Pediatrics
Special Mothers Project Supports Five Institutions With Mobility Equipment
The Special Mothers Project, an advocacy and awareness creation programme on cerebral palsy issues, has supported five...
Measles ‘tragedy’ Kills 35 Across Europe
Thirty-five people have died in the past year from measles outbreaks across Europe, the World Health Organization has...
Indian Girl With Rare Condition Dies Suddenly
An Indian girl who made international headlines when a rare condition caused her head to swell to more than twice the...
Surgeon Removes 30 Inches Of Man’s Constipated Colon
A team of surgeons in China have beat the odds to remove 30 inches of large intestines from a 22-year old man suffering...
‘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...
Italy Makes 12 Vaccinations Compulsory For Children
Italy has recorded nearly three times as many measles cases so far this year than for all of 2016 The government in...
1.4 Million Children Acutely Malnourished In Somalia This Year
Somalia, hit by drought and on the verge of famine, will count 1.4 million acutely malnourished children by the end of...
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...
New Vaccine Against Rotavirus Could Curb Child Deaths
A new vaccine that is cheap to make and does not require refrigeration has shown promise in preventing rotavirus, a...
War-Scarred Syrian Children May Be ‘lost To Trauma’
Syrian children terrified by shelling and airstrikes are showing signs of severe emotional distress and could grow up...
Hospital Appeals For ‘pediatric Ambulance’
The Dormaa Presbyterian Hospital has appealed for a “pediatric ambulance” to efficiently respond to medical...
Shocking Facts: One Newborn Baby Dies in Ghana Every 15 minutes – UNICEF
One newborn child dies every 15 minutes in Ghana with 30,000 newborn deaths recorded each year. This according to a...