Ghana’s Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, is in good health and currently taking a short period of rest abroad, following medical advice, government officials have confirmed. The Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, clarified the Vice President’s condition during an interview on Channel One TV on Tuesday, April 8, […]
A suspected outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) has hit Damongo, the capital of the Savannah Region, leading to the deaths of hundreds of pigs in the municipality. The affected communities include Canteen, Attributu, Boroto, and Sori Number One, among others. To curb the spread of the disease, some farmers have resorted to slaughtering and […]
There is a growing concern about the increasing rate of kidney diseases in Ghana with 13 out of 100 people believed to be having some form of kidney disease. This translates to about four million of the over 30 million Ghanaians living with kidney diseases, a situation that requires urgent attention from all stakeholders. A […]
Pope Francis is alert after suffering two episodes of “acute respiratory failure” on Monday afternoon, the Vatican has said. Doctors were forced to intervene to clear mucus from the Pope’s lungs, an update from the Holy See said, though it said he was alert throughout. The 88-year-old pontiff has resumed the use of an oxygen […]
An Australian couple have spoken of the “traumatic” moment the body of a dead passenger was placed next to them on a Qatar Airways flight. Mitchell Ring and Jennifer Colin, who were travelling to Venice for a dream holiday, told Australia’s Channel 9 that a woman had died in the aisle beside them during the […]
The Assistant National Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), has clarified the ongoing concerns surrounding health sector recruitment. Philemon Gyapong emphasised that financial clearance is now the backbone of employment for nurses and midwives. Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express on Monday, February 24, he stated, “If you don’t have financial […]
An Indian pharmaceutical company is manufacturing unlicensed, highly addictive opioids and exporting them illegally to West Africa where they are driving a major public health crisis in countries including Ghana, Nigeria, and Cote D’Ivoire, a BBC Eye investigation has revealed. Aveo Pharmaceuticals, based in Mumbai, makes a range of pills that go under different brand […]
Pope Francis has the onset of double pneumonia, the Vatican said on Tuesday, complicating treatment for the 88-year pontiff and indicating a further deterioration in his fragile health. Francis has been suffering from a respiratory infection for more than a week and was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on February 14. The Vatican said in a statement that […]
The female population of Persons Living with HIV and AIDS (PLwHAs) in the Bono Region outnumbers the male, statistics from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) have indicated. The figure reveals as of September 2024, out of the total 11,401 Persons Living with HIV and AIDS (PLwHAs) in the region, 8,481 of them were females and […]
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said that prostate and liver cancers are among the leading causes of death in the country. In 2022, a total of 2,395 cases of prostate cancer were recorded in the country, with 1,233 deaths, representing 52 per cent mortality while liver cancer affected a total of 2,656 men in […]
The Ashanti region in 2024 witnessed a significant surge in cancer cases, with a total increase of 4,553, which is 33.60% more cases in 2023. With breast cancer cases escalating dramatically by 92.12%, cervical cancer also showed a substantial increase of 75.17%, but in contrast, prostate cancer cases decreased by 17.55% during the same period. […]
The death toll from the cholera outbreak in parts of Ghana has shot up to 37, with the number of confirmed cases also increasing from 346 to 359, as of December 26, 2024. The two new deaths were recorded in the Western region. This has prompted the Ghana Health Service to undertake mortality audits. Out […]
