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China ‘under-representing’ true impact of Covid outbreak, WHO says

The World Health Organization has accused China of “under-representing” the severity of its Covid outbreak and criticized its “narrow” definition of what constitutes a...
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Syrups linked to deaths in Gambia are fine – India

Tests on cough syrups made in India that are thought to be connected to the deaths of close to 70 children in The Gambia...
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Ebola vaccines have arrived in Uganda for testing

Uganda's health minister will receive a shipment of Ebola vaccine candidates on Thursday, which will be used in a clinical trial. Since announcing an outbreak...
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Akufo-Addo’s management of coronavirus better than America, Brazil, Ecuador – Minister

Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, Kwaku Afriyie, has described Ghana’s fight against COVID-19 as spectacular. As a medical practitioner who trained in the United...
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Selected mental illnesses to be covered by national health insurance

The Mental Health Authority has indicated that four mental health illnesses will soon be covered by the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), as part...
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WHO announces clinical trials of Ebola vaccine in Uganda

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday that three trial vaccines for Ebola will arrive in Uganda next week. The announcement was made during the...
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Diabetes killed 416,000 people in Africa in 2021

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...
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Cholera: Death toll rise in Haiti, with the outbreak becoming ‘worse and worse every day’

Haiti's health ministry has announced that, a deadly resurgence of cholera has claimed 136 lives so far. According to the Haitian Health Ministry's statement, 89...
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Indonesia bans all syrup medicines after 99 child deaths

After 99 children died this year from acute kidney damage, Indonesia has banned the sale of all syrup and liquid medications. According to the nation's...
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WHO Special initiative to redefine Ghana’s mental healthcare

The World Health Organization (WHO) establishment of the Director General’s Special Initiative for Mental Health (DG-SIMH) in Ghana is expected to redefine and address...
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