Tropical diseases
Ebola Outbreak Declared In Northeast DR Congo
An Ebola outbreak has been declared in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization said...
Next Ebola Outbreak ‘inevitable’ But World Better Prepared
A new outbreak of the Ebola virus is "inevitable" but a new vaccine and rapid-response measures mean it will be more...
Ghana Registers Remarkable Reduction In Malaria Cases
Mr Kwame Dzudzorli Gakpey, the Behavioural Change Communication Specialist of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has...
Liberia Tests Mystery Illness After 11 Unexplained Deaths
Liberia said Friday that samples from people struck down by a mystery illness are being tested abroad after 11...
Liberia Tests Mystery Disease Swabs
Health ministry spokesperson Sorbor George said that efforts to resuscitate those who died unfortunately failed, the...
Fear Grips Liberians As Mystery Disease Claims 9 Lives
A mysterious disease has killed nine people in Liberia, leading the health authorities to issue guidelines to citizens...
Abura Gets Ultra-Modern Health Centre From GREL
Ghana Rubber Estate Limited (GREL) as part of its corporate social responsibility has constructed a Health Center worth...
Ghana Is Winning Fight Against Malaria But … – Ghana Health Service
Ghana joined the rest of the world to mark malaria day which falls on April 25, haven chalked significant successes...
First Large-Scale Malaria Vaccine Trials For Africa
A new malaria vaccine will be tested on a large scale in Kenya, Ghana and Malawi, the World Health Organization said...
Over 300,000 Rooms In N/R To Be Sprayed Against Malaria
Over 300,000 rooms in seven districts in the Northern Region are to be sprayed as part of the Indoor Residual Spraying...
World Records Exceptional Progress With NTDs
Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organisation(WHO), has launched a new report, which indicates...
End Malaria For Good; Invest In Malaria Prevention
According to the 2015 World Malaria Report, there were 214 million cases of malaria recorded globally in that year. The...
Over 300,000 Rooms To Be Sprayed Against Malaria
Over 300,000 rooms in seven districts in the Northern Region are to be sprayed as part of the Indoor Residual Spraying...
Bill Gates, Others Commit Money To Eliminate NTDs
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on Wednesday committed $335 million dollars in grants over the next four years to...
‘Phenomenal’ Progress Made In Fighting Tropical Diseases
There has been a record-breaking achievement in distributing tablets to fight neglected tropical diseases, the Bill and...
‘Phenomenal’ Progress In Fighting Tropical Diseases
There has been a record-breaking achievement in distributing tablets to fight neglected tropical diseases, the Bill and...
Fight Against Neglected Tropical Diseases Needs Big Pharma Push
Progress has been made in tackling diseases that blind, disable and disfigure millions of poor in tropical areas each...
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...
Ignore False Alarm That Antimalarial Drugs Has Been Removed From EU Market
This picture shows the building of the Food and Drugs Authority The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) wishes to bring to...