Health

COVAX aims to deliver 520 million vaccine doses to Africa this year

The global vaccine distribution scheme, COVAX, aims to deliver 520 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Africa this year, its managing director said, with supplies...

Covid-19: Ghana records 652 cases in 38 days

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Ghana has increased by 652 in less than two months. In 38 days, Ghana’s active Covid-19 cases...

Four simple tips to get rid of chest acne

Your chest pores can get clogged, and that is when you say you are acne-affected. Though there are many areas where acne can develop, this...

Just in: Achimota School locked down

The Ghana Health Service has ordered the restriction of movement to and from the Achimota School. The school authorities have since been directed neither to...

Good news for staff, management and patients of Pantang Hospital

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has ordered the Ministry of Health to, within two months, construct a fence wall around Pantang Hospital in Accra. This...

3.1 million Ghanaians have mental disorders – Health Minister

Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang Manu has told Parliament that a total of 3.1 million Ghanaians, representing 10% of the country’s 31 million population have...

Covid-19: Parliament approves additional $200 million loan

Parliament has approved an amount of US$200 dollars as additional financing for the Ghana COVID-19 Emergency Preparedness and Response Project. The Financing Agreement is between...

Police Hospital to undertake mass burial for 200 unidentified bodies

The Police Hospital has served notice to undertake a mass burial for some 200 unidentified and unclaimed bodies. The exercise, according to the hospital, forms...

Kennedy Agyapong blesses 37 Military Hospital again

Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, has presented a cheque of USD100,000 to the 37 Military Hospital. This comes barely a few weeks after...

Good news for staff, management and patients of Pantang Hospital

The government says it will provide Pantang Hospital and its environs with 24-hour security to address the issue of attacks on staff and patients. Both...

Akufo-Addo takes up cost of surgery for 2 months old Siamese twins

President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced plans to cater for the surgery of two months old Siamese twins at the Ridge Hospital. The Siamese twins...

7 foods that make the p*nis bigger and thicker naturally

Men are usually concerned about their penis and think a lot about its size and erection. As your body requires nutrients to grow and stay...

Delta variant fueling Africa third wave – WHO

Along with Alpha and Beta, Delta is fuelling an aggressive third wave across Africa, with case numbers climbing faster than all earlier peaks, according...

Covid-19: Ghana’s active cases hit 1,674

The number of active COVID-19 cases in Ghana has risen to 1,674, according to latest figures released by the Ghana Health Service. Of that number,...

Alarm as 800 Ugandans get fake Covid-19 jab

More than 800 people and an undisclosed number of clients from several companies based in the Kampala Metropolitan Area received fake Covid-19 jabs last...

Covid-19: Delta variant recorded in Ghanaian community

Ghana has recorded its first case of the covid-19 Delta variant within a community, the Ministry of Information has announced. According to the Ministry, the...

Sputnik vaccines: Speaker admits Minority’s motion for probe into deal

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has admitted a motion filed by seven Minority Members of Parliament (MPs) who are asking for a bi-partisan Committee...

Govt to build psychiatric hospital to serve Northern sector

The Northern Regional Minister, Alhaji Alhassan Shani Shaibu has hinted at plans by government to build a psychiatric hospital to serve the Northern sector...

COVID-19: Fake vaccine injectors arrested

Two people have been arrested in Uganda for giving out fake Covid-19 vaccines. One more is on the run. It is believed that they may...

Covid vaccines donated to African countries are not recognised by EU travel certificate

The African Union (AU) and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have voiced "concern" after it emerged that Europe's digital 'green pass' does...

Life as a frontline worker, homemaker amid covid-19 – The story of Dr Hilda Boye

Many people all over the world have been quite anxious about the global covid-19 pandemic and so was Dr Hilda Boye, a paediatrician at...

Top 7 foods that fight STDs

As important as it is for you to see a doctor, you should also include these foods in your daily meal. Sexually transmitted diseases are...

Pantang Hospital staff declare indefinite strike

Health officers at the Pantang Hospital in Accra will begin an indefinite strike dubbed Operation run for life. The strike, which will take effect from...

What should be the first drink you should have in the morning?

Whether it's drinking tea, coffee, water or juice, each has its health benefits. When you wake up in the morning, what should be the first...

Pay or Die: The Agony of Pregnant Women (Part II): Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, others exposed [Video+Photos]

A woman is losing so much blood right after having a vaginal delivery; there is a medication to save her, the hospital has it,...

Father and daughter arrested for practising medicine without authorisation

A man and his daughter have been arrested for practising medicine without the required license. They were arrested by a team from the Complaints and...

COVID-19: Ghana’s death toll hits 794

Four more persons have succumbed to Covid-19, according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS). The GHS, in its latest update, said the country’s death toll...

Sputnik vaccines: Minority files motion for probe into deal

The Minority in Parliament has filed a motion for a bipartisan probe into the procurement of Sputnik V vaccines from Russia through middlemen. Ghana, through...

37 Hospital seeks help to find families of 2 accident victims [Photos]

Management at the 37 Military Hospital are seeking public assistance to locate the families of two accident victims on admission at the facility. The first...

5 foods to add to your diet if you have stomach ulcer

The pains ulcer patients experience can be reduced with the right foods. Stomach ulcers are sores that can happen in your digestive tract, including your...

5 foods that can prevent erectile dysfunction

Erectile dysfunction can cause stress, relationship strain and low self-confidence. Erectile dysfunction is a condition that can make it difficult to get or maintain an...

LEKMA Hospital sued!

The alleged negligent removal of the womb of a 30-year-old patient of the LEKMA Hospital, without her consent, has landed the medical facility in...

Kennedy Agyapong cuts sod for construction of Cardiothoracic Centre at 37

Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, has cut the sod for the construction of a cardiothoracic centre at the 37 Military Hospital. The facility,...

Covid-19: Deadly Indian strain detected in Ghana

The most contagious Covid-19 variant, originating from India, has been recorded in Ghana. Head of the West Africa Center for Cell Biology and Infectious Pathogens,...

Cape Coast gets COVID-19 testing centre

The Central Region now has a COVID-19 testing centre at Cape Coast in the Central region. This means samples can be tested in the region...

Covid-19 cases rise in Ashanti Region

The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate has admonished the public to continue observing the Covid-19 safety protocols following an upsurge in new cases in the...

Enterprise Group to acquire Acacia Health Insurance

Enterprise Group PLC has entered into an agreement to fully acquire Acacia Health Insurance Limited. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval. Acacia has been in...

COVID-19: Health Minister sends message to those yet to receive second jab

Government on Wednesday assured persons yet to receive the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine not to despair as efforts are directed at procuring...

I’m fully vaccinated but feel sick – should I get tested for Covid-19?

Imagine last night you developed a little runny nose and a sore throat. When you woke up this morning you started coughing and had...

Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to be available in Ghana by August

Ghana is expected to receive its first batch of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines in August. This follows the approval by Ghana’s Food and Drugs...