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Three in five babies not breastfed in first hour of life – Report
An estimated 78 million babies (three in five) are not breastfed within the first hour of life, putting them at higher risk of death...
DR Congo declares Ebola outbreak over
Democratic Republic of Congo Health Minister Oly Ilunga Kalenga has announced that the Ebola outbreak in the country's Équateur province is over after 42...
Garlic and Onion fight Prostate danger
Prostate cancer is one of the most common male malignancies worldwide, and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a common cause of lower urinary tract...
‘We are still at war’ with Ebola – WHO chief
The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday cautioned against declaring victory too early in Congo’s Ebola epidemic, despite encouraging signs that...
Ghana Health Service issues Ebola alert
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has advised the public to intensify preventive measures against the deadly Ebola virus after it resurfaced in DR Congo...
‘Ghana stands ready to beat malaria’ – Akufo-Addo
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the effective execution of the National Strategic Plan for Malaria Control, as well as the introduction of other innovative...
Baby held for months over unpaid bill
A mother has spoken of her relief after a private clinic in Gabon finally released her baby, who was held for months over an...
Brazilian drug dealer kidnaps medical staff, makes them vaccinate community against yellow fever
Thomaz Vieira Gomes, also known as 2N, is considered one of the most dangerous criminals in Rio de Janeiro, but recently he actually did...
Ghana Health Service on high alert as Lassa Fever outbreak hits Nigeria
Ghana Health Service is on high alert following confirmation by Nigeria that there has been an outbreak of the deadly Lassa Fever in 18...
Every two minutes a woman dies of cervical cancer – nurse
Principal Nursing Officer at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Rose Aduful has hinted that statistics available indicates that every two minutes a woman dies of...
Five African tech trends to look out for in 2018
Land registry you can't tamper with
The idea: Documentation is often lacking in parts of Africa, leading to land disputes because it isn't clear who...
Meningitis scare: 65 persons under surveillance discharged
The Ghana Health Service has discharged some 65 persons who were put under surveillance following the death of a student of Asamankese in the...
H1N1 outbreak: Vaccination extended to health workers who attended to KUMACA students
Health personnel who attended to HIN1 flu-infected students of Kumasi Academy are to be vaccinated beginning Friday.
Staff of KNUST Hospital -- where three nurses...
Experts call for increased investments to drive immunization
Immunization experts in Africa have convened in Johannesburg, South Africa, for the Biannual Regional Immunization Technical Advisory Group(RITAG) meeting with a call on African...
KUMACA students never died of Swine Flu – Parents release bombshell
The Ghana health service has finally spelt out the actual cause of deaths at Kumasi Academy to be Swine Flu.
But parents of the deceased...
Ghana Baptist Convention begins prayer session for KUMACA students
A number of reverend ministers from the Ghana Baptist Convention have begun prayer sessions for students of the Kumasi Academy.
The school, since April 2017,...
Muntaka will not die of Influenza H1N1 – Health Minister
The Minister of Health Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has allayed the fears of the Member of Parliament for Asawase Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka of dying from a...
Confirmed! KUMACA students died of Swine Flu
It has emerged the four Kumasi Academy students who died over the last few days died of Influenza Type A popularly referred to as...
List of Awards and Documentaries by Seth Kwame Boateng
NEXT TO DIE: It’s a heart-rending story about life and death and one with the most shocking statistics. On the average, about 100 women...
FULL TEXT: 2018 budget statement
“Rt. Hon. Speaker, Honourable Members of Parliament, on the authority of the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, I beg to move...
A/Region: Rabid dog attacks hike; Vets warn against killing sick dogs for food
Health experts in the Ashanti Region have cautioned the public against killing suspected rabid dogs for food.
Bosomtwe District Director of Health, Dr Moses Barima...
Condoms, TB drugs in short supply in Ghana – NSAs
A rapid increase in Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) in Ghana is imminent, as some anti-HIV/AIDS advocacy organisations have indicated an acute shortage of condoms...
HPV Is Spread by Having Sex. So Why Don’t People Talk About That?
There’s a virus that almost everyone gets at some point in their lives.
It can cause cancer, and rates of the cancers it causes are...
Govts, WHO, aid agencies pledge to end cholera by 2030
Health officials from around the world are meeting in France to commit to preventing 90% of cholera deaths by 2030.
The disease, which is spread...
V/Region: Immunisation coverage improves
Immunisation coverage in the Volta Region is recording great improvement under a three-month intensive campaign on “Social Mobilization and Demand Generation of Caregivers” aimed...
Report: Closing the health gap for Africa within a generation is achievable
Closing the health gap for Africa within a generation is achievable if opportunities afforded by a rapidly growing workforce are seized and if health...
Vaccination will save 20m lives by 2020 – Study
Vaccination initiatives in the world's poorest countries will have prevented 20 million deaths and saved around $350 billion in health-care costs by 2020, a...
Praised but unpaid: Nigeria’s Ebola heroes
In October 2014, Nigeria received universal praise for its swift and efficient tackling of the Ebola pandemic which had struck West African neighbours Sierra...
Life-saving drones deliver blood in Rwanda
The most valuable application yet may be as a new emergency service in Rwanda for delivering vital medical supplies, starting with blood.
A fleet of...
WHO takes steps to defeat meningitis in sub-Saharan Africa
At a global meeting of experts organised by Meningitis Research Foundation (MRF) and Wilton Park, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced a renewed effort...
South African child 'virtually cured' of HIV
A nine-year-old infected with HIV at birth has spent most of their life without needing any treatment, say doctors in South Africa.
The child, whose...
Government settles GH¢539 million NHIS debt
The government has paid GH¢539 million out of the GH¢1.2 billion debt it owes creditors of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) from January...
WHO report says Ghana reaches 90% vaccination coverage for 3 diseases
The 2016 Immunization Data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that Ghana has reached the Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP) target of...
Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea on the rise – WHO
Data from 77 countries show that antibiotic resistance is making gonorrhoea – a common sexually-transmitted infection – much harder, and sometimes impossible, to treat.
Gonorrhoea,...
Oral sex producing unstoppable bacteria
Oral sex is producing dangerous gonorrhoea and a decline in condom use is helping it to spread, the World Health Organization has said.
It warns...
Oral sex producing unstoppable bacteria
Oral sex is producing dangerous gonorrhoea and a decline in condom use is helping it to spread, the World Health Organization says.
It is warning...
Swine fever hits Ashanti Region, 400 pigs killed
An outbreak of African swine fever has reportedly hit three districts of the Ashanti Region, leading to the killing of over 400 pigs between...
Sickle cell disease: Overview, symptoms, and causes
Sickle cell disease, also known as sickle cell anemia, is a group of disorders affecting the red blood cells in the body.
How people understand...
South Sudan vaccination error kills 15 children
At least 15 children have died in South Sudan from a botched attempt to immunise them against measles, officials say.
They were vaccinated with the...
Ghana signs Agric industrialization deal with India
Thirteen African countries including Ghana have signed series of partnership agreements with India to enhance the supply of agricultural machinery, credit advancement to farmers...