Health

I need GHS 50,000 or have my leg amputated: 18-yr-old Tema Tech graduate with bone cancer [Video]

When Winfred Narh, an 18-year-old graduate of Tema Technical School was preparing to go for the 31st Night vigil like any other Christian, he...

Nurses and Midwives Association suspends strike

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has temporarily called off its strike which started on Monday, September 20. Addressing a section of the...

7 common mistakes you probably make in the bathroom

The toilet is one of the most used part but least taken care of. There are some of the things you thought you were...

6 surprising health benefits of sugarcane juice

Given its popularity to beat the heat, it is no surprise that sugarcane is so popular in Nigeria. The refreshing juice is loaded with abundant...

Hospitals in Takoradi record low OPD attendance

Nurses and Midwives in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis and Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipality have joined the nationwide strike action embarked by nurses in demand for better working...

Another injunction placed on striking health workers

An Accra High Court has for the second time in four days, ordered the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives’ Association (GRNMA) through a substituted...

Akufo-Addo presents 10,000 hospital beds to Health Ministry

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday presented 10,000 hospital beds, under the Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Programme (IPEP), to be distributed to hospitals across the...

Real cause of nurses’ strike revealed[audio]

Government's failure to provide some allowances is to blame for the strike by the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) The Association is demanding...

We have not sworn oath of poverty – Striking nurses to govt[audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · We have not sworn oath of poverty – Striking nurses to govt Striking nurses across the country say they will not beat retreat...

Pregnant sickle cell patient struggling for life amid strike by nurses [Video]

A sickle cell patient, who is due to deliver through a caesarean birth, is reported to be left unattended to at the...

Govt reacts to nurses’ strike

Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye, is urging nurses to return to post after they embarked on a nationwide strike over poor conditions...

Okoe-Boye reacts to ongoing nurses’ strike action

Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye is urging nurses to return to post after they embarked on a nationwide strike over poor conditions...

Nurses’ strike leads to death of woman, 88

The strike by the Ghana Registered Nursing and Midwives Association of Ghana (GRNMA) has cost the life of an 88-year-old woman identified as Uginlen...

Coalition on health sends strong message to govt, nurses over strike [audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Coalition on health sends strong message to govt, nurses over strike action A Non-Governmental Organisation, Coalition on Health, has slammed the Ghana Registered...

No nurses at major hospitals in Accra

There are no Nurses at major hospitals in the Greater Accra Metropolis, the Ghana News Agency’s (GNA) investigation at the facilities on Monday has...

Patients stranded in hospitals as health workers begin strike

Scores of patients have been left stranded in hospitals across the country following health workers' strike on Monday, September 21, 2020. The nurses, midwives and...

Sexual assault case against Sawla-Tuna-Kalba NHIA Manager takes new twist [Video]

https://youtu.be/7YjEFNSjUZs The sexual assault case against the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Manager has taken a new twist. According to Doreen Smith, the nurse...

Nurses and midwives urge managers to direct attacks to employer

The Upper East Regional branch of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has urged managers of public healthcare facilities in the Region...

Mandatory wearing of face mask extended again!

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended for another three months mandatory wearing of face masks in public as the country tries to contain...

Full Text: Akufo-Addo’s 17th address to the nation on measures to fight coronavirus

Fellow Ghanaians, good evening This is the 17th time that you are kindly opening the doors to your homes to me, to enable me brief you...

Court places injunction on impending strike by health workers

The National Labour Commission has secured an interlocutory injunction against a planned strike by some health workers. The injunction was filed at an Accra High...

46,000 people living with HIV refuse treatment

About 46,000 people living with HIV have refused treatment, the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has revealed. According to the Director-General of the commission, Mr Kyeremeh...

Nurses declare strike over conditions of service

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has directed its members to withdraw their services from Monday, September 21. According to the Association, government...

Doctor who removes immigrants’ wombs exposed [video]

A whistleblower nurse and lawyers have identified a surgeon, who removes immigrants’ wombs at a detention facility in Georgia, United States of America (USA),...

Four-year-old boy unable to talk, walk and see after being given wrong drug (video)

The 37 Military Hospital has been accused of turning a four-year-old boy, affectionately called Prophet by his mother, into a vegetable. The four-year-old boy,...

Gone but not forgotten: Those we lost to coronavirus (photos)

At least 294 have died in Ghana due to coronavirus, a pandemic which will not be forgotten anytime soon because of its extraordinary havoc...

Chinese government hands over medical supplies to Ghana

The Chinese Government on Wednesday presented its second batch of medical supplies, to the Ministry of Health, to support Ghana in the fight the...

6 benefits of s3x in marriage you must know!

When you’re married, it is not just the love and affection that keeps the bond alive. A close sense of intimacy and togetherness is...

Coronavirus: Ghana’s death toll hits 294 with 628 active cases

Ghana has recorded nine new Covid-19 related deaths, bringing the country’s death toll to 294. This is according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS). In the...

Ghanaians to access healthcare with Ghana card

Government is considering the possibility of allowing Ghanaians to access healthcare with their Ghana cards under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Dr Lydia Baaba...

How to put a stop to snoring

This is one of the most embarrassing habits that a person ever has to deal with. It has ruined many marriages and relationships around, no...

Medical Laboratory Scientists applaud NDC manifesto

The sole professional body for the practice of Medical Laboratory Science in Ghana, the Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS), has expressed gratitude...

Farmer whose 1,730 birds were burnt by Agric Ministry begs for compensation

A poultry farmer, identified as Daniel Kwesi Anyetei, is pleading with the government to pay him some GHC50,000.00 compensation owed him. Mr Anyetei, who...

7 signs you may have had COVID-19 without realizing it

Whether you had a “bad cold” this winter or recently endured a cough that would not quit, it’s only natural to wonder if you...

Human rights summit on Covid-19 and abuses opens in Accra

A two-day virtual international human rights summit on Covid-19 and abuses in South Korea began on Thursday. Human rights defenders from across all corners of...

Six districts record polio cases in Ashanti region

The Ashanti region has recorded eight polio cases in six districts, more than any region in Ghana since the beginning of this year. The affected...

Coronavirus: What to expect at Kotoka International Airport

The Kotoka International Airport, per orders from President Nana Akufo-Addo, re-opened to allow to international passenger traffic on Tuesday, September 1, 2020. Functioning on resumption...

19-year-old COVID-19 patient raped by ambulance driver, suspect arrested!

A 19-year-old girl was allegedly raped by an ambulance driver on her way to hospital after she tested positive for Covid-19. She is said to have...

Man who hasn’t visited a doctor for 70 years shares his two top tips for staying healthy

Bernard Lawes has never taken a day off sick. In fact, Bernard says the last time he went to the doctors was in 1950, aged...

Ladies, here are 4 ways coconut oil can enhance your beauty

The unique combination of fatty acids in coconut oil may have positive effects on your health, such as boosting fat loss, heart health, and...