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Five African countries report anthrax outbreaks, over 1100 cases recorded
Five countries in East and southern Africa are experiencing anthrax outbreaks, with more than 1100 suspected cases and 20 related deaths reported since the...
Five African countries report anthrax outbreaks, over 1100 cases recorded
Five countries in East and southern Africa are experiencing anthrax outbreaks, with more than 1100 suspected cases and 20 related deaths reported since the...
UGMC seeks GH₵50m to establish Clinical Trial Unit
The University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) says it needs GH₵50m to establish a state-of the-art Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) to research into new...
Tanzania integrates measles outbreak response with COVID-19 vaccination in Tanga region
Farida, 34, resident of Korowai DC, presented her 18 months old baby for vaccination. Habiba, was vaccinated with second dose of measles vaccine. With...
World Health Organization (WHO), partners urge stronger action to accelerate childhood vaccination in Africa
With one in five children in Africa still missing basic, life-saving vaccines, World Health Organization (WHO) and partners are calling for accelerated action to...
15 Laboratory scientists graduate from Noguchi Memorial Institute
About 15 laboratory scientists from nine West African countries have graduated from the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research in Accra.
This was after...
Dramatic upscaling of vaccination needed in West Africa to curb deadly diphtheria outbreaks
Several countries across West Africa are experiencing some of the worst outbreaks of vaccine-preventable disease diphtheria ever recorded on the continent; the outbreaks come...
Kenya: Health Cabinet Secretary Champions Global Health Initiatives at World Bio Summit in Seoul
Health Cabinet Secretary Nakhumicha S. Wafula represented Kenya at the World Bio Summit in Seoul, Republic of Korea, advocating for collaborative efforts to fortify...
Global partners cheer progress towards eliminating cervical cancer and underline challenges
World leaders, cervical cancer survivors, advocates, partners, and civil society are coming together today to mark the third Cervical Cancer Elimination Day of Action. The...
Zimbabwe hosts Africa’s World Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness Week 2023
The Quadripartite partners consisting of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Health...
Global measles threat continues to grow as another year passes with millions of children...
Following years of declines in measles vaccination coverage, measles cases in 2022 have increased by 18%, and deaths have increased by 43% globally (compared...
African voices unite to drive cervical cancer elimination across the continent through new civil...
The African Cervical Health Alliance (ACHA) has been launched to empower communities and increase access to prevention and control of cervical cancer in Africa...
Nigeria: Routine vaccinations are key to curbing diphtheria outbreaks
Nigeria is currently facing the largest diphtheria outbreak in its history, with about 17,000 suspected cases and nearly 600 deaths recorded since January 2023,...
Omane Boamah: I will perpetually remember Dr. Hanny-Sherry Ayittey
“Commitment!” For me, commitment is the catchword that defined Dr. Hanny-Sherry Ayittey–Maa Sherry, as I called her. She will remain endlessly in my heart...
Kenya: Hundreds of lives saved as an innovative bead necklace helps diagnose pneumonia among...
An innovative bead necklace is revolutionising the detection and treatment of pneumonia for children living in remote areas of Kenya, saving nearly 200 lives...
First ever Emergency Medical Team in Malawi helped in saving lives
On 5th August 2023, Ministry of Health with support from World Health Organization deployed the first ever national 12-member Emergency Medical Team (EMT) to Chikwawa...
Africa’s polio certification commission calls for increased action in 2024 to rebuild immunity and...
The Africa Regional Certification Commission for Polio Eradication (ARCC) has advised Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe, together with health partners, to urgently...
World Health Organization (WHO) supports efforts to Combat Zero Dose Children in the Eastern...
To reduce the increasing number of zero dose children in the Eastern Cape Province, the National Department of Health, planned a four-day Zero Dose training program...
Building momentum against diphtheria outbreak in Nigeria
When his seven-year-old brother Jubrin was diagnosed with diphtheria in July 2023, Aminu Dayyabu Alharini had never heard of the disease, the latest outbreak...
New motorcycles to boost immunization services for health workers across all Counties in South...
UNICEF and the Government of Canada, in partnership with the Ministry of Health, handed over 80 motorcycles today to strengthen immunization systems across the...
A new resolve to eliminate cholera in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
The complex health crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has worsened since the beginning of 2023. In the east of the...
2 companies to produce anti-snake venom
A Ghana-based vaccine manufacturer, Atlantic Lifesciences Limited, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a leading Indian biological company, Vins Bioproducts, to produce...
Zoomlion Foundation, partners marks health and handwashing awareness campaign
Zoomlion Foundation has observed this year's Global Hand Washing Day with 3000 Zoomkids Club members at Nii Sowah Din Cluster of Schools in Adentan...
Malawi launches Tipewe Cholera/Covid-19 campaign as part of National Community Health Day commemorations
Malawi government has today launched the National Community Health Framework (2023-2030), the “Tipewe Cholera/Covid 19” campaign and re-launched the Human Papilloma virus vaccination drive.
The...
Joint statement by World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and ROTARY...
Today, we commemorate the 2023 World Polio Day (WPD) by joining the global community to create awareness about polio eradication and urge parents to...
The Yellow Fever Sub-National Risk Analysis Finding Conveys the relative risks of regions in...
The Yellow Fever sub-national risk analysis findings dissemination workshop, and consultative and advocacy meeting was held in Addis Ababa Ethiopia on 4th October 2023....
Celebrating Black Innovation: the Global Black Impact Summit (GBIS) 2023 to Connect the Global...
The healthcare sector has long stood as a vessel for innovation, driven by relentless efforts to prevent disease, promote health education and wellness while...
World Health Organization (WHO) and partners support Angola in the fight against polio
In the neighborhood of Caope Velha, in the municipality of Cacuaco in Luanda, Elisa António de Melo, 70, is carrying a baby girl in...
Nigeria to vaccinate 7.7 million girls against leading cause of cervical cancer
Nigeria today introduced the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine into its routine immunization system, aiming to reach 7.7 million girls – the largest number in...
Farmers to receive 4.5 million day-old chicks
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has started supplying 4.5 million day-old chicks to anchor farmers and their outgrowers.
They will also receive vaccines...
Diphtheria outbreak kills 600 in Nigeria
More than 600 people, mostly children, have died of diphtheria in Nigeria since the current outbreak began in December 2022, officials say.
With 14,000 suspected...
Egypt becomes the first country to achieve World Health Organization (WHO) validation on the...
The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Egypt for its unprecedented progress towards eliminating hepatitis C, becoming the first country to achieve “gold tier” status...
Advocacy group reveals challenges with Ghana’s immunisation programme
Mercy Amokwando, a prominent advocate of "Hope for Future Generations," has highlighted the importance of prioritising immunisation in Ghana.
Miss Amokwando has asserted...
Issue tax waivers and clear antiretroviral drugs at ports – Minority to govt
The Minority in Parliament wants the Finance Ministry to immediately grant tax exemption waivers for the immediate clearance of anti-retroviral drugs and other medical...
Ghana warned of shortage of HIV anti-retroviral drugs
Ghana is experiencing a shortage of anti-retroviral medication specifically the Abacavir Lamivudine regimen for Persons Living with HIV (PLHIV) across the country.
This is according...
Rabies kill two in Ashanti region
The Ghana Veterinary Service has disclosed that two persons have died from rabies in the Ashanti Region.
The two deaths occurred within Sekyere Afram Plains...
North Gonja: Patients receive treatment under trees
Shortage of beds has become prevalent at the Daboya and Mankarigu Health Centers in the North Gonja district of the Savannah region.
Patients lucky to...
FDA recalls injections imported by Hills and Alpha Duo Pharmacies
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has issued an immediate recall for all shipments of Beltocin and Vernetocin Injections (Oxytocin 10IU/ML) imported by Hills...
Indian Pharma: Balancing global reach with local impact
Over the past two decades, India’s pharmaceutical industry has evolved into a strategic pillar of global healthcare, supplying affordable medicines to millions while steadily...
Government to halt exodus of health workers – Health Minister
The Ministry of Health (MoH) is putting measures in place to curb the mass migration of health workers into other countries, and its implication...