Health

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed cases of cholera in the Ada West and Ada East Districts of the Greater Accra Region.According to...

Over 20,000 graduates who have passed their licensing examinations and are in good standing with the Allied Health Professions Council are now without employment.The...

Orbis International, a non-governmental organization, has revealed that refractive errors, particularly myopia (nearsightedness), are a leading cause of visual impairment and blindness in children.In...

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has announced that its members will not participate in the strike action declared by Organised Labour.The...

A couple in India have said they are "delighted" after a court ordered a hospital to hand over the frozen semen sample of their...

A formal petition has been filed by a member of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr. Vishnu Nene Limon Abayateye, calling for the removal...

Sleep deprivation can affect several cognitive functions, including memory, concentration, and decision-making.Are you getting enough sleep? This is an important question you need to...

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has admonished members to continue providing full services without interruptions amidst Organised Labour's declaration of a strike action.The nationwide...

Ghana has confirmed a second case of Mpox, bringing the total to two.The latest case is the mother of a 15-year-old boy who was...

Dorothy Masasa happily walks down a dirt road on a sunny afternoon, her baby securely strapped on her back. Just six months ago the 39-year-old,...

Congolese health officials launched their first mpox vaccination campaign on Saturday, a key step in efforts to contain an outbreak that has spread from its...

The best minds in science will be thrust from academic obscurity into the spotlight next week when the Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry, and...

 The church is gradually moving from the old ways of winning souls through crusading and evangelism to a more diversified approach .As part of...

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced a series of immediate public health measures following the confirmation of the first Mpox case in Ghana...

The Board of Directors of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KATH) has appointed Dr Frank Owusu-Sekyere to act as the interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO).This...

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed a monkeypox case in the Bia West District of the Western North Region.The affected individual is a...

The Ministry of Health has referred a case of alleged medical misconduct at the Trauma and Specialist Hospital in Winneba, Central Region, to the...

Newage Agric Solutions Ltd, a leading player in Ghana’s agricultural sector, has successfully launched its health screening project for farmers in Botanga, a critical...

Approximately 700,000 children in Ghana are susceptible to Measles and Rubella in 2023, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Center for...

The National Programme Manager of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) at the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Efua Commeh, has urged relationship partners to make a conscious...

The Ghana Health Service has announced a nationwide immunization campaign against measles, focusing on children aged nine to 59 months.The program will run from...

The Ghana Nurse-Midwife Trainees Association (GNMTA) is demanding the correction and payment of 12 months' worth of unpaid allowances owed to rotational nurses and...

The Private Health Facilities Association of Ghana (PHFAoG) has commended the Chief Executive of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr Da-costa Aboagye, and...

Having a cold can be frustrating. Your nose is stuffy, your throat hurts, and you feel tired all the time.One of the most important...

Water is essential for life.Every day, we rely on water to keep our bodies running smoothly. But did you know that drinking water can...

Police in Switzerland made multiple arrests after a woman reportedly ended her life using a so-called suicide pod, in apparently the first case of...

Former president and National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, has expressed confidence in his ability to tackle the escalating food prices and...

The mpox outbreak in Africa is still not under control, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) warned on Thursday, adding...

Chocolate has long been considered a possible cause of acne, alongside other sweet treats. But it appears that bad reputation may be undeserved.Chocolate has...

The food you eat may slow down the healing process.Typhoid fever is a serious illness caused by a bacteria called Salmonella Typhi, which spreads through...

Ghana lost over 15,000 people to Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C- related liver diseases in 2022, indicating 42 deaths per day.Most of the victims,...

The Minister of Health, Dr. Bernard Okoe-Boye has cited the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) as the reason for delays in reconstructing the La...

Cholera, commonly known as a "disease of poverty," continues to claim 115 lives deaths per hour among marginalized communities in Africa that lack access...

The Minister of Health, Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye says the completion of some health infrastructure projects across the country are making significant impacts on healthcare...

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has commenced the disbursement of GH¢402 million to health facilities nationwide.The amount covers claims submitted and vetted for...

The Ministry of Health has reported the detection of a circulating Vaccine Derived Poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in an environmental sample collected from Koforidua,...

Over 521,000 traditional and alternative medical practitioners operating in the country are unregistered and unlicensed, the Traditional Medicine Practice Council (TMPC) has revealed.The figure...

A midwife at Pantang Hospital, Princeler Frimpong Koduah has advised pregnant women to monitor their weight carefully.According to her, excessive weight gain can increase...

Here's what causes pregnancies without symptoms.A "stealth pregnancy," sometimes referred to as a "cryptic pregnancy," is a pregnancy that is not discovered until labour...

Priscilla Frimpong Kodua, a midwife at Pantang Hospital, has opened up on her battle with preeclampsia, a high blood pressure disorder that can occur during...