This article has been necessitated by my longtime observation that the Ghanaian media treat health in a restricted, straightjacket manner. The WHO defines health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. This will inform even a lay person that health is a multifaceted, … Read more
Young people on the latest HIV drugs now have near-normal life expectancy because of improvements in treatments, a study in The Lancet suggests. Twenty-year-olds who started antiretroviral therapy in 2010 are projected to live 10 years longer than those first using it in 1996, it found. Doctors say that starting treatment early is crucial to … Read more
Former HIV/AIDS Ambassador Joyce Dzidzor Mensah got the whole country talking about her again when she wrote a bizarre sort of tribute to her husband, who had died after a battle with an illness nobody seems able to identify. The manner of her revelation about her husband’s death, plus another follow up post, are just … Read more
Joyce Dzidzor Mensah a one time HIV/AIDS Ambassador has made startling revelations about her late husband who according to some social media posts, died from an HIV infection. According to a social media post by some people who seem to know the couple, the young man died after battling for his life in the hospital … Read more
The husband and baby father of former HIV/AIDS Ambassador Joyce Dzidzor Mensah has reportedly passed on. According to a social media post by Joyce and others who seem to know the couple, the young man died after battling for his life in the hospital for sometime, until his unfortunate demise. Joyce Dzidzor made headlines in … Read more
The ‘think health, think the MD’ posturing of the Ghana media is a monster This article has been necessitated by my longtime observation that the Ghanaian media treat health in a restricted, straightjacket manner. The WHO defines health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has inaugurated the re-constituted 19-member governing board of the Ghana AIDS Commission, with a charge on the members to use their resourcefulness to mobilise the requisite resources for the prosecution of the commission’s “ambitious” five-year national HIV and AIDS strategic plan. The President observed that financial support from friends of … Read more
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has inaugurated the 19-member Governing Board of the Ghana AIDS Commission, at a brief ceremony at the Presidency, on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. The Governing Board, which is chaired by President Akufo-Addo himself, as stipulated under the Ghana AIDS Commission Act, 2016 (Act 938), is to … Read more
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has inaugurated the 19-member Governing Board of the Ghana AIDS Commission, at a brief ceremony at the Presidency, on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. The Governing Board, which is chaired by President Akufo-Addo himself, as stipulated under the Ghana AIDS Commission Act, 2016 (Act 938), is to … Read more
A global charity Wednesday launched a free condom store in India to try to reduce new cases of HIV/AIDS in a country with the world’s third highest number. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) said the initiative was the first of its kind. It said organisations and individuals could place orders by phone or email to … Read more
A global charity Wednesday launched a free condom store in India to try to reduce new cases of HIV/AIDS in a country with the world’s third highest number. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) said the initiative was the first of its kind. It said organisations and individuals could place orders by phone or email to … Read more
Controversial Ghanaian counselor, George Lutterodt says it is very difficult for Ewe men to erect when having sexual intercourse with women. He also disclosed some interesting relationship facts about men from other tribes. Mr. Lutherodt lecturing some Ghanaians on how to use a condom said, “sexual intercourse that doesn’t bring HIV aids. If you have … Read more
The leader and founder of International God’s way church, Bishop Obinim, popularly referred to as Angel Obinim has miraculously cured a young man who was diagnosed of HIV by a doctor at 37 military hospitals. Elvis Kwarteng was identified by Angel Obinim when he attended Tema branch of his church on the 4 April 2017. … Read more
The Country Director of the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS and the UN representative in Ghana, Girmay Haile is warning the surge in vigilantism in the country could pave way for some unknown external forces to destabilize Ghana’s security. Mr. Haile believes Ghana’s internal security could be jeopardized if the menace is not tackled decisively. … Read more
The Spokesperson of the National Chief Imam Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu has urged President Akufo-Addo to declare his stance on homosexuality. According to him, the leadership of the country has lost hold of the society, and that is dangerous. His comments come on the back of a Starr News’ report in which a 27-year-old gay … Read more
A private legal practitioner, Samson Lardy Anyenini has urged the police to immediately arrest Benjy, a 27-year-old homosexual with HIV/AIDs who appears to be on a mission to spread the dreadful disease. Interacting with Starr News’ Atiewin Mbillah Lawson, Benjy disclosed that he was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in 2012 and that he had so far … Read more
A 27-year-old homosexual who is HIV is positive is claiming he has had anal sex with over 500 men A 27-year-old homosexual who is HIV positive has made a stunning revelation, claiming that he has had anal sex with over 500 men mostly through unprotected sex. “[I have slept] with a lot [of men]…more than … Read more
According to Foluke Michael, the Project Manager of the fight, tagged “Rumbles in Lagos’’, the match will hold on May 25 at the Eko Atlantic City. Holyfield is 54, while Tinubu is 65. It will be refereed by Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka. Tinubu, in his endorsement of the BAT v Holyfield bout, said, “I … Read more
The Upper West Regional Directorate of Health Services has intensified its screening efforts at identifying persons with Tuberculosis, taking on-board screening of miners in Nadowli District and at Out-Patient Departments of health facilities. Gene Xpert and Digital X-ray equipment have also been installed at the Regional Hospital in Wa to help facilitate screening for the … Read more
Ms Rosina Adorbor, the Kpone Katamanso District Director of Education, has advised pupils to shun negative peer influences that would lure them into engaging in casual sex. She urged adolescents to avoid pre-marital sex in order not to contract HIV and remember that “prevention is better than cure.” Ms Adorbor gave the advice at a … Read more