Ghanaian musician Okyeame Kwame has opened up about the challenges he faced growing up with Dyslexia, describing how the condition made learning difficult and shaped his early school experience. Dyslexia is a learning difficulty that affects reading and the ability to recognise speech sounds, often making it harder to connect letters with words. It occurs […]

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has issued a public health alert after discovering falsified HIV diagnostic kits being sold in Ghana, raising concerns about the risk of wrong test results and delayed treatment. In a statement, the Authority identified the affected products as VISITECT CD4 Advanced Disease test kits with lot number 0001586. It […]

Advertisement Health Ministry begins nationwide recruitment of health professionals from April 16 The Ministry of Health has announced the commencement of a nationwide recruitment exercise for health professionals, effective April 16, 2026, following the receipt of financial clearance. In a statement signed by the Spokesperson, Tony Goodman, the Ministry confirmed that the recruitment process would […]

The Oti Regional Office of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has been urged to sustain its recent performance gains and intensify efforts towards achieving universal health coverage. Delivering a message on behalf of the Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Victor Asare Bampoe, the Director of Membership and Regional Operations, Mr. Sebastian Alangpulisa, commended the region […]

At 75, Rebecca Ocansey starts and ends her day the same way — on her feet. The retired athlete walks twice daily, barefoot, and credits the habit with keeping her energetic years after surviving a mild stroke. Across town in Kumasi, 60-year-old Francis Opoku, a former body builder, deliberately gets off public transport two kilometres […]

When it comes to reproduction, female biology is often described in terms of a ticking clock. Women are born with most of their lifetime supply of eggs, meaning that a woman’s age is usually the same as the age of her eggs. Older women therefore produce older eggs. But male reproduction works differently. Sperm are […]

The Director of Pantang Psychiatric Hospital, Dr. Yennusom Maalug, has raised urgent concerns after a severe rainstorm tore off sections of the hospital’s roofing, particularly affecting the Female VIP Ward 8. Speaking on Channel One Newsroom, Dr. Maalug said the damage also extends to the generator housing and parts of the southern wall, increasing the […]

Jehovah’s Witnesses has updated its policy on blood transfusions to allow members to have their own blood removed, stored, and “given back” in medical procedures. While the change will enable members to have transfusions of their own blood – in planned surgeries, for example – they continue to be prohibited from receiving the blood of […]

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has commissioned four fibre boats to serve communities along the Volta Lake, a move aimed at improving healthcare delivery in hard-to-reach areas. The boats, unveiled at a ceremony in Akosombo, will be used by NHIA staff, Ghana Health Service personnel, and allied health workers to reach communities in the […]