Korle Bu performs successful bladder repair surgery
A team of urologists at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, led by the Head of the Department of Surgery, Professor J. E. Mensah, has...
Want to give birth to twins? Here are 5 ways to increase your chances
Having twins is not just a matter of chance; there's so much you can do to give birth to twins.Many people would love...
Do laptops cause male infertility and low-quality sperm?
The name laptop literally means it can be placed on the lap, but is this a wise decision for men?Many men use laptop computers...
Curbing migration of health workers: MoH to develop policy
A policy to tighten procedures for the training, deployment, retention and reintegration of the nation’s health workforce to meet both local and global demands...
GMA provides medical care to Akosombo Dam spillage victims [Photos]
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has actively participated as one of the key stakeholders providing crucial assistance to the victims affected by the devastating...
Akosombo dam spillage: Sogakope Hospital overwhelmed
The Sogakope District Hospital in the South Tongu District of the Volta Region is overwhelmed with medical cases after inpatients were moved from the...
TMA seeks private sector support to renovate Tema Manhean Polyclinic
The Tema Metropolitan Assembly has commenced processes to renovate the Tema Manhean Polyclinic, a key public health facility in the fishing community of Tema. The...
Implement low-cost drug policy – Medical and Dental Council tells govt
The Medical and Dental Council (MDC) has called on government to implement a policy that will help reduce the high cost of medicines in...
Don’t wrap kenkey in polythene – FDA sensitises Yamoransa traders
The Central Regional office of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has sensitised producers of Fante kenkey at Yamoransa not to use polythene to...
NHIA-WHO Conference: Ghana, Rwanda top health insurance coverage in Africa
Deputy Executive Director of KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Professor Edwine Barasa, has mentioned Rwanda, Ghana, Gabon, and Burundi as the only four African countries...
Over 30% of HIV patients defer treatment due to lack of funds – AIDS Commission
The Ghana AIDS Commission says over 30 percent of persons living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) tend to defer their treatment due to lack...
Akosombo dam spillage: Malaria, diarrhea and bilharzia cases recorded
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has made a disturbing disclosure, detecting people with signs of diarrhea living in the emergency shelters created for people...
Want to give birth to twins? Here are 5 ways to increase your chances
Many people would love to give birth to twins because they are cute and shorten the stress of undergoing childbirth many times.Having twins is...
All you need to know about ‘male menopause’
Men and women experience various hormonal changes as they age. Reduced testosterone levels brought on by ageing have been referred to as "male menopause"...
Ghana records increased cases of malnutrition, obesity
There is an increasing incidence of malnutrition, poor child growth, micronutrient deficiencies, adult overweight, and obesity in the country, the Director-General of the Ghana...
Dialysis crisis: Minority ready to support govt to deal with menace – Akandoh
The Minority in Parliament says it is ready to support the government to completely deal with the dialysis crisis as stakeholders race against time...
Ghana achieves 50% reduction in Obstetric Fistula cases
The Ghana Health Service says Ghana has achieved a 50 per cent reduction in cases of obstetric fistula in five years under the Ghana...
Akosombo Dam spillage floods: Volta Health Network warns of epidemic
The Volta Health Network has warned of an epidemic following flooding incidents in the lower Volta area occasioned by the spillage of the Akosombo...
5 nasty infections you can get from kissing
Is kissing as harmless as it is made out to be?While kissing is generally considered a low-risk sexual activity compared to anal, oral, and...
Can some deodorants cause breast cancer?
There is ongoing research into the potential links between certain chemicals in deodorants and the development of breast cancer.One of the concerns related to...
Reopen renal unit to outpatients in 24 hours – Parliamentary Health Committee to Korle-Bu
The Parliamentary Health Committee has issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the management of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital to reopen the renal unit to outpatients....
Woman battling with brain tumour appeals for support to undergo surgery
A young woman, Esther Agyam, is appealing for support to undergo surgery for a brain tumour.She is in dire need of GH₵110,000.00 to...
Health Ministry clears delayed antiretroviral drug from port
The Ministry of Health has cleared the antiretroviral drugs that were delayed at the Tema port.In a statement, the Health Ministry said the...
GAMLS demand Medical Laboratory Council
The Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Systems (GAMLS) has appealed to the Health Ministry for a Medical Laboratory Council.The group made the call during...
Kwaku Agyeman-Manu honoured by GAMLS
Minister for Health Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has been honoured by the Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS) for his contributions in the health sector.Mr. Agyeman-Manu...
Joy FM’s Philip Nai & Friends to fete children with cancer at Korle Bu
On December 24, 2023, Philip Nai and Friends will for the fourth time, embark on its annual charity agenda.This year, the programme will take...
Here are 7 reasons your boobs hurt
If your bra is too tight or the cup is too small, the underwire may be pushing against your breast all day long, leading...
MoH to undertake free breast cancer screening
The Ministry of Health has made arrangements for free breast cancer screening in all public health facilities.The initiative is part of measures put in...
Akosombo Dam spillage could trigger outbreak water-related diseases – Health experts warn
Health experts are warning of a possible outbreak of waterborne diseases following the ongoing spillage of the Akosombo Dam. According to the Volta Regional Health...
Government considering subsidy for renal patients – Health Minister
The Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has revealed that government is considering subsidizing the cost of dialysis treatment for persons suffering kidney diseases.His comments come...
Ashaiman Agenda 111 hospital project takes off
The Municipal Chief Executive for Ashaiman, Albert Boakye Okyere, has handed over the site for works to begin on the construction of a 100-bed...
VRA disconnects Tain hospital from national grid over debt
The Volta River Authority (VRA) has cracked the whip on the Tain Government hospital by disconnecting its power supply over accumulated debt.The disconnection...
Oral cancer: a condition to watch out for
Generally, cancer is a disease that emanates from uncontrollable or malignant cell divisions that spread to surrounding tissues.Suffice it to say that cancer is...
KIA Covid tests: Frontiers Healthcare Services gained $84m while Ghana got under $7m
After a year-long legal battle initiated by JoyNews under the Right to Information Act, the extent of the revenue imbalance that has favoured Frontiers...
FDA goes after peddlers of unregistered medicines in Kumasi
Over GH¢850,000 worth of unregistered medicines, also said to be unwholesome, have been seized in the Central Business District of Kumasi.The Food and Drugs...
Let’s fill vacant positions of migrated nurses, midwives – College of Nurses and Midwives
The President of the Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives (GCNM), Professor Mrs Victoria Bam, has appealed to the government to urgently fill vacancies...
Diphtheria outbreak kills 600 in Nigeria
More than 600 people, mostly children, have died of diphtheria in Nigeria since the current outbreak began in December 2022, officials say.With 14,000 suspected...
Both men and women experience wet dreams, here’s why this happens
It is completely normal and healthy to have wet dreams.If you’ve ever experienced a wet dream, you’re not alone as millions of people...
Making your bed every morning boosts wealth
Make your bed every morning and do these other things if you want to be a millionaire.Randall Bell study revealed the importance of everyday...
“Taxpayers’ money is used to train our nurses; we can’t sit and have them all leave”
The President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Perpetual Ofori Ampofo has expressed concern over the staggering exodus of Ghanaian nurses...