Health

WHO Chief spells out three Coronavirus lessons

The COVID-19 pandemic has so far had three lessons for all member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations (UN)...

African countries to start Coronavirus vaccine pre-orders

The Africa Medical Supplies Platform (AMSP) has begun its Covid-19 vaccines pre-order programme for all African Union member states. The pre-order, being done on behalf...

Female bodybuilder cautions men to stay away if they are not sexually fit

Award winning female bodybuilder and fitness trainer, Mary Nyarko popularly known as Mary Got Fit has sent out a word of caution to Ghanaian...

Covid-19: 4 nurses, midwives dead as others battle for their lives

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association has disclosed four of its members have died of the coronavirus disease. It has explained a total of...

Nyaho Medical Centre to transfer non-covid-19 patients

The Nyaho Medical Centre has announced plans to transfer all non-covid-19 patients in its facilities to other hospitals. The facility has explained the move...

Students, pupils express fear over contracting coronavirus

A number of students and pupils at the Dormaa Municipal Assembly Junior High School have expressed varied opinions over fears of catching the Coronavirus...

Ghana to source suitable coronavirus vaccine – Akufo-Addo

Government is to begin negotiations with international pharmaceutical companies to source a suitable COVID-19 vaccine for Ghana, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said. This...

Upper East records three Covid-19 deaths

Three COVID-19 related deaths have been recorded in two municipalities in the Upper East Region this year. Two of the deaths were captured in the...

Ghana Health Service lists approved covid-19 testing centres

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has published a list of some 15 laboratories it said are certified to conduct a covid-19 test. They are 10...

Coronavirus: Volta region records 37 active cases in 2 weeks

The Volta Region in the midst of the spike in COVID-19 cases has recorded 37 active cases in two weeks. A life was also lost...

Covid-19: We have been complacent in our fight – Former minister

Former Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, says the country has been complacent in its fight against the deadly coronavirus disease. According to the Ofoase-Ayirebi...

Ashesi University loses staff to Covid-19

Tributes are pouring in for the Associate Director of Students Life and Engagement at Ashesi University, Frances Awua-Kyerematen, who passed away due to Covid-19...

Suspend reopening of schools if PPE’s are not ready – Govt told

The Institute for Education Studies (IFEST) is calling for the suspension of the reopening of basic schools till all relevant Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)...

Six distinct ‘types’ of Covid-19 identified

Analysis of data from the Covid Symptom Study app, led by researchers from King’s College London, reveals that there are six distinct ‘types’ of...

WHO’s out to narrate the true coronavirus story

The crucial tight-lipped probe to get into the roots of the COVID-19 pandemic is set to begin in China soon. A World Health Organization...

Labs that fail to supply data on positive Covid-19 cases to GHS will be sanctioned – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has asked laboratories testing suspected Covid-19 cases to immediately update the Ghana Health Service ( GHS) on all its positive cases. Addressing...

4 reasons why you should eat more garlic

Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, used to prescribe garlic to treat a variety of medical conditions. This herb-like vegetable offers significant benefits on the...

New Covid-19 variant detected in Ghana – Akufo-Addo

A new variant of the novel coronavirus has been detected within the country. This was disclosed by President Nana Akufo-Addo during his 22nd national update...

Covid-19: To re-impose restrictions or not – Akufo-Addo sets records straight

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said the government may be forced to reintroduce restrictions including a lockdown if Ghana’s COVID-19 cases continually increase. He...

Don’t give me a reason to close down schools – Akufo-Addo tells students

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has asked students not to give him a reason to shut down schools a second time. According to him,...

Akufo-Addo orders IGP over coronavirus protocols

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has instructed the Inspector General of Police (IGP), James Oppong Boanuh, to deploy police officers to enforce the directive...

Full text: Akufo-Addo’s 22nd address to the nation on measures to fight coronavirus

Fellow Ghanaians, good evening. Before I start, let me use this opportunity to thank you all and Almighty God for enabling me to swear, for...

Coronavirus: 5 more die as Ghana’s active cases climb to 1,776

Five more persons succumbed to the novel coronavirus as of January 14, 2020. This brings the number of deaths resulting from the virus to 346,...

Coronavirus: Ghana’s active cases alarming – GMA

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has said the increasing coronavirus cases in Ghana are dire and alarming. It said most of the facilities being used...

Coronavirus: Western North region records nine new cases

The Western North Region has recorded nine new cases of COVID-19 cases bringing to a total of 674 active cases with 663 recoveries and...

51 children pregnant in one district and cannot go to school – GNAT

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) says 51 children got pregnant in just one district between the months of March and May last...

GACL partners Zoomlion to disinfect airports

In an effort to continually keep the country’s airports safe and secure, a national disinfestation exercise has kick-started. The two-day exercise (Tuesday, January 12-Wednesday, January...

COVID-19 infection gives immunity for 5 months – UK study

People who have had COVID-19 are highly likely to have immunity to it for at least five months but there is evidence that those...

5 effective home remedies to getting rid of stubborn stretch marks

Stretch marks are permanent, but they can become less apparent with proper care and treatment. When the skin stretches, the collagen becomes weak and causes...

African Union ‘secures 300m Covid vaccine doses’

The Associated Press is quoting an adviser for the Africa Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as saying the African Union (AU) has secured close...

37 Military Hospital to close Medical and Emergency unit for fumigation exercise

The 37 Military Hospital has announced that it will temporarily close down its Medical and Emergency Unit to the public for a period of...

Coronavirus: 37 Military Hospital to close Medical and Emergency unit for fumigation exercise

The 37 Military Hospital has announced that it will temporarily close down its Medical and Emergency Unit to the public for a period of...

African Union ‘secures 300 million Covid vaccines’

The Associated Press news agency is quoting an adviser for the Africa Centres for Disease Control (CDC) as saying that the African Union has...

FDA denies approving coronavirus vaccine

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has said it has not approved any vaccine for the coronavirus infection in the country. The FDA in a...

Strange: Lady with double private parts shares story [Video]

After defying all odds when doctors claimed she could not conceive, now mother-of-one narrates her tale of living with uterus didelphys. A scan, according to her,...

Should you drink water after sexual intercourse?

Social media users are in a frenzy discussing a statement made by Facebook user, Nurse Bella, who insinuates some dangers associated with consuming water after...

5 home remedies to getting rid of unwanted facial hair

As usual, nature has provided us with amazing solutions that, over time, will help us bid adieu to the much-hated facial hair. Sticking to...

Coronavirus: Ghana records 1,261 active cases and 338 deaths – GHS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says, in the fight against Covid-19, the country stands at 1,261 active cases and 338 reported deaths as of...

Queen Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh receive Covid-19 vaccine

Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh have received their Covid-19 vaccinations, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said Saturday. The inoculations were administered by a household doctor...

Coronavirus: China locks down another city a year after Wuhan

Xingtai and Shijiazhuang are in lockdown as China imposes tougher restrictions to stem the coronavirus surge. Authorities finished carrying out a mass COVID-19 testing...