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Globally, kidney diseases afflict over 700 million people and account for 1.2 million deaths annually.
Globally, kidney diseases afflict over 700 million people and account for 1.2 million deaths annually.

Are your kidneys okay?

World Kidney Day (WKD) 2025 was commemorated on March 13. It is a global campaign aimed at raising awareness of the importance of our kidneys. World Kidney Day returns every year.

The year-long campaign on the theme: "Are Your Kidneys OK? Detect Early, Protect Kidney Health", highlights the potentially life-changing impact of early detection and intervention in preventing and managing kidney disease.

The Ghana Kidney Association marked the day with a range of activities, including a webinar on March 13, chaired by Prof. Sampson Antwi. 

•We must also show empathy in our marriages
•We must also show empathy in our marriages

Are you in a bad marriage?

Marriage is very difficult and has a high failure rate. It is the most difficult work in the world because you have to live with someone of different temperament, sexuality and background for life. 

A marriage counsellor once said marriage is the only war where the two enemies sleep on the same bed!! 

Studies indicate that about 75 per cent of women and 60 per cent of men in marriage feel they married the wrong people.

Attendees were briefed on the new packaging of the Mega Growth hair products
Attendees were briefed on the new packaging of the Mega Growth hair products

New Mega Growth packaging, Relax Right Campaign launched

In a bid to promote proper hair care, Weave Ghana Limited, producers of Darling and Mega Growth hair products have introduced a new packaging for its Mega Growth brand and launched the “Relax Right” campaign.

PlugOut •Time away in nature, wholesome conversations

Imagine being chauffeured out of the busy city to a serene farm at Pokrom, a town on the Aburi- Nsawam Road in the Eastern Region.

Nana Yaa Ohenewa Kuffour is Mary Amoah Kuffour’s daughter on the autism spectrum

Let's promote Autism acceptance

Today, we celebrate World Autism Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness and promoting acceptance of individuals with autism.

•The more grateful you are the stronger your relationship
•The more grateful you are the stronger your relationship

Show gratitude to your lover

Human nature is negatively biased. We tend to think more of what is not working in our lives instead of counting our blessings.

We also tend to take for granted the good things we have and what our lovers and others do for us. 

The fact, however, remains that if you ever expect to be happy in your life and relationship, your first step is always to be grateful for everything that happens in your life.

Rot, the rotten

Within the last decade, my team and I have committed ourselves to the vision of impacting society through storytelling. We have tackled very sensitive issues ─ from LGBT to corruption.

Our stories are intentionally written to mirror life and contemporary society as a whole, and we have been consistent with our mission of transforming society one play at a time.

Eid ul-Fitr festivities: Traders take advantage to increase prices

As Muslims across the country prepare to celebrate Eid ul-Fitr, some traders have taken advantage of the festivities to increase prices, starting with rice, cooking oil, African print fabrics, meat  and other food items.

During a visit by The Mirror to the Makola and Madina markets in Accra last Tuesday and Wednesday, the products had seen increases in prices within the last week.

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A Moslem bride displaying her Henna body art designed by Faiza Abubakar Picture: Bryte Pictures

Henna body art: A timeless beauty tradition

A distinct feature of Eid ul-Fitr, the Islamic holiday observed by Moslems to mark the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting and prayer is fashion, especially among women.

Misornu Centre Calls on IGP Yohonu to Champion Police Reforms
IGP Christian Tetteh Yohonu

Misornu Safety Centre rallies support for IGP Yohonu, demands bold reforms

The Misornu Safety Centre has urged the newly appointed Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohonu, to embark on far-reaching reforms within the Ghana Police Service to effectively address the country’s evolving security challenges. 

• In multiple relationships, you have to lie to cover your back
• In multiple relationships, you have to lie to cover your back

Multiple relationships: A rising trend

Today, it has become almost fashionable and acceptable for someone to have many lovers at a time.  

The young, old, singles and married are involved. Men and women are doing it. It is the sexual revolution of today. 

Recently, there was a news item about a student in a tertiary institution boasting that she has eight lovers and manages to sleep with each of them once every two weeks.

There is life beyond ‘Jakpa’
There is life beyond ‘Jakpa’

Kobina Ansah writes: There is life beyond ‘Jakpa’

Some may sell their kidneys to travel abroad if that is all they are required to do. Others are willing to sell everything and anything just to ‘jakpa’. After all, home may not be home anymore.

I have heard stories of Ghanaians who have sold all their property only to give the proceeds to a ‘connection man’ to secure them a visa abroad. 

•The 14-year-old in hospital
•The 14-year-old in hospital

Teen loses limbs to electrical burns from TV wire

A 14-year-old Junior High School (JHS) student has lost both forearms, hands and one leg due to electrical burns while holding a wire in a television set.

The incident occurred on Christmas day last year when the boy (name withheld), a resident of Hobor, a local community in Accra, came into contact with the wire from the television in his home. 

• Helen Talata Akongzirigo Azitariga is a voice for persons living with her condition

Living with endometriosis: Talata’s story of pain, strength and advocacy

Behind the smile of Helen Talata Akongzirigo Azitariga, Upper East Region representative of Ghana’s Most Beautiful (GMB) 2017, lies a 17-year-old battle with endometriosis and adenomyosis, two incurable gynecological health conditions.

Ama Boadiwaa

Healthyish •Promoting healthy eating with Ghanaian foods

More Ghanaians are becoming conscious of their diet and its impact on their weight and overall health. However, a major challenge is that most diet plans available online rely on foreign ingredients, making healthy eating seem like an expensive choice.

Jealousy is destructive and must be controlled
Jealousy is destructive and must be controlled

John Boakye asks: Are you jealous?

Many cases come in from men who never allow their women to go out or associate with any men even if they are relatives or family members because they feel threatened.

Many cases also come in from women who fight any woman who shows any kind of association with their men, especially phone calls, messages and visits. 

Regenerative medicine, especially PRP therapy, is revolutionising our approach to health and ageing
Regenerative medicine, especially PRP therapy, is revolutionising our approach to health and ageing

How Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy is changing treatment for joint pain, neuropathy and sexual health

Imagine a treatment that uses your body’s healing power to fix joint pain, improve movement, boost sexual health and ease nerve pain.

This is the promise of Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy, a ground-breaking natural and safe approach that is changing how joint pain, nerve issues, erectile dysfunction (ED) and low libido in women are treated.

United States has put up a plan to annex the Gaza Strip and turn it into a Riviera of the Middle East.

Proposed US Gaza Strip takeover

President Donald John Trump of the United States has put up a plan to annex the Gaza Strip and turn it into a Riviera of the Middle East.

 Mrs Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame is the Global AdvocacyManager (Social Inclusion), Sightsavers

Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame * A visually impaired trailblazer leading disability advocacy

At age 10 and in primary six, she realised she couldn’t read clearly from the blackboard. A worrying situation that resulted in several hospital appointments and different eye treatment processes as she grew till she finally lost her sight around age 30.

Manoel Angelim Dino and Maria de Sousa Dino, a Brazilian couple
Manoel Angelim Dino and Maria de Sousa Dino, a Brazilian couple

Couple breaks Guinness World Record for longest marriage—84 years, 13 kids, 50+ grandkids

They’ve spent more time together than any other living married couple. Manoel Angelim Dino and Maria de Sousa Dino, a Brazilian couple, recently set the Guinness World Record for the longest marriage among living couples—84 years and 77 days.

Beyond their remarkable milestone, they’ve built an extraordinary family legacy—raising 13 children, welcoming 55 grandchildren, 54 great-grandchildren, and 12 great-great-grandchildren.

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