US health researchers launch Zika vaccine clinical trial
US government researchers said on Wednesday they have begun their first clinical trial of a…
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First scientific conference of midwives opens
The first Scientific and General meeting of the Fellowship of the Ghana College of Nurses…
African research must be spearheaded by Africans-experts
With statistics showing a less than 1% growth in research in the last decade, public…
Male circumcision and HIV treatment can significantly reduce new infections in African men
Increasing the number of men who undergo circumcision and increasing the rates at which women…
Women on World Population Day, 11 July 2016
People around the globe celebrated World Population Day on Monday (11/07/16) and reflected on population issues pivotal to the…
WHO calls for efforts to improve pharmaceutical systems in Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for greater commitment and higher investment in Africa…
Taxes cripple private health practitioners
Private health practitioners have decried the high taxes levied upon them by government as they…
Zika virus: Scientists hail vaccine success, human trials to start soon
A safe and effective vaccine against the Zika virus is an important step closer, with…
Hookworm infections in humans
Hookworm infections in humans are caused by two important species of nematode parasites (a type…
Health partners to collaborate in tobacco control
Mr Yaw Brobbey-Mpiani, the Deputy Director (Administration) of the Ghana Health Service, has expressed the…