From improved concentration to higher creativity, dancing offers a range of brain-boosting benefits. And you don’t need to spend hours on the dance floor to feel the effects. I’m in my office, standing in front of my laptop and moving awkwardly to a summer hits playlist. It’s 13:00, and I am at work – but […]

Ghana has recorded a significant reduction in new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths, according to the 2025 National HIV Estimates and Projections released by the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC). The report shows that new HIV infections declined from 16,189 in 2024 to 13,951 in 2025, while AIDS-related deaths also reduced from 13,429 to 12,051 within […]

Over the past several months, I have received numerous comments from nurses and midwives working at Achiase District Hospital. During my Facebook posts and live interactive sessions, many have openly shared the challenges they face due to inadequate nursing and midwifery staff strength. Their stories are deeply concerning. The shortage of staff has resulted in […]

Newmont has supported the University of Ghana Health Services at Legon with a donation of essential medical equipment valued at over GHC 290,000, reinforcing its commitment to safety and strengthening healthcare delivery in Ghana. The equipment was donated following a request from the Internal Medicine Department of the facility, which provides care to a large […]

Mass gatherings have been banned in the Democratic Republic of Congo capital, Kinshasa, as well as three other areas, in order to halt the spread of Ebola, the interior minister says. The current outbreak of the deadly disease has so far been detected in three provinces in the east – some 1,800 km (1,100) miles […]

Michael Phillips, who says he has a 0.38in member, wrote that he needed procedure to improve his ability to urinate The North Carolina man who has made the apparently undisputed claim of having the world’s smallest penis is seeking the public’s support for enlargement surgery. Michael Phillips said online on Thursday that he needed the […]

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has hosted a 17-member delegation from Chad on a study visit to learn from Ghana’s experience in health service delivery and the implementation of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The delegation, made up of senior officials from Chad’s National Health Insurance Fund (CNAS), the National Regulatory Agency for Universal Health Coverage […]

The Ministry of Health (MoH) is intensifying Ghana’s efforts to eliminate onchocerciasis, positioning a new partnership with the Noor Dubai Foundation as a critical intervention to sustain progress amid global funding constraints. In a meeting with Hon. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, Health Minister, the CEO of the Noor Dubai Foundation, Dr. Manal Taryam, outlined ongoing and […]

Veteran Ghanaian actor Fred Amugi has shared the heartbreaking story of losing his only daughter to cancer just nine days before her 21st birthday. Speaking in an exclusive interview with gospel musician Piesie Esther on the Father’s Day edition of Floral Voices of Strength, the celebrated actor reflected on one of the most painful moments […]

Children vaccinated at age 12–13 against HPV (human papillomavirus) have close to zero risk of dying from cervical cancer before the age of 30, landmark new research reveals. The first study of its kind shows deaths have fallen sharply since school-age girls began being offered it in 2008, and around 200 lives have been saved […]