Africa is not winning its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic as a third virus wave sweeps the continent and countries struggle to access enough vaccines for their populations, Africa CDC director John Nkengasong said on Thursday.
The COVAX programme co-led by the World Health Organization (WHO) for fair distribution of...
On a typical workday, hundreds of thousands of men clad in overalls and carrying safety equipment and head lamps assemble at South Africa’s mine shafts. They crowd into cramped elevators to be lowered miles underground, where they hack at seams of gold or platinum and haul ore in intense...
A malaria vaccine with ‘world-changing’ potential has been developed by scientists at the University of Oxford.
The team expects it to be rolled out next year after trials showed up to 80 percent protection against the deadly disease.
Crucially, say the scientists, their vaccine is cheap and they already have a...
In celebration of Breast Cancer Awareness Month
International tech company Yango has marked this year’s breast cancer awareness month with a free breast cancer and general health screening for the over 400 female relatives of partner drivers, couriers and students of the University of Ghana.
The screening which took place on...
...FDA to the rescue with blood donation exercise
The core activity of the National Blood Bank (NBB) has been severely affected over the course of the 24 months, owing particularly to the outbreak of COVID-19. This has worsened the plight of the bank, which had struggled with apathy to...
Naturopathy is a system of healthcare with a deep history of traditional philosophies and practices, medically trained practitioners and a breadth of natural treatment options to serve patients.
Naturopathy has been part of Germany for centuries. Many of the principles and philosophies of naturopathy originated in Germany and Europe in...
The Ghana Health Service (GHS), Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG), and the Private Health Facilities Association of Ghana (PHAFoG) have held an exploratory meeting with the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) to jointly drive Preventive and Promotive health initiatives in alignment with Ghana’s Universal Health Coverage roadmap.
This collaborative...
Until recently, cardiac arrest, heart attack and cardiovascular diseases were the number one killer, especially among old folks. But today, these conditions are also prevalent among the youth. This is because of behavioural change and the adoption of unhealthy lifestyles.
Today’s youth are adventurous and love to have fun. This...
The Ghana Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Alliance has challenged policy makers, health care institutions and professionals not to relegate the health needs of patients with cancers, stroke, hypertension and diabetes onto the sidelines, as they focus on rolling back COVID-19 cases.
“Though COVID-19 is fatal and deserves the needed attention, we...
Ghana HIV and AIDS Network (GHANET), in collaboration with the Network of Persons living with HIV (NAP+), and other stakeholders, are organizing a health walk to among others, create more awareness HIV Self-Testing (HIVST) tool kit that was launched recently and also mark World AIDS Day (WAD)which falls on...