of work ongoing on the reconstruction and modernisation of the Maternity and Children’s block...

I’m sure my father wouldn’t have died if … – Dr Boadi Nyamekye

The General Overseer of The Maker’s House Chapel International, Dr Michael Boadi Nyamekye, has sadly recounted the death of his father, Charles Kofi Nyamekye....

How excessive yawning could be a sign of impending heart attack, others

Yawning is commonly thought to be a sign of sleepiness or boredom, though this is not always the case. While someone who yawns may be...

32 major hospital projects ongoing in Ashanti region -Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo says his government, since 2017, has embarked on the construction and completion of some 32 hospital projects in the Ashanti Region. He was...

‘Balloons’: All about the new drug craze that has hit Ghana

Ghana has witnessed many forms of drug use or abuse among its youthful population in recent times with law enforcement authorities struggling to curb...

Plastic surgeon Dr Michael Obeng begins free reconstructive surgeries in Ho

Barely three months after performing free reconstructive surgeries in Yaoundé, Cameroon, R.E.S.T.O.R.E. Worldwide Inc., the Foundation for Reconstructive Surgery led by world-renowned plastic surgeon...

7,699 Children tested positive for HIV in 2020

The HIV population among children aged one to four years was 7,699 in 2020, while new infections in children of the same age group...

Pharmaccess Foundation to scale up NCD Care programme

A team of physicians has recommended the scale-up of the NCD CARE programme to more hospitals in Ghana to increase access to care for...

Breast cancer awareness: 5 reasons you must massage your breasts

Breast massage is not only limited to sexual stimulation but one’s overall well-being. Breast massage is any form of intentional self-touch to your breast. This can...

Prioritise investment in mental health – Advocacy group

The Mental Health Alliance has called on government to prioritise investment in mental health. They believe this will enable the Mental Health Authority to deliver...

Men who have sex for more than 7 minutes risk early death – Gynaecologist reveals

A gynaecologist at the Ga East Hospital, Dr Benedict Afari, has warned men who have sex beyond seven minutes to desist from it. According...

Africa has world’s highest suicide rates – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Africa has the highest rate of people dying by suicide in the world. In a statement, the agency said...

Crime Check launches Meena Breast Cancer Awareness Project [Photos]

Crime prevention and advocacy organisation, Crime Check Foundation (CCF) has launched the Meena Breast Cancer Awareness Project. The project under CCF's Health Check Series is...

WHO alert over India-made cough syrups after deaths in The Gambia

A global alert has been issued over four cough syrups after the World Health Organization (WHO) warned they could be linked to the deaths...

FDA reacts to WHO’s caution against 4 paediatric medicines found in The Gambia

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has confirmed the World Health Organization's (WHO) identification of four substandard medicinal products in The Gambia. The four products...

Here’s why you shouldn’t drink water immediately after eating

Drinking water immediately after a meal can be detrimental to health. And a lot of things have been said about the time and the amount...

Suck a breast within October – Health expert advises men

Health expert and CEO of Chartma Herbal Health Centre has urged men to suck a breast within October as part of breast cancer awareness...

Golden Star, GIZ launch Menstrual Hygiene Management campaign

At the launch of a menstrual hygiene management campaign, three under-aged girls shared their stories. Sarah Baidoo is 15-years-old and attends Akyempim basic school...

Ministry of Health inducts medical herbalists from KNUST

The Ministry of Health has inducted newly qualified Medical Herbalists from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) to take on the...

Cost of mental healthcare up – Mental Health Authority helpless

The cost of mental healthcare in the country has gone up with fears among stakeholders that the situation can undermine accessibility and worsen the...

100 Ukraine students placed in medical schools in Ghana

The Ministerial Committee tasked by government to work towards the integration of Ukraine students returnees has successfully enrolled 100 students into Medical Schools in...

Ayawaso Central Health Directorate begins 2nd round of polio vaccination

The Ayawaso Central Municipal Health Directorate has announced the start of the second round of the polio vaccination campaign for children under five years. It...

Don’t replace condoms with emergency pills

The Programme Manager of the National STIs and HIV/AIDs Control Programme (NACP), Dr. Stephen Ayisi-Addo has advised the youth to desist from replacing the...

Campaign to empower men to examine women for breast cancer launched

A project that is seeking to consciously empower men to fight against the rising cases of breast cancer in Ghana has been launched. The newly...

9 items you don’t want to share with even your shadow

Maybe there are a few times when it's okay to not love your neighbour enough to share with them. There's love in sharing. But there...

KCCR records zero cases of COVID-19 samples in two months

The Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR) has recorded zero positive cases of Covid-19 in the past two months. Virologist, Dr Michael...

Pfizer CEO tests positive for COVID-19 again

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pfizer Inc (PFE.N), Albert Bourla, said on Saturday he tested positive for COVID-19."I’m feeling well and symptom free," Bourla...

Medical and Dental Council sends SOS message to students studying in Ukraine

The Medical and Dental Council of Ghana is urging students who are currently studying Medicine and Dentistry in Ukraine to take advantage of government’s...

Use of contraceptives low in Ghana – UNFPA

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Ghana has said though the country has made progress in the use of contraceptives since 1988, the rate...

Over 23,000 people test positive for HIV in six months

A total of 23,495 people tested positive for HIV in the first half of this year, according to statistics from the National STIs and...

Men who eat meat should be banned from having sex – Study

All men who eat meat should be banned from having sex, according to an animal rights group which claims that scoffing sausages is a...

Juaboso govt hospital to undertake mass burial

The Juaboso government hospital administration is set to organise a mass burial for 51 unclaimed bodies at the mortuary to create space for other...

Unemployed nurses embark on massive demo [Video]

https://youtu.be/aZWtuVECVc8 The Northern Chapter of the 2019 batch of the Nursing Assistant Clinical and Preventive Services has hit the streets of Tamale to demonstrate against...

Finance Ministry gives clearance for payment of rotation nurses’ allowances

The Ministry of Finance has given the green light for the payment of allowances to nurses on one-year mandatory rotations at various health facilities...

Uganda confirms fresh outbreak of Ebola virus

A 24-year-old man infected with Ebola has died in central Uganda in a fresh outbreak confirmed by health officials. The health minister has told journalists...

Monkey pox: Ghana records 84 cases, 4 deaths

Ghana has confirmed 84 cases of Monkeypox diseases as of September 6, 2022, with Greater Accra Region recording the highest number for both suspected...

Health workers chase govt for insurance package for Covid-19 frontline workers

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association is calling on the government to urgently present the insurance packages promised frontline workers. During the peak of...

Tima Kumkum Foundation holds free health screening exercise for Lapaz market women [Photos]

Adom TV's award winning presenter, Cynthia Tima Yeboah, through the Tima Kumkum Foundation, has organised a free health screening exercise for women at the...

Eastern region gets 7 hospitals under Agenda 111 – Minister

Eastern Regional Minister, Seth Kwame Acheampong, has disclosed that seven hospitals are currently under construction in various districts in the region under the Agenda...