Vaccines
Ghana Reaches 90% Coverage of Vaccination For Three Diseases
The 2016 Immunization Data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that Ghana has reached the Global...
Gov’t Pays $10m For Polio, Measles Vaccines
The Government of Ghana has transferred about $10 million to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for the...
Polio, Measles Vaccine Shortage Hit Ghana
Nursing mothers in Ghana would have to wait until next week before having their babies vaccinated against Polio and...
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...
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...
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...
Syria Sees First Polio Cases In Three Years
Three new cases of polio have been recorded in Syria in the first outbreak of the virus in the country since 2014, the...
‘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...
Contaminated Vaccines Kill 15 Children In South Sudan
Fifteen children died in a South Sudanese village last month after being administered with contaminated measles...
US To Run Out of Yellow Fever Vaccine Later This Year
The United States will run out of vaccine for yellow fever by mid-2017, and travelers may find it hard to get...
Ghana Among Three Countries For First Malaria Vaccine
The world’s first vaccine against malaria will be introduced in three countries – Ghana, Kenya and Malawi –...
New Malaria Vaccine To Be Tested In Ghana, Kenya, Malawi
A new malaria vaccine will be tested on a large scale in Kenya, Ghana and Malawi, the World Health Organization said...
Ghana Gets First Vaccine
The world's first vaccine against malaria will be introduced in three countries - Ghana, Kenya and Malawi - starting in...
Malaria: Kenya, Ghana and Malawi Get First Vaccine
The world’s first vaccine against malaria will be introduced in three countries – Ghana, Kenya and Malawi –...
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...
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...
Experimental Ebola Vaccine Trial Shows Positive Prospects
An experimental Ebola vaccine was highly protective against the deadly virus in a major trial in Guinea. The vaccine is...
Experimental Ebola Vaccine Trial Shows Positive Prospects
An experimental Ebola vaccine was highly protective against the deadly virus in a major trial in Guinea. The vaccine is...
Successful Ebola Vaccine Will Be Fast-Tracked For Use
A highly effective vaccine that guards against the deadly Ebola virus could be available by 2018, says the World Health...