Health

Anal Itching: Causes and natural remedies for anus infection

This itching, which is usually accompanied by the desire to scratch, often suggests the possibility of inflammation in the anal area. Medically known as pruritus...

COVID-19: Greater Accra Region tops vaccination chart

A total of 104,174 persons in the Greater Accra Region have been vaccinated in the ongoing mass inoculation exercise, according to the Ghana Health...

COVID-19 kills fewer African women than men – WHO study

Women in Africa are less likely to die from Covid-19 than men, but more likely to succumb to maternal complications due to limited access...

COVID-19: Ghana records over 200 deaths in 30 days

COVID-19 related deaths seem to be rising in spite of decrease in active cases from the Disease Surveillance Department of the Ghana Health...

Two health workers die of Covid-19 in Upper East

Out of the total of 35 persons who have lost their lives through coronavirus related infections in the Upper East Region, two were health...

Asiedu Nketia’s posture while receiving Covid-19 vaccine [Photo]

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress, Asiedu Nketia, on Friday, March 5, 2021, received his first covid-19 vaccine jab. A photo intercepted by...

Nurse screams hysterically while receiving the COVID-19 vaccine

A Ghanaian nurse has gone viral on social media after she was filmed screaming hysterically while receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.  The government begun mass vaccination against...

We are ready for medical waste after coronavirus vaccination – Zoompak assures

Head of Medical Waste Department at Zoompak Ghana Limited, a subsidiary company of Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), Engineer Senam Tengey, has indicated that...

Nigeria begins Covid-19 vaccination as health workers take their first shots [Photos]

The Federal government on Friday, March 5, 2021, launched the Covid-19 vaccination in Nigeria. The launch ceremony took place at the Trauma Center, National Hospital,...

Ghana receives 50,000 more COVID-19 vaccines

Ghana has taken delivery of 50,000 more COVID-19 vaccine doses from India. A ceremony was again held to welcome this batch of vaccines at the...

I almost died from Covid-19 – MP shares experience

Member of Parliament (MP) for Adaklu Constituency in the Volta Region, Kwame Agbodza, has disclosed that he almost died from contracting Covid-19. According to the...

Covid: Italy ‘blocks’ vaccine shipment to Australia

The Italian government has blocked the export of an Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine shipment to Australia. The decision affects 250,000 doses of the vaccine produced at an...

When Jean Mensa, other EC officials took their first Covid-19 vaccine jabs [Photos]

Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, on Wednesday, March 3, led staff of the Commission to take the COVID-19 vaccine at the Adabraka...

Fighting Covid-19: Police break up ‘fake vaccine network’

Police in China and South Africa have seized thousands of doses of counterfeit Covid-19 vaccine and made dozens of arrests, Interpol says. In China, police...

Noguchi dismisses allegation on falsification of Covid-19 test results

A five-member committee, set up by the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) in consultation with the University of Ghana, has dismissed claims...

Covid-19 kills 26 people in Bono Region within three months

The coronavirus disease has killed 26 people in the Bono Region from January to March this year.      One death was recorded in December...

Mark Okraku-Mantey shares this message after taking Covid-19 vaccine [Video]

President of the Creative Arts Council, Mark Okraku-Mantey, has taken his first jab of the Covid-19 vaccine. In an interview with Hitz FM, he revealed that he...

HIV findings in DR Congo ‘give hope for cure’

The discovery of a large group of people whose bodies naturally control HIV without taking medication is leading to hopes of an eventual cure,...

Allergies and taking coronavirus vaccine: Here’s what you need to know

Ghana’s programme manager for the Expanded Programme on Immunisation, Dr Kwame Amponsa-Akyianu, has said that allergy considerations are among the procedures involved in the...

5 important health benefits of coconut water

Coconut water has become a very trendy beverage in recent years. It’s tasty, refreshing, and has loads of benefits for your health. Coconut has a...

Checkout Covid-19 vaccination sites in Greater Accra

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has released the full list of vaccination centres for the Greater Accra Region. The release comes ahead of the vaccination...

Why Ghana is first country to receive COVID-19 vaccines

JoyNews/AdomNews · Why Ghana was first country in the world to receive COVID-19 vaccines Director, Public Health Division - Ghana Health Service, Dr Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe...

Covax to send 200m doses to 142 nations by May – WHO

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has said more than 200 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine are expected to...

Here are the requirements for covid-19 vaccination [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · You must have these things to be able to get vaccinated Director, Public Health Division - Ghana Health Service, Dr Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe,...

Covid-19: Private Sector Fund to support govt procure vaccines

The Ghana Covid-19 Private Sector Fund (GCPS Fund) has announced its decision to commence a vaccine procurement project. The project which has been dubbed, the...

Manasseh Azure: Why I won’t take Covid-19 vaccine with journalists today

Last night, I received an invitation from an executive of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) to come for the Covid-19 vaccination today at the Ghana...

4 incredible health benefits of drinking onion water

Onion water is a homemade extract from either blending and straining onions or by juicing directly. The potential benefits of its usage are why...

Ghana rolls out Covid-19 vaccination plan today

COVID-19 vaccination begins today in 43 districts in three regions of the country. The regions are: Greater Accra-25 districts, Ashanti-16 districts and Central-two districts. This will...

Akufo- Addo wins WHO boss’ heart

The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has commended President Nana Akufo-Addo for receiving the covid-19 vaccine. To Dr...

Desire for ‘perfect’ body shapes can cause eating disorders – Dietician

Craving for a particular body stature can put one at risk of developing eating disorders, Registered Dietician, Naa Nyarkoa Gyan Mantey, has said. According to...

Why I shared a video of myself taking Covid-19 vaccine – Diana Hamilton

Ghanaian gospel singer, Diana Hamilton, has denied categorically that no one has paid her to be an influencer for the coronavirus vaccination. The ‘Mo Ne...

Koku reacts to Akufo-Addo’s posture while receiving covid-19 vaccine

The Chief Executive Officer of the Atta-Mills Institute, Samuel Koku Anyidoho, has reacted to the posture of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo while receiving...

Covid-19: Western North Region records 21 new cases

The Western North Region has recorded 21 new Covid-19 cases with one death. The confirmed cases in the Region have also moved from 791 to...

Adom FM’s ABY puts smiles on faces of persons living with cerebral palsy [Photos]

Hope has been restored in the lives of some cerebral palsy children and their parents after receiving relief items from Adom FM journalist, Akua...

Covid-19 Vaccine: Bawumia, wife receive first jab [Photos+Video]

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and his wife, Samira Bawumia, Monday morning took their jabs of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the Police...

Akufo-Addo, Rebecca receive Covid-19 vaccine [Photos]

President Nana Akufo-Addo and his wife, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, have successfully received the first dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines. This was at the 37 Military...

Full text: Akufo-Addo’s 24th address to the nation on measures to fight coronavirus

Fellow Ghanaians, Good evening, and thank you for welcoming me into your homes once again. You are doing so on one of the sacred days...

Check out the four groups to receive the Covid-19 vaccine

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced that four groups of the general public will be receiving the Coronavirus first. He said group 1 is...

COVID-19: Savelugu Hospital to begin operations on March 1

The Savelugu Hospital, which was closed down due to covid-19 infection among hospital staff, would resume full service on Monday, March 1, 2021. This follows...

COVID-19: Ghana records drop in active cases

Ghana's active Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases have seen a slight decline, according to an update on the Ghana Health Service (GHS) website. The number of active...