Health
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Chinese scientist claims COVID-19 likely came from humans
A Chinese scientist has claimed that humans may have been a source of COVID-19 virus origination, CNN reported. Tong Yigang of the Beijing University of Chemical Technology said that the genetic sequ…
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WHO says only one in six people worldwide suffer infertility
The World Health Organisation(WHO) has revealed that one in six people worldwide are affected by infertility. Infertility, which affects men and women, is a reproductive condition defined by the fail…
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Minority in parliament blames government of extorting GH¢4bn from NHIS funds
The Minority in Parliament has accused the government of siphoning about GH¢4 billion from the National Health Insurance Scheme fund since 2018. According to the caucus, the government failed to make…
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[Ashanti Region] 181 women lost their lives during childbirth in 2022
The Ashanti Region has seen an increase in maternal deaths after a total of 181 women died during childbirth in 2022. Health authorities in the region say the figure translates into 22 percent of th…
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COVID vaccine frontrunner BioNTech to spend over $1bn more on research this year
BioNTech plans to spend up to about 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) more on research and development and buy back up to $500 million more of its shares this year, drawing on more than 21 billion euros…
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Keta Municipal Health in fear as vaccines likely to go bad as ECG disconnects power
The Electricity Company of Ghana has disconnected power to the Keta Municipal Health directorate which also houses a vaccine storage facility for the municipality. This forms part of a nationwide rev…
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Food and Drugs Authority warns public on two eyedrops
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has warned the public against the use of two eyedrop products Ezricare Artificial Tears and Delsam Pharma’s Artificial Tears. The directive, according to the author…
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Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital indebted to suppliers about GH¢2m
The Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital is suffocating from debts, and unless it gets help, it could soon be turning away the hundreds of patients who need attention. Apart from that, the hospital, one of t…
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Korle Bu Teaching Hospital notes 15 tuberculosis cases each and every day
Tuberculosis (TB) is growing at an alarming rate in Ghana in spite of awareness and treatment options in health facilities. According to reports, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital alone records 15 TB cases …
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Ministry for Health takes dispatch of 500,000 measles vaccines
The Ministry for Health has taken delivery of 500,000 measles rubella immunisation vaccines. The sector Minister, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, led a delegation to receive the consignment at the Kotoka Intern…