Too much fraud at NHIS – Osafo Maafo
Senior Minister Yaw Osafo Maafo has called on pharmacists in the country to help government minimise fraud associated with the handling of the National...
Human embryos edited to stop disease
Scientists have, for the first time, successfully freed embryos of a piece of faulty DNA that causes deadly heart disease to run in families.
It...
Relationship tips: should you loan him your cash?
At some point in your relationship, your partner will fall seriously broke and ask you for a loan. Should you give him the money...
Running NHIS with widening revenue-expenditure gap: bravery or tact?
Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is one of the most enviable social intervention schemes in the health sector amongst peer countries in sub-Saharan...
5 subtle ways people waste money
It’s so easy to waste money nowadays and there are many subtle and often overlooked ways that people do so. Being aware of these...
15 unexpected beauty hacks you’ll wish you’d known about sooner
Looking beautiful is any lady’s desire, but there seem to be issues you can’t take care of yourself.
To counter that, Bright Side gathered several secrets that will save you a lot of time...
Go home – Health Ministry to picketing nurses
The Ministry of Health has appealed to picketing members of the Coalition of Unemployed Private Nurses to return home as their issues are addressed...
WHO takes steps to defeat meningitis in sub-Saharan Africa
At a global meeting of experts organised by Meningitis Research Foundation (MRF) and Wilton Park, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced a renewed effort...
How staying single could actually improve your health
Bella DePaulo is 63 years old and she's been single her entire life.
“I never wanted to get married. Living single was my happily ever...
V/R records 10% decline in sanitation concerns
The Volta Region has recorded 10% decline in sanitation concerns just one year after UNICEF introduced the ‘Tippy Tap’ hand wash system in the...
Feeling bored with your marriage? Here is how to change it
It was a Saturday afternoon 8 years ago. I was sitting on the couch staring at the TV while my husband was in the...
Abensuo CEO picks Eye Care Award
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Oheneba Kasempa Enterprise, producers of Abensuo, Mr. Alex Tenkorang has been adjudged the eye care philanthropist of the...
Sefwi Wiawso to get state of the art Eye Centre
The Friends Eye Centre in collaboration with the Kog Kriationz network is to establish a state of the art Eye Centre at Sefwi Wiawso...
Thousands undergo eye screening in Sefwi Wiawso
An estimated number of more than twenty thousand people within the six political districts in the Sefwi enclave of the Western Region are undergoing...
Hot audio: Infamous ‘Facebook Live nurses’ sacked
The two nurses who went viral for broadcasting on Facebook Live have been sacked.
Trudy Ewurama Marcel and her colleague nurse Ramatu both workers of...
Drinking a few times a week 'reduces diabetes risk'
People who drink three to four times a week are less likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those who never drink, Danish researchers...
9 things to consider before leaving your relationship
The decision whether one should stay or leave is one of the most consequential and painful any of us ever has to make. On...
It's a marriage ceremony not a…
A lady approached me that she was really stressed about her upcoming marriage ceremony.
She told me how she was under a lot of pressure...
Six negative thoughts that can destroy a relationship
When you’re married or in a long-term relationship, there are plenty of things best left unsaid.
Negative thoughts can be just as harmful. Below, marriage therapists share six...
90 newborns die every day: Ghana Health Service
Director-General of the GHS, Dr. Anthony Nsiah-Asare, has revealed a newborn baby dies every 15 minutes in Ghana representing 90 deaths daily.
“While 21, 000...
How long should sex last? Study reveals the average duration of a sex session
You'd be forgiven for thinking that we humans do nothing but talk about sex.
But even when us amorous apes actually stop doing the jaw-jaw...
275 people die of HIV-AIDS in Ashanti
Two hundred and seventy-five (275) people died of HIV/AIDS in the Ashanti Region, last year.
Mr. Dennis Bandoh, the Regional Focal Person, who announced this,...
Alarm as 'modern life' sees average sperm count halve since the 1970s
Men’s sperm counts have fallen by almost 60 per cent since the 1970s, according to major research which warns that modern life may be...
Women advised against excessive alcohol, drug intake
Dr Bettina Ama Buohene Andah, a medical doctor has counseled women to desist from excessive alcohol and addictive drugs intake due to the potential...
AIDS vaccine passes early test
The three-decade-old quest for an AIDS vaccine received a shot of hope on Monday when developers announced that a prototype triggered the immune system...
NHIS suspends capitation programme
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has said the capitation programme which was being operated in the Ashanti Region has been suspended.
A statement released...
Nat’l blood bank sets up committee to investigate donor’s death
The National Blood Service has set up a committee to investigate circumstances leading to the death a 21year-old donor believed to have died after...
We don’t always end up with the love of our lives (and that’s okay)
I believe in big love because I’ve had it.
I’ve had that massive love, that all-consuming love, that ‘I can’t believe this exists in the...
Why it’s OK to ask for relationship support
It isn’t always easy to ask for help, particularly with something as personal as your relationship. But trouble finds us all from time to...
Starting your baby on solids? the eight Rs you must know
Considering introducing solids to your baby is a good step, but wait a minute! Have you put all the essentials into consideration? Like when...
Suck women’s breasts to stop cancer – Expert
A midwife in the Upper East region has advised men to suck the breasts of their partners regularly to help women keep breast cancer...
Marriage requires due diligence
‘I thought I had met my soul mate, when I got married in August 2013. Nevertheless, I signed my final divorce documents, as granted...
Traditional medicine practitioners urged to register business
Traditional medicine practitioners have been urged to register and renew their licenses to ensure lawful operations of their businesses.
They must also uphold standards to...
Government settles GH¢539 million NHIS debt
The government has paid GH¢539 million out of the GH¢1.2 billion debt it owes creditors of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) from January...
Five fun ways corporate workers can escape stress
There are those who work when they want and how they wish. They have no regular schedules and are not limited to certain timelines...
Hot video: Give teenagers condoms to reduce unwanted pregnancies – Counselor Lutterodt
Controversial relationship expert, George Lutterodt has said that many teenagers can prevent unwanted pregnancy if given a condom.
Speaking to Gifty Andoh Appiah on The...
South African based medical group puts smiles on Childless Couple
As part of efforts to making healthcare accessible to all, especially childless couples, a team of Ghanaian medical doctors from South Africa have put...
8 ways men destroy their marriages
Marriage is a very hard thing to pull off. It’s like living on a prayer. You never know when things can turn dull and...
Cerebral palsy caregivers included in LEAP programme
Deputy Minister of Gender Children and Social Protection, Mrs Gifty Twum Ampofo, has announced government’s move to enroll households with cerebral palsy on the...
Around Accra in 12 hours
Accra, the capital city of Ghana is the first and last place every tourist or business traveler will experience on entry and exit respectively....