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Accra’s air quality reaches hazardous levels

IQAir’s AirVisual, a real-time air quality information platform, says Ghana’s air quality is currently 49.6 times the WHO annual air quality guideline value. This, the...

Accra’s air has reached toxic levels – IQAir’s AirVisual

Ghana's air quality is 49.6 times worse than the yearly WHO guideline value, according to AirVisual, a real-time air quality information platform from IQAir. IQAir’s...

Victim of sexual misconduct criticizes WHO’s response as “shameful”

A woman who claims that a World Health Organization (WHO) doctor sexually assaulted her during the most recent Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic...

Turkey-Syria earthquake: WHO warns of a possible 20,000 death toll rise

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a warning that 20,000 people may die as a result of the earthquakes that struck Turkey and...

China records 60,000 COVID-related deaths in just a month

In less than a month, China has reported 60,000 COVID-related fatalities, the first significant death toll since the country abandoned its zero-COVID policy. China reported...

Bolgatanga Municipal exceeds COVID-19 vaccination target for festive season

The Bolgatanga Municipal Health Directorate of the Ghana Health Service has exceeded its COVID-19 vaccination target for the Christmas and New Year festivities.  With a...

Monkeypox name changed after racism complaints

The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a new preferred name for the monkeypox virus, saying it would refer to it as mpox. The WHO...

Diabetes killed 416,000 people in Africa in 2021 – WHO

Diabetes mellitus took the lives of 416,000 people on the African continent last year, thus becoming one of the leading causes of death in...

Ghana’s energy transition to prevent over 48,000 premature deaths annually – Dr Opoku Prempeh

Energy Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has revealed that the implementation of government’s energy transition plan will help save the lives of over 48,000...

Food and medicine not reaching Tigray yet – WHO

The World Health Organization says no food or medicine has reached the Ethiopian region of Tigray despite the signing of a ceasefire last week. The...

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