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Polio Worker ‘shot Dead In NW Pakistan’

A health worker who had been immunising children against polio was shot dead in Pakistan's northwestern province...

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Direct Relief, Breast Care Donate Live-Saving Drugs To 20 Health Facilities

Life- saving assorted medications valued at $4.3 Million  have been distributed to more than twenty health...

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MP To Organise Outreach Programme On Sickle Cell

Member of Parliament (MP) for North Dayi, in the Volta Region, Ms. Joycelyn Tetteh, has hinted that plans are...

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Avoid Raw Fish Dishes During Your Holiday In Thailand!

You may think eating traditional dishes when you go abroad is custom – but you should think twice before doing so in...

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Thai Doctors Battle Cancer-Causing Fish Dish

It wasn't until he got to medical school that Narong Khuntikeo finally discovered what caused the liver cancer that...

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Painless Patch Could Replace Flu Jab

Vaccines delivered via a painless, throw-away patch could one day eliminate the need for needle-and-syringe flu...

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China Facing Largest Diabetes Epidemic In the World

China is facing the largest diabetes epidemic in the world with around 11 percent of its population suffering from the...

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North Dayi MP To Organise Outreach On Sickle Cell

Ms Joycelyn Tetteh, Member of Parliament (MP) for North Dayi, is gearing up for an outreach programme to educate her...

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Pupils of Kanda Cluster of Schools Screened For Scoliosis, 1 Case Recorded

Some pupils of the Kanda Cluster of Schools in Accra have been screened and sensitized on scoliosis, a...

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Youth In Bukom Sensitised On Dangers of Unsafe Abortion

Over 100 youth living in Israel, a fishing community located within Bukom, a suburb of Accra, have been vigorously...

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Health Ministry Alerted Over ‘strange’ Killer Disease From Liberia

The Ministry of Health has been advised to increase its surveillance at all levels over a strange disease that has...

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Kenya Cholera Outbreak Hits Dozens At Health Conference

Nearly 50 people have contracted cholera while attending a health conference in Kenya’s capital. The infected...

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Health Ministry Alerted Over ‘strange’ Killer Disease From Liberia

The Ministry of Health has been advised to increase its surveillance at all levels over a strange disease that has...

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Health Ministry Issues Alert On ‘strange Disease’

Ghana’s Health Ministry has issued a health alert following a “strange disease” that has claimed eleven lives in...

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New Therapy For Macular Degeneration Shows Promise

An experimental treatment may significantly slow the progression of the blindness-causing disorder macular...

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New Data On Breast, Ovarian Cancer Highlight Age Risks

Researchers have unveiled new data that they said would help better assess breast or ovarian cancer risks in women,...

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Kofi Annan Calls For Fight Against Snakebites

Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has called for a global fight against snakebites and the need to reduce impact...

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Polio Paralyses 17 Children In Syria

A polio outbreak in war-ravaged Syria has paralysed at least 17 children since March, the World Health Organization...

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Living With Sickle Cell; the Untold Story [Audio]

Imagine being in pain every day of your life. Your knees hurt, you feel sharp pains in your elbow and your entire body...