Ghana Reaches 90% Coverage of Vaccination For Three Diseases
The 2016 Immunization Data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that Ghana has reached the Global Vaccine Action ...
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Nyonkoko Nurses Abandon Night Duty Over Lack of Electricity
Nurses at Nyonkoko Community-Based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) in Sherigu, a suburb of Bolgatanga Municipality in the Upper East ...
‘Tragic’ Measles Vaccine Blunders Kill 15 Children In South Sudan
Fifteen children died in South Sudan after receiving contaminated measles vaccines that had not been properly refrigerated, and were mixed ...
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. ...
50 Percent of Children Born In Ho Not Immunised
Dr. Senanu Kwesi Djokoto, Municipal Director of the Ghana Health Service, has noted that less than 50 percent of children ...
Asokore-Mampong Records Low Immunization Coverage
The Asokore-Mampong Municipality has been recording poor immunization coverage – ranked the lowest nationwide. In year 2014, it achieved 26 ...
Health Care In Yeji In Limbo
Member of Parliament (MP) for Pru East Constituency in the Brong Ahafo Region, Dr. Kwabena Donkor, has called on the ...
Alarm As Measles Spreads Across Europe
Measles is making its way across Europe at an alarming rate, shocking new figures reveal. Cases of the highly contagious ...
UN, WHO Plan To Eradicate Polio In Africa
The campaign, one of the largest ever conduct in Africa, will run from march 25-28 The World Health Organization and ...
CDC Assists Ghana To Prevent Meningitis
Ghana, on Thursday, received $60,000 worth of laboratory supplies for the testing of meningitis, from the United States-based Center for ...
CDC Assists Ghana To Prevent Meningitis
Ghana, on Thursday, received $60,000 worth of laboratory supplies for the testing of meningitis, from the United States-based Center for ...
Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District Records Low Post-Natal Attendance
Post-natal care attendance is very low at health facilities in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba district of the Northern Region. The district Disease ...
Measles Jab Saves 20 Million Young Lives
Measles jab saves more than 20 million young lives in 15 years, but hundreds of children still die of the ...
Cabinet Approves Funds for 15 New Polyclinics in Greater Accra, Central Regions
Cabinet has approved €37 million for the construction of 15 new polyclinics in the Central and Greater Accra Regions. Ten ...