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The deadly coronavirus has left the world in a state of confusion.
Since
the virus is like nothing that has happened before, health scientists
in...
Girls must abstain from early sex to avoid cervical cancer
Ms Rose Eduful, the Principal Nursing Officer of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) Reproductive Health Centre, has urged teenage girls to abstain...
Surge in new Polio cases in Ghana
There has been a surge in the number of polio cases across the country since
July this year, and this has been an issue of...
Civil society groups must join cancer fight – Breast cancer advocate
Breast cancer advocate is urging civil society organisations to join in creating awareness about the killer disease.
Dr. Beatrice Wiafe Addai is certain the combined...
Cancer in Senegal: ‘I had to sell everything to pay for treatment’
"It's really expensive. When all this started, I had to sell everything I owned," says cancer patient Awa Florence.
"I don't have anything left. I'm...
Nigerian entrepreneur wins $250,000 Jack Ma’s African Netpreneur Prize
The maiden edition of the Africa Business Heroes Show in Ghana has seen a Nigerian medical distribution startup, Life Bank owned by Temie Giwa-Tubosun,...
Deadly parasite ‘jumped’ from gorilla to humans
A rare and unfortunate sequence of events allowed a deadly type of malaria in gorillas to "jump" species and attack humans, according to scientists.
Hundreds...
Patrick Awuah appointed to UNESCO ‘Futures of Education’ Commission
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has named Ashesi's President, Patrick Awuah, to a new 16-member commission that will be focusing...
Congo’s former health minister detained over alleged mismanagement of $4.3 million in Ebola funds
Former Democratic Republic of Congo health minister Oly Ilunga has been detained over allegations of mismanaging public funds worth $4.3 million that were allocated...
Africa records no wild polio for three years
Africa has passed a milestone threshold with three years of no detection of wild poliovirus according to a comprehensive evaluation process made...
YouTube child star dies of malaria
A six-year-old YouTube star known in Burundi for his popular comedy sketches has died of malaria, his manager says.
Darcy Irakoze, known as Kacaman, was...
Alliance calls for review of hepatitis vaccination policy
The Hepatitis Alliance of Ghana on Wednesday urged the government to review the policy on the administration of hepatitis vaccinations to new-born babies in...
DR Congo Health Minister resigns in Ebola row
The Health Minister in the Democratic Republic of Congo has resigned in protest at the handling of the Ebola outbreak in the east...
Upper West records highest malaria cases and related deaths
The Upper West
Region recorded the highest number of malaria cases and also topped in malaria
related deaths from 2011 to 2016, according to health officials,...
Zipline drone rescues 113 students from acute diarrhoea
The timely delivery of Oral Rehydration Salt (ORS) by Zipline medical
drone enabled nurses at the Mangoase health centre to treat 113 students of
Mangoase Senior...
EU’s big two divided over Brussels’s top job
France and Germany have disagreed on who should take one of the EU's key roles as leaders from the bloc met following parliamentary elections.
The...
UG student attack: One suspect arrested
The police in Accra say they have picked...
Journalism practice in Ghana is becoming dangerous – Kofi Adams
“The attacks on journalists make it obvious that...
Audio: Only Akufo-Addo can force me to disclose whereabouts of kidnapped girls – Owusu...
Rev. Owusu Bempah
Popular Prophet, Founder and Leader...
58,000 babies to be vaccinated against malaria in three regions
More than 58,000 children, below five...
Okyeame Kwame, Samini join polio awareness campaign
Okyeame Kwame and Samini have agreed to use their social media handles to create awareness and...
Ghana records highest rabies cases in 2017
Cases of rabies had increased to 78...
Audio: Hospitals to get anti-snake venom soon – Health Minister assures
The Ministry of Health is making frantic efforts...
Audio: Man pays GH₵1, 600 for ‘free’ anti-snake venom
A middle-aged man has narrated a sad sorry...
IMANI takes on Health Minister over ‘ineffective anti-snake serum’ report
Policy think tank, IMANI Centre for Policy and...
Uganda police arrest BBC journalists ‘working to embarrass govt’
Ugandan Police on Wednesday night arrested three journalists...
Photos: Vaccination against measles and rubella receives low patronage
The nationwide vaccination against measles and rubella for children from nine months to five years has received low patronage as mothers feel reluctant to...
Pharmaceutical companies urge gov’t heighten fight against fake drugs
The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) has called on state authorities to prevent fake drugs from eroding the trust between patients,...
GHS to introduce drone services to distribute essential medicines
The Director-General of Ghana Health Service says plans are advanced to introduce drone services to distribute essential medicines, vaccines and blood to the various...
Measles cases hit record high in Europe
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...
PHOTO: Family hunts runaway father for impregnating mentally challenged woman
The family of a mentally challenged woman who was impregnated by an unknown man and was delivered of twins are hunting for the man...