Worry as hepatitis becomes silent public health threat
Hepatitis, a medical condition that affects the liver, is silently emerging into a major public…
Browsing: Africa Health
Next Einstein Forum launches global call for a new era in science and technology in Africa
In less than a week, the first global forum for science on African soil will…
NHIS to register over 25,000 ‘poor’ in Ghana’s Upper East Region
The Upper East Regional branch of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has launched an…
African countries commit to prioritising immunisation
African Ministers meeting at the first ever ministerial conference on immunisation in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,…
China to the rescue as yellow fever hits Angola
The long-running relations between Angola and China are anticipated to end the deadly yellow fever…
Free ambulance service halves pregnancy-related deaths in rural Ethiopia
An operational assessment of a national free ambulance services programme reveals a drastic reduction in…
Ghanaian Scientists honoured for role in meningitis vaccine development
A group of Ghanaian scientists — Abraham Hodgson, Abudulai Adams Forgor (deceased), Fred Binka, Patrick…
Ghana among worst in Africa for mental health care
The Executive Director of the Mental Health Authority, Dr Akwasi Osei, has said that mental…
Ebola survivors suffer long-term health effects
Preliminary studies of Ebola survivors in West Africa are showing that those who survived the…
Sugar sin-binned in bid to reduce waistlines
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan announced that South Africa would follow the lead of countries like…