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Approximately 700,000 children in Ghana are susceptible to Measles and Rubella in 2023, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Center for...

The Ghana Health Service has announced a nationwide immunization campaign against measles, focusing on children aged nine to 59 months.The program will run from...

The Volta Region has recorded eight confirmed cases of measles this year. Although this is below the epidemic threshold, it is cause for worry,...

To catch up with the unvaccinated (zero-dose), and under-vaccinated children, the Ministry of Health with support from the World Health Organisation, (WHO) implemented a...

Nearly 8 million children in Tanzania have received vaccinations to stay protected against measles-rubella following the recent sporadic and hot spots of measles outbreaks...

Measles admissions to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) facilities in Maiduguri, Northeast Nigeria, spiked between October and December 2023, reaching record numbers. Despite the vaccination...

The Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), with a technical and financial support of partners including WHO and UNICEF is conducting a measles outbreak response...

Farida, 34, resident of Korowai DC, presented her 18 months old baby for vaccination. Habiba, was vaccinated with second dose of measles vaccine. With...

Following years of declines in measles vaccination coverage, measles cases in 2022 have increased by 18%, and deaths have increased by 43% globally (compared...

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...

Acting Volta Regional Director of Health, Dr Kwasi Senanu Djokoto, has said the Ketu South Municipality has recorded 10 cases of Measles.He, however, disclosed...

JoyNews/AdomNews · There are 5 suspected measles mortality - Head of Pediatrics and Child Health at TTHThe Head of Pediatrics and Child Health at...

Over 100 children in the northern part of Ghana are suspected to have contracted measles.This is according to the President-elect for the Paediatrics...

Member of Parliament for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini, has expressed fear over the possible closure of schools in his constituency following the measles outbreak.The...

The Majority Chief Whip in Parliament, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, says the country will take stock of some measles vaccines from the United Nations Children’s Fund...

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced a surge in suspected measles cases across the country.According to the GHS, the Greater Accra Region...

The nationwide vaccination against measles and rubella for children from nine months to five years has received low patronage as mothers feel reluctant to...

Cases of measles in Europe have hit a record high, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).More than 41,000 people have been infected in...

The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) says pneumonia is the biggest infectious killer of children worldwide, claiming more lives than any other...

Orbis International, a non-governmental organization, has revealed that refractive errors, particularly myopia (nearsightedness), are a leading cause of visual impairment and blindness in children.In...

Dear God, can I talk to You about my country?Let me start by thanking you for your generosity towards Ghana: a land flowing with...

The Volta Region is facing a critical public health challenge as low vaccination coverage has led to a troubling rise in vaccine-preventable diseases. Dr...

The Ghana Health Service has indicated that the Volta Region has recorded increasing cases of Rubella and measles outbreaks.This has been blamed on vaccine...

The Regional Director of Health Service for the Volta Region, Dr Chrysantus Kubio, has called for urgent action to address gaps in routine immunisation and...

Dengue fever, an illness transmitted by mosquitoes, which can lead to severe flu-like symptoms and potentially life-threatening complications, has recently surged in Ghana.As the...

For decades, conflict in the mineral-rich eastern DRC has triggered alarming levels of violence, mass displacement, widespread disease, gender-based violence and severe mental trauma,...

On 5 May 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the end of the COVID-19 global health emergency, but efforts to fight the virus...

The number of children who have never had a routine vaccination – often referred to as “zero-dose” children – is three times higher in...

At the age of three years, Michael Gyamfi Sekyere lost his hearing and speech from complications of measles.The path of his life and that...

The Minority in Parliament has expressed deep concern over the dire financial state of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), attributing it to what...

The World Health Organization (WHO) today signed funding agreements with the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) valued at USD 19.4 million...

As the world continues to grapple with the aftermath of the most severe pandemic in a century, the Seventy-seventh session of the World Health Assembly will...

In the dusty outskirts of Nyamlel in Aweil West County, Northern Bahr el Gazal State, a grandmother's desperate plea for her granddaughter's life echoed...

The celebration of 2024 African Vaccination Week was launched on 3rd May in the community of Madalena, in the district of Mé-zochi.The event organized by...

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has treated over 100 war-wounded patients, many with gunshot wounds, due to escalating violence in El Fasher, North Darfur, Sudan; We call on warring...

In response to the escalating fighting in North Darfur, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has treated over 100 war wounded patients – including 11 children,...

This year, as the world commemorates World Immunization Week from April 24 to April 30, South Sudan joins the global community in celebrating the...

Matteo Pragassen is almost a year old and his mother, Diane Uranie, has brought him to the Beau Vallon health centre in Victoria, Seychelles'...

The Executive Secretary of the African Media and Malaria Research Network (AMMREN), Dr. Charity Binka, has spoken passionately about the indispensable role that media...

In a concerted effort to combat misinformation and promote vaccine uptake across Ghana, the National Media Vaccine Network has been officially launched in Accra.Spearheaded...