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HIV Prevalence High Among Females

Dr Patrick Bampoh, Northern Regional Coordinator of HIV and AIDS, has said the HIV prevalence is high among females in...

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Blood Safety Information System Launched In Ghana

Ghana has become the second country in Africa, after Lesotho to launch a Blood Safety Information System (BSIS). The...

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Blood Safety Information System Launched

Ghana has become the second country in Africa, after Lesotho to launch a Blood Safety Information System (BSIS). The...

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Victory At Last For Taiwan’s Veteran Gay Rights Champion

Draped with rainbow flags and waving a huge rainbow banner, celebrated activist Chi Chia-wei stood triumphant in front...

International

CDC Warns of Parasitic Infection, Toxic Gas

he CDC received word of 32 outbreaks linked to swimming pools or water playgrounds in the US Beware of contaminated...

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New WHO Data Records Half of All Causes of Death

Almost half of all deaths globally are now recorded with a cause, new data from World Health Organisation (WHO) show....

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Volta, Brong Ahafo Top HIV Prevalence List In 2016

The 2016 HIV sentinel survey report has revealed that Volta and Brong Ahafo Regions jointly top the list of prevalence...

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Volta, Brong Ahafo Top HIV Prevalence Cases For 2016

Per the report, the two regions recorded the highest prevalence rate of 2.7 per cent for 2016, which is above the...

International

HIV Life Expectancy ‘near Normal’

Young people on the latest HIV drugs now have near-normal life expectancy because of improvements in treatments, a...

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HIV Life Expectancy ‘near Normal’ Thanks To New Drugs

Young people on the latest HIV drugs now have near-normal life expectancy because of improvements in treatments, a...

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One Man’s Fight For Gay Marriage In Taiwan

For Chi Chia-wei the imminent court decision that could make Taiwan the first place in Asia to recognise gay marriage...

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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...

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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...

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‘Angel’ Obinim Cures Third HIV Patient Within A Month

The leader and founder of International God's way church, Bishop Obinim, popularly referred to as Angel Obinim has...

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Restoring Mental Health’s Dignity

On December 31, 2016, a few hours before the New Year, a 28-year-old man allegedly ended his life. Media reports during...

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HIV Gay Man, 27, Sleeps With Over 500 Men

Shock, disgust, disbelief, ungodly, just to list a few, are the reactions that have greeted the story of a 27 year old...

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HIV ‘gay Man’ Must Be Arrested – Samson Lardy

A private legal practitioner, Samson Lardy Anyenini has urged the police to immediately arrest Benjy, a 27-year-old...

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US Researchers Develop Rapid Blood Test For TB

US researchers on Monday said they have developed a fast blood test for tuberculosis that could speed diagnosis and...

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Health Directorate Intensifies Tuberculosis Screening

The Upper West Regional Directorate of Health Services has intensified its screening efforts at identifying persons...