HEALTH

Former President John Mahama, and his wife, Lordina, have inaugurated and presented to the Bole Community in the Savanna Region, a 45-bed maternity and children’s ward in the Bole District Hospital. The couple, who are celebrating their 30th marriage anniversary, built and presented the twin wards to the people of …

Mining pits are possible breeding grounds for bats, the carriers of the Marburg virus, the Ghana Health Service has said. According to the GHS, research has shown that such pits harbour bats. The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, said: “We know that it comes from the …

The Principal Fertility Specialist at the Medifem Multi-specialist and Fertility Centre, Dr. Nana Henaku-Larbi, has urged women to give birth before they turn 35 as it’s easier to conceive when one is younger. According to him, the best age for a woman to give birth is 22. In an interview …

The President of Breast Care International (BCI), Dr Mrs Beatrice Wiafe Addai, has appealed to men to avail themselves to be educated in breast cancer control in Ghana. She said men words are highly respected by women so they will be in a better position in advising and encouraging women …

Excessive drinking affects the key functions of the male reproductive system, including sperm production. Male fertility generally depends on the quantity and quality of your sperm. Study says that men averagely drink 11 units of alcohol per week. Adding that this 11 units of alcohol per week have a detrimental …

40 people have been quarantined in the Savannah Region after one more person died of a suspected case of the Marburg virus. The patient who died last Thursday was a relative of one of the two people who died from the virus in June. The two people died days apart …

Having sex every day is not bad for you. There is no scientific evidence that there are disadvantages of having sex every day, and it can impact your physical or mental wellbeing. The good news is that as long as you and your partner are happy, comfortable there is no such thing …

The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak of Monkeypox a global health emergency. The classification is the highest alert that the WHO can issue and follows a worldwide upsurge in cases. It was made known after the second meeting of the WHO’s emergency committee on the virus. WHO’s Director …

Palm wine contains the antioxidant Vitamin C. And Vitamin C, on the other hand, helps in maintaining good eye health. There is nothing that is as beneficial to our health than the various gifts of nature. Unarguably, palm wine is one of them. Palm wine is a sweet, tasty drink …

With a high mortality rate, health experts have largely expressed concerns about Marburg; the viral infection which appears to have shown up in some countries. Health experts in Ghana became alert after two cases were recorded in the Ashanti Region. The detection of the virus in the region came after …