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Ghana’s Malaria vaccination programme faces boycott calls

Ghana on May 1, 2019 became the second country in the world after Malawi to introduce the only Malaria tested vaccine. The vaccine is expected...

New Ebola vaccines to be introduced in DR Congo

The World Health Organization on Friday said it plans on introducing new Ebola vaccines in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The country is still battling...

Birth control pill available for men after safety test

Men who want to control their ability to produce children will soon have pills for that purpose after a safety test for that was...

Obesity and depression linked in children

Obese seven-year-olds are at greater risk of suffering emotional problems, such as anxiety and low mood, when they reach 11, a large UK study...

[Photos]: Ghana’s eco-friendly market where plastics are banned

African communities are replete with trading centres or markets. In fact they are the backbone of many economies on the continent where trading in...

Ghana launches medical drone delivery service

Patients receiving medical treatment in hard to reach health facilities in Ghana can now heave a sigh of relief after the country launched a...

Kenya: Over 2,000 health workers deregistered

Kenya's medical regulator, the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board (KMPDB) has delisted over 2,000 health workers. The health workers were deregistered for failing to...

Ghana ready to pilot first vaccine for Malaria

Ghanaian officials have said that they are ready for the world's first vaccination against Malaria. The country will on May 1 roll out the pilot...

Kenya: Gunmen abduct two Cuban doctors

Two Cuban doctors working in Kenya have been abducted by gunmen near Kenya’s border with Somalia. The kidnapping took place on Friday while they were...

DR Congo: W.H.O says Ebola outbreak not yet a ‘global threat’

The World Health Organization (W.H.O) has said it is constituting a panel of experts to review the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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