Health

Ken, Angela Ofori-Atta build flats for doctors

The Ken and Angela Ofori-Atta Foundation has handed over a newly completed six-unit accommodation facility to the Kyebi Government Hospital in the Abuakwa South...

See what happens to your brain when you listen to music

Your entire brain is used when you listen to music. It’s one of the few activities that do this. Music has a way of enlightening...

Agenda 111: Over 20,000 health professionals to be employed in new hospitals

President Nana Akufo-Addo has indicated that about 20,000 health professionals would be employed when government’s Agenda 111 hospital projects is completed. The project involves the...

Good news for women with big br3asts

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

Agenda 111 Hospital Projects: Check out cost, completion timeline

The government's Agenda 111 projects will be completed within 18 months, President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced. According to him, each of the projects will also...

Agenda 111 Hospital Projects: 88 sites identified

President Nana Akufo-Addo has revealed his vision to position the country as a centre of excellence for healthcare by 2030. This is expected to increase...

Here’s everything you need to know about the new Marburg virus

Marburg virus has already claimed several lives in Guinea since the outbreak was reported on August 9, 2021. Marburg virus is a haemorrhagic fever virus...

Cancer survivor creating eyelashes for patients

Codilia Gapare struggled to find eyelashes after she suffered hair loss because of cancer, giving birth to her entrepreneurship journey. She could use a wig...

Here’s why you should not hold your urine

The truth is that we have all held our pee at a point in our lives. Here’s why you should not hold your urine: Especially...

5 foods that make passing out stool easier

Certain foods and fruits can make the process of passing out food a lot easier if you encounter frequent difficulty. Constipation makes it difficult for...

Wearing socks to bed: 5 reasons to start doing it

Everyone has their sleeping habits. Some people only sleep in pyjamas, others choose to sleep in oversised t-shirts and some prefer sleeping in the nude. But...

5 effective ways to get rid of yellow teeth

Teeth changing colour is very prevalent and it occurs in a gradual process. Especially as you age, your teeth turn to get more yellowish. This...

COVID-19: There is pressure on treatment facilities – GHS

For weeks, the country has been experiencing a surge in cases attributed mainly to community spread of the delta variant and a lack of...

Covid study: How to avoid catching virus in a shared car

Regularly opening car windows for 10 seconds can cut the build-up of Covid-19 particles by 97%, a study has found. Swansea University found the difference...

Okyenhene hands over doctors flat to Kyebi Government Hospital

The Ken and Angela Foundation, under the auspices of Okyenhene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has handed over two-storey doctors flat to the Kyebi Government...

Health Minister has a message for Ghanaians

Embattled Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, says he has always acted in the interest of Ghana in discharging his core mandate. According to Mr Agyemang-Manu, he...

COVID-19: GHS starts administering Johnson and Johnson vaccines

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has begun administering the Johnson and Johnson vaccines. The Director of Health Promotion at the GHS, Dr Aboagye DaCosta, revealed...

Covid-19: GMA makes shocking revelation about Delta variant [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Covid-19: GMA makes shocking revelation about Delta variant The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has said the third wave of coronavirus infections driven by...

How to use onion to reverse premature grey hair

Grey hair is sometimes assumed to be a sign of honour when it occurs too early. But that is not the case, as it...

Why sitting on the toilet for too long is dangerous to your health

A lot of us these days spend a considerable amount of time sitting in the toilet, not because of poop delays but because we...

COVID-19: GHS to begin offering Johnson & Johnson vaccine shots from Friday

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is expected to begin giving out jabs of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine against the COVID-19 virus in the...

5 home remedies for soft pink lips

Having natural pink lips without using makeup is what lots of people dream of but due to poor habits and environmental factors, not everybody...

8 districts record Covid-19 Delta Variant cases in Western Region

The Western Regional Health Promotion Officer says eight Districts in the Region have recorded the Covid-19 Delta Variant cases. Daniel Bomfeh said the Regional Covid-19...

Kadjebi records increases in HIV/AIDS cases

The Kadjebi District in the Oti Region has recorded 66 new HIV/AIDS cases as of June 2021 compared with 51 cases recorded in the...

If you have dark skin around the pubic area, these 2 treatments work

The skin around the pubic area is very sensitive and is prone to hyperpigmentation so it tends to go darker than the rest of...

4 symptoms of candida overgrowth and how to treat it

Candida albicans is a type of yeast that lives naturally in your gastrointestinal tract and other parts of your body. Usually, Candida doesn’t cause any...

COVID-19: 6 children, 86 hospital staff test positive in Hohoe

Six children, aged between five and 12 years have tested positive for Covid-19 in the Hohoe Municipality. Five of the children were treated and discharged...

Work on 101 district hospitals to start next week – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo says funds are now available for work to begin on the construction of the 101 district hospitals he promised last year. He...

Sputnik V vaccine: Sheikh Maktoum agrees to refund $2.4m to Ghana

The Dubai-based businessman, who was contacted by the Ministry of Health for the botched procurement of 300,000 doses of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine,...

JHS pupil paralysed after falling from tree

A 21-year-old Junior High School (JHS) pupil has been paralysed after falling from a tree in the Oti Region. Information gathered by Adom News suggested...

COVID-19 should not stop breastfeeding – Dr Kuma-Aboagye

There is a decline in the exclusive breastfeeding rate which has dropped from 63 per cent in 2008 to 43 per cent in the...

Health Minister goes on leave

The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, is currently on a two-week leave to enable him to attend to some personal issues. Sources at the presidency...

Sputnik vaccine deal: Dubai Sheikh to refund $2,470,000 to Ghana

The Emirati at the centre of the botched Sputnik V vaccine deal, Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum, has announced plans to refund $2,470,000 to...

Health Minister writes to Sheikh Al Maktoum to refund money for non-supplied doses

The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has written to Sheikh Al Maktoum with whom he signed a deal to procure Sputnik V vaccines, to...

Police to arrest, prosecute those who don’t wear ‘nose mask’

The Greater Accra Regional Security Council (REGSEC), Regional Police Command and the Regional Health Directorate of the Ghana Health Service have called for the...

Desist from self-medication – Dr Mark Agyei cautions Ghanaians

The Chief Executive Officer of New Life Homeopathic Clinic, Dr Mark Agyei has cautioned Ghanaians against the consumption of drugs without an appropriate recommendation...

YEA sends message to GRNMA over Community Health Workers

The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has urged the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwifery Association (GRNMA) to eschew any fear of displacement, competition, or adulteration...

Covid-19: Ghana records 30 deaths in seven days

As many as 30 people have succumbed to the novel coronavirus in just seven days, that is according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS). The...

5 exercises to prevent the breast from sagging

There is no ideal type of breast. Big, small or medium, all breasts are perfect. It is difficult to change their shape, but there is...

Why you should allow your husband suck your br*ast during pregnancy

Roseline Oladimeji, a Chief Nursing Sister in Lagos, has given reasons why pregnant woman should avail their breasts to their husbands. She advised pregnant women...