First Lady Leads Malaria Fight
First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has launched the Private Sector Malaria Prevention Project and Malaria Safe Initiative intended to encourage active private sector participation in efforts at...
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First Lady Urges Private Sector Participation In Malaria Eradication
Ghana’s first lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has urged private sector businesses to actively participate in the fight against malaria as the disease continues to impact negatively on the country’s...
First Drug-Resistant Malaria Parasite Detected In Africa
For the first time in Africa, researchers said Wednesday they have detected a malaria parasite that is partially resistant to the top anti-malaria drug, artemisinin, raising concern about efforts to...
Genital Herpes In Pregnancy Doubles Autism Risk
Women who are infected with genital herpes early in their pregnancy may face twice the risk of bearing a child with autism, a team of US and Norwegian researchers said Wednesday. The report in...
Here Are 9 Daily Habits That Are Damaging Your Teeth
Healthy teeth does not always refer to white teeth; it is teeth free from cavity (tooth decay), germs, plaque and other tooth problems. The mouth they say has a lot to say about one’s health. The...
Alarming! One-Sixth of Ghanaians Have Diabetes
One-sixth of Ghanaians are diabetic, thus making the disease more alarming than the prevalence rate of HIV/ AIDS in the country. National President of Diabetes Association of Ghana, Mrs. Elizabeth...
8 Skin Clearing Remedies You Should Know
Good skincare is the best way to avoid acne, blemishes and dark spots. It takes work and dedication to stick to your routine and maintain good skincare. Jumia Travel shares 8 skin-clearing remedies...
Newmont Women Donate GHc45,742 For Breast Cancer Education
Newmont Ghana Women and Allies Network has donated GHc45, 742 to anti-breast cancer campaigner, Breast Care International, BCI in support of breast care education in Ghana. The donation was done...
Messi Visits Cairo To Promote Hepatitis C Treatment
Lionel Messi has made a trip to Egypt to promote hepatitis C Five-time World Footballer of the Year Lionel Messi has made a trip to Cairo, Egypt to promote hepatitis C treatment which historically...
6 Steps To Effectively Losing Weight
Weight loss is a long interesting journey most people try to take yet fail. You may have been in that situation before or still are; don't give up. Many weight loss programs offered online are...
MTN Collects 2,551 Pints of Blood In “Save A Life” Campaign
The MTN Ghana Foundation has collected 2,551 pints of blood at its sixth annual “Save a Life” blood donation campaign, exceeding its target of 2,017 pints. The annual exercise gives staff of MTN...
Messi Promotes Hepatitis C Treatment In Egypt
Argentinian football star Lionel Messi was in Egypt Tuesday as the face of an initiative to promote the North African country as a medical tourism destination for hepatitis C patients. A blood-borne...
8 Ways To Deal With Sweaty Armpits
It can be very uncomfortable - even agitating - to get dressed, looking all smart and appealing, only for something as little as sweat under your arms to ruin it all. There is something unarguably...
SA ‘Archbishop’ Convicted For Albino Woman’s Murder
South Africa's Times Live newspaper has a horrific story about the conviction of a traditional healer for murdering an albino woman. Bhekukufa Gumede promised to pay three men to kill 20-year-old...
Bushmeat Trade Tests Cameroon’s Ebola Prevention
The market in Ambam, a colonial town with brick-red cottages and rusty roofs, near the southern borders with Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, is a cluster of booth-sized shops and stalls. Under one...
Malawi Albino Attack Survivor
Femi Achulani survived an attempted kidnapping in Malawi by people wanting to kill her for her body parts. In Malawi, like other countries in the region, people with albinism are hunted down because...
6 Steps To Losing Weight In Ghana
Weight loss is a long interesting journey most people try to take yet fail. You may have been in that situation before or still are; don’t give up. Many weight loss programs offered online are...
Tamale Teaching Hospital Never Stocked Expired Drugs
Authorities at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) have rebuffed claims by doctors at the facility that they are being provided with expired anesthesia drugs. Some doctors at the hospital have...
4 -10% Ghanaians Are Epileptic
Specialist assistant at the Psychiatric Department of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Dr Ruth Owusu- Antwi has stated that between four to ten out of hundred people are epileptic in Ghana....
4-10 People Suffer Epilepsy In Ghana
Specialist assistant at the Psychiatric Department of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Dr Ruthf Owusu- Antwi has stated that betwee11n four to ten out of hundred people are epileptic in...