The Ada East District HIV Programmes Coordinator, Mr Adator Anani, says the district recorded 95 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive cases in the first half of 2023. This is from tests conducted on 678 people between January and June. Mr Anani said this in a presentation during the 2023 Half-Year …

President Vladimir Putin of Russia will not attend the funeral for Yevgeny Prigozhin, the mercenary chief who launched a failed mutiny against Russia’s military leadership and and died in a plane crash last week, the Kremlin spokesman said on Tuesday, according to Russian state media. The spokesman, Dmitri S. Peskov, …

The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has bemoaned the bad structural state of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) which serves as the referral center for 12 out of the 16 regions of Ghana. KATH block A-D built 70 years ago has never seen any renovations, a development Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II described …

Turning briefly away from the plane crash in Russia to Kyiv now, where it’s 32 years since Ukraine declared independence from the Soviet Union. Before the conflict, a military parade would march through central Kyiv. But to mark the occasion this year, destroyed Russian tanks and other military hardware are …

    Gospel artiste and pastor, Larry Manna, who is also the founder and leader of The Lims Chapel, has declared his intention to use music to promote the teachings of Christ.   In a conversation, Pastor Larry Manna revealed that he entered the gospel music business not for the …

A UK man has been jailed for draining tens of thousands of pounds from his father’s bank accounts by faking both his voice and that of his dead mother, during phone calls with bank staff. A complex police investigation found that during a 14-month period in 2017 and 2018, just …

Mr. Stephen Ohene Sabi, Head of Pharmacy at Pleasant Medical Centre in Ashaiman, Middle East, has warned the public against abusing sleeping pills. He said one of the key problems concerning sleeping medications was their frequent use because all sleeping drugs are central nervous system depressants that slow down brain …

A research conducted in 2022 has revealed that health professionals in the country hide huge breast lumps and refuse various treatment options, especially chemotherapy, and mastectomy. The research, titled: “Knowledge, Attitude and Breast Cancer Screening Practices among Female Nurses in a Tertiary Hospital in Ghana”, said 60 per cent of nurses admitted …

The Education Ministry (MOE) is actively working to increase the number of students pursuing science-related courses in Senior High Schools (SHS) across the country. To achieve this goal, the Free Senior High School Secretariat is leading an initiative known as ‘Operation Double Science Enrolment’ to educate and sensitize the public …

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has lost 525 of its skilled personnel and profession­als to brain drain within the last 12 months, the Di­rector-General, Dr Patrick Kuma Aboagye, has revealed. To this end, he said the service had put in place a number of measures to mitigate the impact of …

  The answer to the above question is YES until 2017, when Ghanaians elected Nana Akufo-Addo and the NPP to office. The President, Nana Akufo-Addo, was sold to us in 2016 as a democrat and a human rights lawyer. Unfortunately, after seven years in office, everything he has done has …

Regular consumption of bread is harmful to the body. Here are the reasons why you should reduce your bread intake. In Nigeria, bread is one of the most consumed foods all across the country. There are many meals that you can make with bread such as breakfast meals, bread and …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that 55,917 (69%) out of 80,810 teachers due for promotion in 2023 passed the promotional examination taken in February 2023. This means that 24,000 teachers, representing 31% of the teachers due to be promoted to the various grades, including Deputy Director, Assistant Director …

The Ho Teaching Hospital (HTH) has asked all relatives of patients at the health post to vacate its premises. This is to prevent the relatives of patients from continuously spending the night on the corridors of the Out Patient Department (OPD) and the walkways at the hospital. Relatives of patients …

  The aspiring Assembly member of Opantsil electoral area, Mr Kwamena Wilson in an interview with the media this morning said, he bused all the final year students in Enyan Abaasa to the exams center (Ajumako Mando SHS) during the just ended BECE. After bussing the students throughout the whole …

Kumasi Technical University (KsTU.) in the Ashanti Regional capital has sacked over two thousand students following their inability to pay their school fees in full on time. The students could not comprehend why the authorities to such a decision described the action as harsh have therefore, threatened showdown with the …

      HE Amb. Abu Zein the IHRC Ambassador At large to the AU, who now doubles as the Senior Deputy Vice Chair of IHRC, played host to HE Amb. Dr. Muhammad S. A. Khan, World Chairman and Ambassador At Large International Human Rights Commission (IG0) to celebrate the …

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has announced the commencement of the school selection exercise for the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates. In a statement issued on Friday, 11 August 2023, signed by its spokesperson Kwasi Kwarteng, the Ministry revealed that it has developed an informative video that elaborates …

A frustrated mother has been captured on video hurling curses on a supposed hostel mate of her son for allegedly stealing his laptop. In a video shared by Noks TV Africa, the mother is seen ranting on the hostel compound with eggs and calling on various gods to kill the …

President Nana Akufo-Addo has underscored the role played by Joseph Boakye Danquah a former presidential candidate in 1960 in the establishment of the University of Ghana. The President giving a speech during the 75th Anniversary Thanksgiving Service of the institution expressed his conviction that history will view JB Danquah favorably …

The Director General of Ghana Health Service (GHS) Dr Patrick Kuma Aboagye has urged the Members of Health Workers Union at the Kumasi South Hospital to report any grievance they have on the posting of former Chief Executive Officer for Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Dr oheneba Owusu Danso to the …

A medical practitioner at the Amen Scientific Center, Dr. Okyere Sheriff has mentioned how large or big buttocks can contribute to arthritis. Arthritis is a health condition where one’s joints (where two bones meet) are inflamed. It could either affect the elbows or the knees. Dr. Sheriff, while speaking on …

The heart is a vital organ that plays a crucial role in our overall well-being. It is responsible for pumping oxygen-rich blood to various parts of the body, ensuring proper functioning of all systems. However, many of us unknowingly make mistakes that can slowly damage our heart over time. In …

Disease prevention and cardiovascular health are two difficulties that affect a sizable percentage of the world’s population, and both can be helped by eating more vegetables. It has been reported that certain vegetables can help in the fight against heart disease, and I will inform you about these veggies according …

Diabetes, as defined by the World Health Organization, is a chronic metabolic ailment characterized by elevated blood sugar levels that can lead to severe damage to various organs over time. It’s a challenging condition to handle for many individuals. However, Emmanuel Adeyinka, an 87-year-old who has battled diabetes for nearly half …

On Tuesday, 8th August 2023, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Middle Belt Development Authority visited various examination centres where candidates in the Kwadaso Constituency are writing the Basic Education Certificate Examination. At each centre, he donated branded pens to all the candidates and wished them good luck. While urging …

The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has instructed the Ghana Education Service (GES) to take disciplinary action against the headteacher of Buduatta DA Junior High School. This decision comes after allegations that the headteacher, Richard Ahunyagbe, misappropriated funds intended for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) registration of certain …

We Africans must know that every power pays homage to where it comes from and in every military rule the guns are more respected than citizens. In autocratic rule the interest of that one person is paramount than the interest of the citizens. In democracy, power belongs to the people, …

Gari(eba) and related products are cassava-derived staples in Nigerian and Ghanaian cuisine. While carbohydrate-rich, they are inexpensive and easily accessible sources of essential nutrients. The question most people with diabetes ask is whether they can eat eba. I herein explain in this article. Eba, diabetes and science One older human …

Prostate health is very important to men due to the many roles the prostate plays. Hence, there is a need to research local remedies and delicacies that could support the prostate. Most of these remedies are in our kitchen and farm. One such unexplored one is palm nut soup. Why …