HEALTH

Torrential rainfall has destroyed some parts of the nurses’ quarters at the Sunyani Regional Hospital. The heavy downpour accompanied by strong winds caused havoc to the whole of Block Three and some portions of Block Two of the nurses’ quarters. The rains ripped off the roofing of both blocks, displacing …

Covid-19 has been the topic of the world since each and everyone is discussing and suggesting the origin of this Outbreak. can the 5G network cause this outbreak? The most popular suggested theory was that Covid19 was created by 5G Network, However (WHO) World  Health Organisation has smashed this belief …

Ghana’s COVID-19 cases have risen to 378. This was disclosed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in a televised address to the nation on Thursday, 9 April 2020. Six persons have lost their lives, two are in critical condition while four have fully recovered. To prevent further spread, the government …

Nyaho Medical Centre, Ghana’s premier group medical practice together with ClearSpace labs, a leading Artificial Intelligence Research & Development company has launched a COVID-19 assessment tool called Serenity Health. The tool was developed to help the general public in Ghana assess their COVID-19 risk, connect with health teams and testing …

Thirty-Seven out of 214 persons under treatment for Cerebrospinal Meningitis in the Upper West region have died. The Upper West Regional Director of Health, Dr Osei Kuffuor Afreh, who disclosed this at a media orientation on COVID-19 in Wa by the Ministry of Information today [Wednesday], said the situation has …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has assured the healthcare fraternity that authorities will soon demystify “frontline health workers”  that has triggered intense anxiety and confusion among it circles. The President gave the assurance when he met stakeholders at the Jubilee House today April,08, 2020, as part of his government’s broad …

Frederick Drah, a patient infected with the novel coronavirus in Ghana says contracting the virus is not a death sentence. According to him, there has been vast misinformation about the virus that has gone around, with many people portraying it be to a death sentence once you test positive. Speaking …

It follows the announcement of some incentives and insurance package for those thought to be ‘frontline’ workers, especially in the healthcare sector by the President. At a meeting at the Jubilee House today, the leadership of the various categories of health workers including the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Ghana Registered …

The Mental Health Authority has raised fears over the passage of the bill legalizing the growing of cannabis for health purposes in Ghana. They believe that the legalization of ‘wee’ will worsen the abuse of the narcotic substance in the country. Parliament recently passed into law the Narcotics Control Commission Bill 2019 …

Hours after being named the Deputy Minister-designate for Health, Dr Bernard Oko-Boye, has stated that his appointment is just to help those working tirelessly to win the fight against the novel Coronavirus. “It will take a team to win the war, not an individual,” he explained what his appointment meant …