Lassa Fever Kills One Person In Accra
One person has been confirmed dead in Accra from Lassa fever, an acute viral haemorrhagic illness. Director of Ghana Health Service, Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare, confirmed this to 3FM’s Sarah Parku...
Tag: Ebola Virus Disease
What Each Bereaved Family Received From Govt
KUMACA Deaths – Families of deceased students of the Kumasi Academy Senior High School have received a sum of GHC 5,000 from the government. This compensation by the government was presented to the...
Ghana’s Response To Emergencies ‘not Serious’ – Fred Agbenyo
Deputy Communications Director of the National Democratic Congress, Fred Agbenyo, has questioned the preparedness of government agencies in responding to emergencies on the back of the health crisis...
DR Congo Declares End of Ebola Outbreak
The Congolese health minister on Saturday declared the end of an Ebola outbreak in a remote northeastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo which caused four deaths in the area. On May 12,...
New WHO Director From Ethiopia Begins Work
The new director general of the World Health Organisation, Tedros Adhanom, took over managing the UN health agency on Saturday, the WHO said. A specialist in malaria, Tedros served as health minister...
Health Ministry Alerted Over ‘strange’ Killer Disease From Liberia
The Ministry of Health has been advised to increase its surveillance at all levels over a strange disease that has already killed 11 persons in Liberia. A letter written by the Ministry to heads of...
Health Ministry Alerted Over ‘strange’ Killer Disease From Liberia
The Ministry of Health has been advised to increase its surveillance at all levels over a strange disease that has already killed 11 persons in Liberia. A letter written by the Ministry to heads of...
Ebola Burial Teams Dramatically West Africa Outbreak
Red Cross volunteers prevented a significant number of Ebola cases during the 2013-2016 epidemic in West Africa by using safe burial techniques, according to a study released Thursday. The outbreak...
Health Ministry Issues Alert On ‘strange Disease’
Ghana’s Health Ministry has issued a health alert following a “strange disease” that has claimed eleven lives in West African country, Liberia. According to the Ministry, it had received...
Viewpoint: Africa-Cuba Solidarity Reaffirmed At Namibia Conference
Close bonds between the people of the African continent and the Caribbean island-nation of Cuba have been centuries in the making. Africans caught in the Atlantic Slave Trade were taken to Cuba where...
DR Congo Authorises Trial of Experimental Ebola Vaccine
The Democratic Republic of Congo has approved using an experimental Ebola vaccine to combat an outbreak of the virus in the northeast, the government said Monday. "The DRC accepts the use of vaccines...
Ethiopia’s Tedros Elected New WHO Chief
Ethiopia's Tedros Adhanom was elected as the new head of the powerful World Health Organization on Tuesday, vowing to shake up an agency seen as needing major reform. The former Ethiopian health...
WHO Reform A Top Priority For Ethiopia’s Tedros
The first African to head the World Health Organization, Ethiopia's Tedros Adhanom, says he aims to replicate his success in turning around his country's healthcare system on the global stage. The...
Fourth Person In Probable Ebola Death In Congo
A fourth person has likely died from Ebola in remote northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo A fourth person has likely died from Ebola in remote northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the...
Ghana Health Service Issues Ebola Alert
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has issued an Ebola alert after the Democratic Republic of Congo reported an Ebola outbreak in the north-east. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), as at...
WHO Eyes Vaccine Trial For Ebola-Hit DR Congo
An unlicenced Ebola vaccine could soon be tested in a remote region of the Democratic Republic of Congo hit by an outbreak of the virus, the World Health Organization said Thursday. There is no...
Ebola In DR Congo’s Isolated Far North A Logistical Challenge
An Ebola outbreak in a remote region in DR Congo's far north poses a logistical challenge for doctors and aid workers although the sheer remoteness could help limit its spread. The latest outbreak of...
WHO Declares Outbreak In DR Congo
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. At least one person has died after contracting the virus in the country's north-east, the WHO...
Ebola Outbreak Declared After Three Die In DR Congo
An Ebola outbreak has been declared in the northeast region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The World Health Organisation says three deaths are being linked to the virus, and it is taking the...
Ebola Outbreak Declared In Northeast DR Congo
An Ebola outbreak has been declared in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization said Friday, after the virus caused three deaths in the area since April 22. The WHO said...