President Akufo-Addo says government will soon commence the construction of hospitals in the 88 districts in the country without hospitals. According to the President, the coronavirus pandemic has exposed the massive gap in health infrastructure in the country and the need for government to attend to it. “There are 88 …

The Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has advised against the use of homemade face masks with strings that are worn tied behind the neck or head. Rather, he recommended the use of face masks made from JAVA or Wax cloths sown triple-layered and with side loops to be worn as hooks …

Six people infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Ghana are in critical condition. President, Nana Akufo-Addo announced this during his address the nation on measures his government is taking to combat the coronavirus pandemic in the country. The death toll, he noted has risen to 11 but the two …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has busted a suspected fraudster that has been withdrawing salaries from the government’s coffers with fake documents for the past decades. The culprit who is a native of the Talensi District in the Upper East Region uses three different identities to undertake this illegality without …

A total of 11 persons have so far died from Coronavirus in Ghana with the total number of infections spiraling to 1,550, according to the Ghana Health Service. The current number of cases means 271 new cases have been confirmed since the last count which stood at 1,279. The number …

The newly donated Isuzu double cabin pickup by the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to the Biakoye Education Directorate has been involved in an accident. JoyNews sources say the accident occurred last Friday at about 4 pm when the vehicle was travelling from the Biakoye District in the Oti Region …

Ghana has recorded a total of 54 malaria deaths between January and March 2020, the Ghana Health Service has said. Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, has called on the public to take charge of their health and that of their families by observing the precautionary …

First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo has entreated Ghanaians to pay attention to the proper diagnosis of suspected malaria even as they observe the protocols of preventing COVID-19. In a message to mark World Malaria Day on Saturday, 25 April 2020, Mrs Akufo-Addo also encouraged Ghanaians to sleep under treated mosquito nets …

The police have arrested a 52-year-old man for allegedly selling Shea butter as a cure for Covid-19, the respiratory disease caused by coronavirus, at Awutu Breku in the Awutu Senya West District, Central region. King David told unsuspecting customers that the shea butter cream cures the disease when applied on …

A 72–year-old man was on Friday shot dead at Kandiga in the Kassena Nankana Municipal (KNM), Upper East Region, after a two-day violent conflict between the Doba Community in the Kassena Naakana West District and Kandiga. The two communities share boundaries and have over the past years disagreed over the …

A 52-year-old man is in the grips of the Ghana Police for allegedly selling a substance believed to be shea butter as cure for coronavirus. The man known as King David who was arrested at Awutu Breku in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central region of Ghana told …

Emergency Health delivery services are under threat at the biggest health referral centre in the Western Region, the Effia Nkwanta hospital, due to the shortage of blood at the facility. The shortage at the blood bank is mainly as a result of the dreaded COVID-19 which has brought almost everything in the …

The Director of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), University of Ghana, Prof. Abraham Kwabena Annan has denied claims that persons tasked to take samples for testing from COVID-19 patients in Ghana lack the requisite competence. The former CEO of the Ridge Hospital, Dr. Thomas Anaba in an interview with …

Ghana’ innovative decision to use drones to deliver PPEs and samples for testing in the fight against the Coronavirus is fast getting international recognition as Britain has announced it will use drones for COVID-19 medical deliveries from next week. Government has employed the services of the Zipline Drones to deliver …

Nineteen persons, including a female, have been picked up by the Tema Regional Police Command in connection with the daylight robbery that occurred in the metropolis last Thursday afternoon. Four out of the total number of suspects were identified among persons who scrambled for bank notes which were flying around …

A professor of epidemiology has raised concerns about the kind of testing being undertaken by Ghana in the fight against coronavirus. Professor Fred Binka said Ghana’s testing model has not changed since the first cases of the viral disease were recorded. For him, that same type of testing is not …

Investigations revealed that the Suspect, Kwasi Amfo, asked the victim to escort him to his farm around 4am to search for paddy straw mushrooms. According to the victim who’s a younger sister to the suspect’s wife, when they got to the farm, the suspect forced her onto the ground and …

Claim: Chinese medical aid to Ghana contaminated with coronavirus Source: Unknown Verdict: False Disinformation around the coronavirus has come in different forms and types. Videos, text messages and voice notes spreading falsities and well-worn hoaxes are being widely circulated in Ghana, like in many other countries around the world. GhanaFact has been alerted …

The Western Regional Health Directorate has disclosed that the region has recorded 437 suspected cases of Coronavirus so far. Out of the 437 suspected cases, one has been tested positive and it was recorded in Sekondi-Takoradi. In totality as of Friday, April 24, 2020, the Region is having 322 pending cases. Giving …

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) and the Achimota Divisional Police Command have apprehended two Chinese nationals at Kisseman, a suburb of Accra, for producing unregistered Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs). The two, a man and his wife, have been producing the PPEs in commercial quantities without approval from the FDA. …

Seven people have died from Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) in the Upper East Region. Out of 71 suspected cases reported between January and April 2020 in the region, 21 were tested and confirmed positive of Meningitis with seven succumbing to the disease. The other persons are still receiving treatment. Speaking to Citi …

Ghana’s confirmed cases of COVID-19 has increased to 1,279 from the 1,154. The case count has increased by 125 according to the official website of the Ghana Health Service. 14 more people have also recovered so far taking the total recoveries to 134. More soon…

A 23-year-old taxi driver has been killed and his body dumped in a nearby bush at Gomoa Ankamu in the Gomoa West District of the Central Region. It is believed his killers must have hired him from the Mankessim enclave, killed him and took away his car. A resident, Joe …

Government has withdrawn the free bus service for health workers in areas that were placed under lockdown over coronavirus. The bus service will cease operations from today April 24, the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital announced in a memo to its staff. The Director of Kath in an interoffice memorandum to …

A taxi driver, believed to be in his twenties, has been found in a nearby bush at Gomoa Ankamu near Apam Junction in the Gomoa West District of the Central region. Reports indicate the young man was found dead with head wounds and his car nowhere to be found at …

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The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) in the Upper East Region is holding some seven Nigerian illegal migrants believed to be commercial sex workers and will process them for deportation once Ghana’s borders and airports are opened for operations. The seven illegal migrants, all females, were picked up at a location …

A woman, identified only as Ruth, has abandoned her months-old baby by a roadside. Ruth revealed poverty led her to abandon the baby. In a note attached to the baby, she said after her delivery she has not received any support from her partner or his family and the best …

A 33-year-old man has been murdered and dumped on the roadside at Abonko a suburb of Mankessim in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region. The deceased who’s said to be an apprentice was killed on Wednesday dawn by unknown assailants. It is believed he struggled with his murderers who …

Ghana made product COA FS got national attention and was on high demand both with the country, China, and some European countries when the coronavirus pandemic broke out. This was due to the rumors that COA FS a food supplement but also serves as an immune booster. In a one …