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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,...
FDA confirms 3 suspicious rice brands on Ghanaian market
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has failed to confirm three of the six suspicious rice brands on the market.
Facebook rice, Valentino Rice and...
Mahama encourages Ghanaians to get vaccinated [Listen]
JoyNews/AdomNews · John Mahama encourages Ghanaians to take Covid-19 vaccine
Former President John Mahama has joined calls for Ghanaians to dismiss the rumours about the...
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...
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,...
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...
Akufo-Addo declares March 8 as public holiday
President Nana Akufo-Addo has, through the Interior Ministry, announced Monday, March 8 as a public holiday.
This, according to a statement on the ministry’s website...
Full document: Why Minority MPs rejected 3, deferred 5 of Akufo-Addo’s ministerial nominees
The Minority Members of Parliament (MPs) on the Appointments Committee have so far rejected three of President Nana Akufo-Addo’s 30 ministerial nominees while five...
Why COVID-19 vaccinators are not wearing gloves
It has been explained that the wearing of gloves is not part of the protocols for the COVID-19 vaccination programme.
The protocol is that the...
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...
Minister-designate writes teacher promotion examination
The Upper West Regional Minister-designate, Dr Hafiz Bin Salih, has taken part in the teacher promotion examination for various ranks in the profession.
Dr Salih...
Akufo-Addo to address the nation tonight
President Nana Akufo-Addo will tonight address the nation on measures taken to curb the novel Coronavirus.
The 24th update has become necessary as Ghana has...
Bill Gates: Bitcoin not for me, says ex-Microsoft chief
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has not invested in Bitcoin, he said in a live chat on the social network Clubhouse.
Mr Gates told host Andrew...
Covid-19: Media urged to lead vaccination campaign
Ashanti Regional Director of Health Services, Dr Emmanuel Tenkorang, has urged the media to lead the campaign to get every Ghanaian to take the...
COVID-19: Why 22 million Ugandans will not be vaccinated
Ugandans in the age bracket of 0 to 17 years will not get the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine jabs due to limited data on their...
Abu Jinapor’s triplets pop up at vetting
Minister-designate for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has revealed he has four children.
Taking his turn at Parliament's Appointments Committee, the Damango Member...
Covid-19: Hospitals release autopsy reports for research
The Ga East and 37 Military Hospitals have released their Covid-19 autopsy reports for research purposes.
The research conducted by 10 medical professionals was...
Coronavirus: Swaziland king shares experience
Swaziland's King Mswati III said he had recovered from COVID-19 after Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen sent antiviral medication to help him.The small southern African...
Covid-19: We all need to be vaccinated – Agyeman-Manu
The Minister of Health-Designate, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, has asked Ghanaians to be ready for the coronavirus vaccination in March this year.
“We all need to be...
What Ghana expects of Abu Jinapor, Lands and Natural Resources Minister designate
Forget the one-year-old Covid-19 pandemic. Yes, do, because it is not foolhardy if you did so.
Indeed, even before Covid-19 entered its second year,...
Coronavirus: eSwatini king says Taiwanese medication cured him
eSwatini’s King Mswati III says he has recovered from COVID-19 after Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen sent antiviral medication to help him.
The small southern African...
Africa reaches 100,000 known Covid-19 deaths as danger grows
Africa has surpassed 100,000 confirmed deaths from Covid-19 as the continent, praised for its early response to the pandemic, now struggles with a dangerous...
Coronavirus: Amanfro Polyclinic to get isolation centre
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Bortianor Ngleshie Amanfro, Matthew Sylvester Tetteh, is set to cut the sod for the building of an isolation...
Africa reaches 100,000 known COVID-19 deaths as danger grows
Africa has surpassed 100,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 as the continent praised for its early response to the pandemic now struggles with a dangerous...
FDA recalls contaminated pet foods which has found its way into Ghanaian market
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has cautioned the public against contaminated pet foods that has entered the Ghanaian market.
The food regulatory body says...
Michael Jordan donates $10 million towards medical clinics in hometown
NBA legend, Michael Jordan, is donating $10 million to open two new medical clinics in his hometown of Wilmington, North Carolina.
The clinics, slated to...
Meet the Nigerian to become first African and woman to head World Trade Organization
Nigerian economist Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been appointed to head the World Trade Organization, becoming the first woman and first African to take on the...
‘Vitamin C will not save you from catching Covid-19’
Contrary to popular belief that taking Vitamin C supplements will protect an individual from catching Covid-19, a new opinion suggests otherwise.
It may rather shorten...
Ebola resurgence in West Africa: WHO concerned
The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern over the resurgence of Ebola in West Africa and activated response efforts.
WHO’s Regional Director Matshidiso Moeti...
Nose mask prices on the increase in Tema
The demand for nose mask following the surge in Ghana's COVID-19 cases has forced traders to increase the prices of the protective gear.
A tour...
Coronavirus: Check out the regions to start vaccination
Residents in Greater Accra and Ashanti Regions will be the first to be vaccinated in the country against Covid-19, the Ghana Health Service (GHS)...
Coronavirus: 7 more deaths recorded; active cases now 6,411
Seven more persons have succumbed to the deadly coronavirus, according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS).
The service, in its latest update, indicated that 765...
Coronavirus: Dr Omane Boamah’s letter to the President
Good morning Mr President,
Trust you are all doing very well.
Over the past two weeks, I have been requesting the Government to publish the Vaccine...
Coronavirus: Why children, pregnant women, others will not be vaccinated
The Director-General of the Ghana Standards Authority, Prof. Alexander Dodoo, has revealed that children, pregnant women, people with allergies and underlying health conditions, and...
Second wave of Covid-19 poses a major risk to recovery of the economy –...
Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Ernest Addison, has warned that the economic recovery expected following the pandemic could be badly affected because...
4 big myths about coronavirus variants people need to stop believing
Over the past month, news of new SARS-CoV-2 variants has emerged from around the globe: first in the United Kingdom, then South Africa and...
Why schools have not been closed despite coronavirus restrictions
Despite the surge in the cases of COVID-19 in the country, and government’s subsequent reintroduction of restrictions on funerals, weddings, concerts, theatrical performances and...
Full text: Akufo-Addo’s 23rd address to the nation on measures to fight coronavirus
Fellow Ghanaians, good evening.I came into your homes, on 17th January, to give an account of our COVID-19 situation – a situation which, per...