A joint investigation by JoyNews and Nigeria Health Watch has uncovered a disturbing public health crisis: parents in Ghana are bleaching the skin of their babies and children as young as three using toxic, banned substances. In communities like Chorkor, a densely populated fishing enclave in Accra, skin tone is becoming a status symbol, and […]
Majority of Ghanaians are overweight or obese, the Ghana Obesity Survey 2021 has found. The first ever most comprehensive survey on obesity and other lifestyle behaviours in the country found that 85 per cent of Ghanaians do not eat healthily, while more than 50 per cent are either obese or overweight. The study, conducted in […]
The government is expecting more than 18 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the coming days to augment the national fight against the virus. The expected consignment will comprise 1,330,270 doses of Pfizer from the US government through COVAX; 834,729 doses of AstraZeneca from the governments of UK, Denmark, Norway and the European Union […]
Adviser to President Akufo-Addo on Health matters, Dr. Anthony Nsiah Asare has revealed that an additional 1000 recoveries from the COVID-19 virus will be announced in the ensuing days. On Friday May 15 2020, the country recorded 1,460 recoveries, from an initial 670 recoveries which was announced. The announcement of the 1,460 recoveries however generated […]
Government has withdrawn the appointment of Dr. Baffour Awuah as the new Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS). Citi News sources at the Presidency confirmed the withdrawal of the two weeks-old appointment. No explanation has so far been given for the government’s decision. Dr. Baffour Awuah, was appointed in a letter signed by the Executive […]
