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Africa Has Lowest Tobacco Use in Pregnant Women

A study published in the September edition of the Lancet Global Health Journal shows that the Africa Region, has the...

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Cholera Outbreak in Ghana Reaches Alarming Heights; Over 10,000 Cases Recorded

Efforts to control the cholera outbreak seem to proving futile as the disease keep spreading to other parts of the...

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Cholera Outbreak 2014 – President Mahama Orders Free Public Toilet Use for Kids

President John Mahama has directed operators of public toilets in accra to allow children use their facility free of...

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First Case Of Ebola Confirmed In Senegal

Senegal's health minister has confirmed a first case of Ebola, making it the fifth West African country to be affected...

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The Cholera Outbreak in Accra Is Far from Over, More Than 300 Cholera Cases Are Recorded Each Day in Greater Accra Region Alone

Greater Accra Regional Director of the Ghana Health Service has indicated that the fast killing cholera is far from...

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Ghana’s to Open It’s doors for the dispatch of supplies and personnel to the Ebola-Hit Nations – President Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has lamented the ostracism and neglect countries affected by the deadly Ebola virus have...

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Doctor Dies of Ebola Virus Disease in Nigeria’s Port Harcourt

A doctor in Port Harcourt who treated a primary contact of Nigeria's patient zero for the Ebola outbreak has died from...

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AIr France Cancels All Flights to Sierra Leone

Air France has canceled all flights to Sierra Leone. The cancellation of the flight is a result of fears and numerous...

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Public and Private Universities To Re-Open Starting Aug. 27

The government has given the go ahead to public and private universities to re-open their institutions for the...

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Dr Kent Brantly Scheduled to be Released From Emory’s Atlanta Hospital

The American doctor, Dr Kent Brantly, who was receiving treatment at Emory's University Hospital after contracting...

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Liberia Riot Police and Soldiers Use Scrap Wood and Barbed Wire to Seal off 50,000 People To Contain Ebola

Riot police and soldiers acting on their president's orders used scrap wood and barbed wire to seal off 50,000 people...

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Worst Cholera Outbreak in 4 years over 4,000 Confirmed Cases

Ashanti Region has recorded its first cholera death while 21 others are in critical conditions since renewed outbreak...

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Ebola Outbreak In West Africa: Only 4 of Ghana’s 42 Entry Points Secured

It has emerged that as the Ebola epidemic spreads quickly across the sub-region, only four of Ghana’s 42 legitimate...

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152 New Cases of Ebola Recorded in Two Days – World Health Organization (WHO)

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday said between 12 and 13 August, a total of 152 new cases of Ebola Virus...

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Ghana Armed Forces to Help in Building Ebola Isolation Centres

Field Engineers of the Ghana Armed Forces have been deployed to speed up work on the three designated centers to be set...

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Tests on Kasoa Suspected Ebola Case Negative

According to the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Kasoa, Adam Nuhu, tests conducted on blood samples of two persons...

Africa & World

Healthcare Workers in West Africa Succumbing to Ebola

Doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers who form the first medical response team at the epicenters of the Ebola...

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Shama: A Weak Link in Ghana’s Fight Against Ebola ?

Shama, a fishing community in Ghana's Western Region with a population of close to 24,000 could possibly become one of...

Africa & World

10 Confirmed Cases of Ebola In Nigeria

Nigeria's health officials have confirmed 10 cases of Ebola in Africa's most populous country. Of the 10 confirmed...