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GHS to vaccinate health workers in cholera-affected areas
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced that all health workers involved in the cholera vaccination exercise in the Central Region will receive vaccines...
Cholera cases at Agona Swedru rise to 214
The number of suspected cases of Cholera recorded in the Agona West Municipality of the Central Region has risen to 214.
Officials from the Ghana...
Dog owners urged to vaccinate pets to prevent rabies and reduce treatment costs
The Ashanti Region Health Directorate has urged dog owners to prioritize vaccinating their pets as a preventive measure to avoid the high costs of...
Tanzania confirms Marburg virus outbreak after initial denial
Tanzania's president has announced an outbreak of Marburg virus, an Ebola-like virus, just a week after her health minister denied that there were any...
Oral sex identified as leading cause of throat cancer
Oral sex has now been identified as the leading cause of throat cancer, overtaking smoking, alcohol consumption, and poor diet, according to medical experts.
The...
HMPV: All you need to know about new virus outbreak in China
Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a respiratory disease that causes flu or cold-like symptoms, but can increase risks or lead to more serious complications like...
Ghana: Death toll from cholera outbreak hit 37
The cholera outbreak in some parts of Ghana has claimed 37 lives as of December 26, 2024, with confirmed cases rising from 346 to...
Nigeria activates emergency response as Lassa fever kills 190 this year
Nigeria has launched an emergency response centre after recording 190 deaths from Lassa fever, a viral haemorrhagic illness, the country's disease control agency said...
Minority demands urgent action on cholera outbreak
The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Health Committee, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has criticized the government for its inadequate response to the ongoing cholera outbreak, which...
Biden issues 39 presidential pardons and commutes 1,500 sentences
US President Joe Biden has issued presidential pardons to 39 Americans convicted of non-violent crimes, and commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 other people.
The...
Trump vows to end birthright citizenship and pardon US Capitol rioters
President-elect Donald Trump has said he will look at pardons for those involved in the 2021 US Capitol riot on his first day back...
Check out country with worst Malaria cases worldwide
Nigeria, which has more malaria deaths than any other country in the world, has begun rolling out a vaccine against the disease for the...
Breaking the 8 will break Ghana: Why you shouldn’t vote for Bawumia
Ideally, when a sitting vice president decides to shoot their shot at the top job, it shouldn’t feel like they’re auditioning to be a...
Expelled the same day: Ireland hardens illegal immigration response
The three Gardai - Irish police officers - walk down the rows of passengers on the bus, a few kilometres south of the border...
EU, German Development Cooperation begin €33m pharmaceutical manufacturing project
The European Union (EU) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) are organizing the first Steering Committee meeting for the...
Trump cabinet picks battle misconduct claims and controversy
Several of US President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees are facing heavy scrutiny, including claims of misconduct.
His defence secretary pick Pete Hegseth denies a sexual...
Trump picks Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be his Department of Health and Human...
President-elect Donald Trump has picked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be his next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, a choice...
Pneumonia: The biggest infectious killer of children worldwide – UNICEF
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...
Jubilation in the room as Trump declared victory [Video]
The words in Donald Trump's victory speech were nothing out of the ordinary - but the moment itself was truly extraordinary.
Flanked by family and...
‘Man up and debate me, Mahama’ – Bawumia fires back with 50 questions
The flagbearer for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has responded sharply to former President John Mahama’s latest questions about his record...
A Ghanian Researcher Redefining immunopathology and inflammatory disease research
Eddie-Williams Owiredu is making significant advances in inflammatory disease research.
With experience in immunopathology and inflammatory research, his research at the University of Alabama at...
Action demanded over surge in illegal meat imports in UK
The government is under pressure to stop illegal meat being smuggled into the UK, amid warnings of a "foot-and-mouth" level crisis for British farmers.
The...
Partnerships key to shaping Africa’s healthcare future – Prof. Isabella Quakyi
A public health specialist from the University of Ghana, Prof. Isabella Quakyi, is emphasizing the importance of collaboration in building a robust healthcare infrastructure...
Ashanti Region: GHS aims to vaccinate 1.4m children amid new polio strain detection
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has launched a new oral polio vaccination campaign in the Ashanti Region in response to the detection of a...
Egypt declared malaria-free after 100-year effort
Egypt has been certified malaria-free by the World Health Organization (WHO) - an achievement hailed by the UN public health agency as "truly historic".
“Malaria...
Ghana and Liberia strengthen bilateral ties with Indonesia
The Honorary Consul for the Republic of Indonesia in Ghana, His Excellency (H.E) Paskal Rois, has made a significant move to bolster diplomatic and...
CERMES Foundation, Tema Metro Vet Office, combat rabies
The CERMES Foundation, in collaboration with the Tema Metro Veterinary Office, marked World Rabies Day 2024 with a week-long rabies awareness and vaccination campaign.
The...
‘I found out I had cervical cancer while I was pregnant’
Dorothy Masasa happily walks down a dirt road on a sunny afternoon, her baby securely strapped on her back.
Just six months ago the 39-year-old,...
Congo launches its first mpox vaccination campaign
Congolese health officials launched their first mpox vaccination campaign on Saturday, a key step in efforts to contain an outbreak that has spread from its...
Health Minister Dr Okoe Boye gets international appointment
Health Minister Dr Bernard Okoe Boye has been appointed to the Gavi Alliance Board as the Alternate Board Member representing the Anglophone Africa constituency.
This...
Almost 700k children susceptible to Measles in Ghana – WHO, CDC
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...
GHS announces nationwide measles immunization exercise
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...
Panic as Marburg virus outbreak kills 6 in Rwanda
Six people have died from an outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda, the health minister has announced.
Sabin Nsanzimana said most of the victims were...
World Rabies Day: Vets ask for arrest of dog owners failing to vaccinate pets
As World Rabies Day is commemorated, the Veterinary Service is asking local assemblies to arrest dog owners who fail to vaccinate their animals as...
Mpox is not under control in Africa, warns Africa CDC
The mpox outbreak in Africa is still not under control, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) warned on Thursday, adding...
Hepatitis claimed 15,000 lives in 2022
Ghana lost over 15,000 people to Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C- related liver diseases in 2022, indicating 42 deaths per day.
Most of the victims,...
Govt’s health infrastructure projects yielding positive results – Okoe-Boye
The Minister of Health, Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye says the completion of some health infrastructure projects across the country are making significant impacts on healthcare...
Dear Osagyefo God, can I talk to you about my country?
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...
Polio type 2 detected in Koforidua, public health emergency declared
The Ministry of Health has reported the detection of a circulating Vaccine Derived Poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in an environmental sample collected from Koforidua,...
Mpox deaths rise by 107 in a week as Africa CDC calls the toll...
African countries recorded more than 100 mpox-related deaths in the past week, the continental health body said Thursday as it described the rising toll as “not...