Health

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...

Having sex 3 to 4 times a week could reduce risk of prostate cancer – Expert advises

A Urologist with the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kwaku Addai Arhin Appiah, has said that men can reduce the risk of prostate cancer with...

Marburg virus outbreak in Ghana over – GHS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says the country is free from the Marburg virus disease. This follows the successful discharge from hospital, of the only...

Bono region tops the list of breast cancer referral cases at KATH

At least 10 breast cancer cases from the Bono Region are received every week at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi in...

For women: Here’s what happens to your vagina if you wear wet underwear

Maintaining underwear hygiene is a must when you talk about intimate health. We wear underwear for comfort and to keep our vagina clean and dry. While...

Ghana Health Alert: Rabies deaths on the rise

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced an increase in the number of rabies cases and deaths in the Ashanti region. In a...

Excessive sex can affect the eyes – Ophthamologist

Medical Director and Ophthalmologist at the Dziram Eye Clinic, Dr Charles Mensah Cofie, has revealed that excessive sex can affect the eyes. When asked whether...

Cases of medical negligence in Ghana on the rise

A patient-centered non-governmental group is leading a campaign to bring justice to victims of medical negligence in Ghana. According to the Advocacy for Medical Malpractice...

End of COVID-19 pandemic in sight – WHO chief

The world has never been in a better position to end the Covid-19 pandemic, the head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on...

NCD Care –  A Mobile App eases access to hypertension and diabetes care in Ghana

Patients living with Hypertension and Diabetes in Ghana are now experiencing a unique and more personalized form of care with the introduction of a...

Healthy resilient society: GIZ, Golden Exotics organise health screening exercise at Shai Osudoku [Photos]

“This is a very brilliant exercise that would save lives if we could do periodically because I know there are people who stay at...

Pay attention to size of baby’s head, report any abnormality – Parents told

Parents have been advised to pay close attention to the size of the heads of their babies and report any abnormality to healthcare givers...

Kidney cases at KATH quadruple due to galamsey

Hospital admissions with kidney diseases have tripled in the last 10 years at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH). Outpatient cases with kidney-related diseases have...

Star Assurance partners NIC to organise blood donation exercise

The Star Assurance Group, group company of StarLife Assurance Limited and Star Assurance Limited, in collaboration with the National Insurance Commission (NIC) recently organised...

Breasfeeding does not cause sagging – Dr Benin

Sagging of the breast is physiological and breastfeeding is not one of the known causes, Dr Amma Benin, the Head of the Paediatric Department,...

Minority kicks against recruitment of SHS graduates for CHPS compounds while trained nurses are unemployed

https://youtu.be/-Npi4f3ojPE The Minority in Parliament has called on the government to, as a matter of urgency, rescind its decision to recruit Senior High School (SHS)...

9 CHPS compounds, 2 hospitals at Nkwanta south receive medical equipment

Nine community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) Compounds including Nkwanta Municipal hospital and St. Joseph hospital in the Oti Region have been supported with...

Too much sex? Here’s how it may feel like and what to do

Healthy sex life does not always mean having too much sex! It’s the balance between quality and quantity. This mostly is solely dependent on...

Lordina Foundation’s Bole maternity and children’s ward receives first patients

The newly built Lordina Foundation Maternity and Children’s ward at the Bole District Hospital in the Savannah Region has started receiving patients. This follows...

Afia Amankwa Tamakloe rescues ‘dying’ 19-year-old SHS student [Photos]

The 19-year-old Elizabeth Kwartemaa, who suffered weakness and paralysis of her limbs in 2021 and has since been bedridden, did not expect to survive...

3 to 4 times of sex in a week could reduce risk of prostate cancer – Men told

A urologist with the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital has endorsed the proposition that men can reduce the risk of prostate cancer with frequent sexual...

Afigya Kwabre North MP holds free health screening for constituents [Photos]

Afigya Kwabre North Member of Parliament (MP), Collins Adomako Mensah has organised a health screening exercise for his constituents.  The exercise which took place on...

Mystery pneumonia: Argentina records 3 deaths

A third person has died this week in Argentina from an unexplained type of pneumonia that has affected nine people in total so far. All...

More than 1,000 doctors compelled to stay home after completing housemanship

More than 1,000 junior physicians have reportedly been compelled to stay home after completing their housemanship. This is according to reports confirmed by the Ghana...

Over 2,000 women die annually from breast cancer

More than 4,650 women are diagnosed with breast cancer annually in Ghana, according to the chairperson of the Ghana Non- Communicable Diseases Alliance (GhNCDA),...

When you’re nice to mentally-ill people, they will be nice to you – Psychiatrist

The Resident Psychiatrist at the Accra Psychiatric Hospital has indicated that mentally challenged people on the streets will act nice towards people who reciprocate...