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Wild Dolphins Are Sicker Than Captive Ones
Wild dolphins are exposed to more pollutants than their captive counterparts, which could explain why they face higher...
Managing and Protecting Our Leaders
I have been monitoring discussions in the Nigerian media and BBC about the health of the Nigerian leader Gen Buhari and...
Ministry of Health Sets Up C’ttee To Implement Quality Healthcare
The Ministry of Health has constituted a National Quality Technical Committee to ensure the implementation of the...
Life Expectancy For Black Americans Is Four Years Below Whites
African-Americans have made gains in life expectancy but major disparities remain in the United States, where blacks...
The ‘think Health, Think the Md’ Posturing of the Ghana Media Is A Monster
The 'think health, think the MD' posturing of the Ghana media is a monster This article has been necessitated by my...
Workers In Kumasi Get Free Health Screening From GOIL, Ray Ben Lab
About 2,000 employees from various institutions in Ashanti region have benefitted from a free health screening exercise...
1.4 Million Children Acutely Malnourished In Somalia This Year
Somalia, hit by drought and on the verge of famine, will count 1.4 million acutely malnourished children by the end of...
US To Run Out of Yellow Fever Vaccine Later This Year
The United States will run out of vaccine for yellow fever by mid-2017, and travelers may find it hard to get...
Ghana AIDS Commission Gets New Board
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has inaugurated the re-constituted 19-member governing board of the Ghana AIDS...
Fear Grips Liberians As Mystery Disease Claims 9 Lives
A mysterious disease has killed nine people in Liberia, leading the health authorities to issue guidelines to citizens...
Health Care Visionary From Liberia Wins Coveted TED Prize
Raj Panjabi, who fled to the United States to escape civil war in his native Liberia, eventually returned to his...
First Lady To Corporate Bodies
Ghana’s First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has appealed to corporate organizations in the country to assist in the fight...
New Malaria Vaccine To Be Tested In Ghana, Kenya, Malawi
A new malaria vaccine will be tested on a large scale in Kenya, Ghana and Malawi, the World Health Organization said...
First Large-Scale Malaria Vaccine Trials For Africa
A new malaria vaccine will be tested on a large scale in Kenya, Ghana and Malawi, the World Health Organization said...
World Records Exceptional Progress With NTDs
Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organisation(WHO), has launched a new report, which indicates...
Alphabet’s Verily To Embark On Health-Mapping Study
Alphabet's life sciences unit Verily on Wednesday announced a study to track people for years, right down to their...
Fight Against Neglected Tropical Diseases Needs Big Pharma Push
Progress has been made in tackling diseases that blind, disable and disfigure millions of poor in tropical areas each...
Sixty Aid Workers Forced To Flee S.Sudan Fighting
A surge of fighting in eastern South Sudan has forced 60 aid workers to flee, the UN humanitarian agency said Saturday,...
Drought, Conflict and Famine In Africa
Drought and conflict have pushed the Horn of Africa, Nigeria and Yemen to the brink of famine, and a lack of aid...