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Ghana becomes first country to approve Oxford malaria vaccine

Ghana has become the first country to approve a malaria vaccine from the Oxford University. The keenly-watched malaria vaccine from Oxford University secured its first...

The knowledgeable, skilled nurses in Ghana are those leaving to other countries – GRNMA

According to David Tenkorang, general secretary of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), the senior health professionals leaving to other countries are...

International collaboration needed to improve healthcare in Africa

In order to address Africa's issues with regard to health investments, training, and employment, the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has called for global...

WHO assists Cross River State to fight cholera

Nigeria has been battling cholera for so many years. It is highly contagious and occurs in places without safe water and proper sanitation. It...

Tobacco kills 6,700 Ghanaians each year

Every year, tobacco use kills more than 6,700 Ghanaians, with 66 percent of these deaths occurring prematurely in people under the age of 70,...

WHO reports eight additional Marburg cases in Equatorial Guinea

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday that there have been eight further confirmed cases of Marburg disease in Equatorial Guinea. Since the epidemic...

China Covid: WHO warns about under-representing Covid deaths

The World Health Organization has warned that China is under-representing the true impact of Covid in the country - in particular deaths. The removal of...

Zimbabwe establishes Health Resilience Fund to support Universal Health Coverage

Under the Universal Health Coverage (UHC), everyone has access to the complete spectrum of high-quality medical treatments they require whenever and wherever they need...

Mozambique to vaccinate 720 000 people against cholera

As the nation takes up control efforts against an epidemic that has so far resulted in 5260 illnesses and 37 fatalities since September 2022,...

Community-based response boosts Liberia’s COVID-19 detection, others

Rapid diagnostic testing for everyone residing within 100 meters of newly confirmed cases helped break transmission chains and greatly increased the uptake of COVID-19...

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