Microbiology
Over 5000 HIV Cases Recorded In Upper West Region
2453 of the number are on treatment in various health facilities in the region whilst 63 of them died of the disease as...
Some Vaginal Bacteria May Weaken Anti-HIV Gel
Some kinds of vaginal bacteria may interfere with a gel meant to curb the risk of contracting HIV, which infects more...
India Confirms First Zika Virus Cases
The Indian health ministry has confirmed its first cases of the Zika virus, the World Health Organisation has said, the...
Brazil Says Zika Virus Emergency Is Over
Brazil has declared an end to a national emergency over the Zika virus after a sharp decrease in cases. The number of...
Brazil Says Zika Emergency Is Over
Brazil has declared an end to a national emergency over the Zika virus after a sharp decrease in cases. The number of...
Hepatitis C Nearly Triples In US In 5 Years
The number of hepatitis C infections have nearly tripled in the United States in the last five years, particularly...
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...
Malaria Rise In Zimbabwe After Heavy Rains
They say more than 150 people died of the disease over the past two months Health officials in Zimbabwe say heavy rain...
Your Phone Has More Germs Than A Toilet Seat
Scientists at the National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS) in Pune have discovered three species of microbes- two...
Zika Virus In Canadian Patients ‘more Severe’ Than Expected
The impact of the Zika virus on infected Canadian travellers was “more severe” than expected, say researchers. A...
After Surviving Ebola, Liberian Icon Dies Giving Birth
In November 2014, Salome Karwah of Liberia graced the cover of Time magazine as a symbol of strength and humanity after...
Ghana Health Service Discredits Ebola Outbreak Rumours
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) and the Ministry of Health (MoH), has discredited rumours of an Ebola outbreak in the...
Ghana Health Service Condemns False Ebola Outbreak Report
The Ghana Health Service has debunked information circulating on social media, suggesting that there is an outbreak of...
A Woman Survives Ebola But Not Pregnancy In Africa
Salome Karwah fought past civil war and a deadly virus. But in Liberia, becoming a mother is too often a killer. By the...
Hero Nurse ‘died After Ebola Prejudice’
Liberian nurse Salome Karwah was one of those named as Time magazine’s person of the year in 2014 for her frontline...
Ebola Fighter, Time Person of the Year, Dies In Childbirth
The Liberian government has confirmed the death in childbirth of a nursing assistant who was among those named Person...
Liberian Ebola Fighter Dies In Childbirth
The 2014 West African Ebola outbreak killed 11,310 people. Liberian nursing assistant Salome Karwah was not one of...
Ebola Fighter, Time Person of the Year, Dies In Childbirth
Latest: Ebola fighter, Time person of the year, dies in childbirth The Liberian government has confirmed the death in...
‘Why I Shared My HIV Status On Twitter’- Saidy Brown South Africa
"When I found out at 14 that I was HIV-positive, I didn't think I would live to see 18, I am turning 22 this year."...