Health

Agenda 111: Mentally ill patients at Accra Psychiatric Hospital to be integrated into communities

The Accra Psychiatric Hospital has said it will be reintegrating its patients into the society when the facility is downsized for a redevelopment project. Under...

PharmAccess to boost Ghana’s healthcare delivery with launch of Medical Credit Fund II

As part of efforts to make health care delivery more sustainable and effective in Ghana, PharmAccess Group has launched the second phase of the...

World TB Day: Increase financial commitment towards fight against TB – Aurum Institute to govt

The Aurum Institute Ghana, an NGO aimed at combating Tuberculosis (TB) has called on the government to bring it's attention to the disease and...

Redevelopment of Accra Psychiatric Hospital to begin September

A redevelopment project at the Accra Psychiatric Hospital has been scheduled to take off in September 2022. The project, according to the hospital’s Director, Dr...

Glass found in woman’s bladder 4 years after she used it as sex toy [Photo]

A glass tumbler has been found inside a woman’s bladder who doctors thought had a Urinary Tract Infection (UTI). According to New York Post, the...

Covid-19: Fully vaccinated persons to be exempted from mandatory test at the airport

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has hinted at cutting out the Covid-19 test requirement at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) for persons who have...

Nigeria scraps pre-departure Covid tests

The Nigerian government says fully vaccinated travellers coming into the country will no longer be required to take a pre-departure PCR Covid-19 test. This is...

Govt finally approves two loans for Health Ministry

https://soundcloud.com/joynews_adomnews/government-finally-approves-two-loans-for-health-ministry?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Parliament of Ghana Tuesday approved two separate loans for the construction and equipping of major hospitals in the Ashanti Region and it's environs. The loans...

4 side effects of being a virgin for too long, according to research

Is it wise to remain a virgin for too long? Here's what research says. Many choose to be virgins until marriage or until a goal...

Girl, 5, dies on way to meet doctors after being sent home from school with ‘tummy bug’

A five-year-old girl from Hull tragically died on her way to see an out-of-hours General Practitioner just hours after another doctor sent her home...

Bawumia Commissions two drone distribution centres [Photos]

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has commissioned the fifth and sixth drone distribution centres for Zipline Ghana. The two new centres located at Anum...

5 most common sexual fantasies

Human beings are sexual beings and they think of sex a lot. In a study carried out by the Journal of Sex Research, it...

Health alert: Measles cases surge in Ghana

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced a surge in suspected measles cases across the country. According to the GHS, the Greater Accra Region...

I don’t know anyone who drinks alcohol and has lived over 100 years – MOG Music [Video]

Gospel musician Nana Yaw Boakye, popularly known as MOG Music, passed by Hitz FM's Daybreak Hitz show on Friday to make some deep revelations...

For almost a decade, I could not pass urine, menstruate – Presenter

She now calls herself God's favourite daughter as someone who was given a second chance to live after years of battling chronic kidney disease....

These habits are the reason your belly fat keeps increasing

These lifestyle habits are holding you back from shedding that unwanted belly fat. Getting rid of belly fat can be very difficult and also a...

Court freezes accounts of Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital

JoyNews/AdomNews · Court freezes accounts of Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital The Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital in the Central region faces closure due to lack of funds, food...

Govt has not paid NHIA levies collected since July 2021 – Akandoh

Ranking Member of Parliament’s Health Committee, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, is hinting that National Health Insurance service providers may withdraw their services. This, he said, is...

Efia Odo on how she refrains from adding weight without exercise

Ghanaian actress and influencer, Efia Odo, has disclosed how she has been able to maintain her slim and sexy stature since her inception into...

Can you be a sperm donor for your female friend? 4 men answer

The older a woman gets, the less fertile she becomes. Why not strike while the iron is hot? If she tried dating and is convinced...

Penis size: Here’s how to have great s*x with a small p*nis

Most men do not know that only about two-thirds of their penis protrudes from their bodies. The other third, held in place with ligaments,...

This is why you keep having boils repeatedly

Have you been battling with boils too frequently? You're about to find why. A boil is a skin infection that starts in the hair follicle,...

La General Hospital construction begins 2 years after demolition

On Monday, March 14, works finally began to reconstruct the La General Hospital following delays and agitation by residents. For close to two years, the...

COVID-19: National taskforce making comprehensive review on restrictions – GHS

The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, has stated that the Covid-19 national taskforce has commenced work on a comprehensive...

The time to act is now – GAMLS demands Governing Board for National Blood Service

The Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS) is with immediate effect demanding a Governing Board for the National Blood Service. The board, according to...

Contractor to commence redevelopment of La General Hospital in March

The redevelopment of the La General Hospital following its demolition is set to take place in March this year. In July 2020, the edifice was...

Contractor to commence redevelopment of La General Hospital

The redevelopment of the La General Hospital following its demolition is set to take place in March this year. In July 2020, the edifice was...

Two-year-old boy needs GH₵ 8,000 to undergo tumour surgery

A two-year-old boy in the Krachi East Municipality in the Oti Region is in dire need of an amount of GHS 8,000 to enable...

Medical officers posted to Upper East in 2021 refused posting

Ten medical officers posted to various health facilities in the Upper East Region in 2021 did not report to work, the Regional Director of...

Here are 5 must-have back pain relief tips for women with big breasts

Having very big breasts can place excess weight on the chest and without adequate support from the surrounding muscles and the rest of the...

I was told I had 5 years to live – Popular presenter opens up on kidney disease [Video]

https://youtu.be/vLevR-l_lOM Fifteen years ago, I was shattered with my hopes dashed when I was told I had five years to live after being diagnosed with...

Central Region makes strides in reducing maternal mortality

The Central Region has recorded a celebrated reduction in maternal deaths with a maternal mortality ratio reducing from 109/100,000 live births in the year...

What is edging to women and can it give better orgasms?

Edging is one of the "oh-so dope" ways of enhancing a person’s orgasm and sexy time experience. Ordinarily, run-of-the-mill orgasms are great. But what if...

HeFRA to leverage partnership with PharmAccess to improve quality healthcare in Ghana

Registrar of the Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA) Dr Philip Bannor, has called for a concerted effort towards improving access to standardized health care...

CHAG members save money from drug procurement through CHAG – PharmAccess ‘Med4All’ digital platform

Executive Director of the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG), Dr Peter Yeboah has said the CHAG - PharmAccess Med4All digital platform has offered...

Construction of a neonatal unit of the Eastern Regional hospital in progress

The construction of a GHc1.9 million Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the the Eastern regional hospital is progressing steadily after the a sod was...

Eastern Regional Hospital alarmed over increasing kidney and cancer cases

Management of Eastern Regional Hospital has expressed worry over the increasing cases of cancer and kidney and other diseases of lifestyle in the region. Breast...

Bawumia inaugurates new Ghana AIDS Commission Board

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Thursday inaugurated a new Governing Board of the Ghana AIDS Commission. The new Board is to ensure that...

Covid-19: Ahafo Region records two deaths in 2022

Ahafo region, within the first two months of 2022, has recorded two covid-19 related deaths.This, according to the Regional Health Director, Dr Kwabena Boateng...

Afram Plains: Still births, anaemia among pregnant women on the rise

The Kwahu Afram Plains District Directorate of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has expressed concerns over the high prevalence of anaemia among pregnant women...