The chairman of a U. S. congressional committee investigating taxpayer funding of a World Health Organization cancer agency has asked U.S. health officials to release crucial documents. In a letter...
South Africa knows it has a huge problem with drink-driving and is considering some tough measures to tackle it. The transport minister recently suggested that drink-driving offenders should face...
There are instances when the words above headlines obituaries. Even in the absence of such a headline, the unexpected death of someone often results in the utterance of these words. At times the pain...
The $44 billion palm oil industry, under pressure in Europe after authorities listed the edible oil as a cancer risk, has found a vocal ally in the food sector: the maker of Nutella. Italian...
Prior to the introduction of the professional practice of herbal medicine, made possible by way of formal education/training in Ghana through the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology...
In the sweltering afternoon on the beach of Chorkor, a slum along the Atlantic Coast of Ghana, two playful boys were competing in a race; breathing uncontrollably. The front runner, with short legs...
A LEADER: A leader is one who goes first and leads by example, so that others are motivated to follow him. Hence, to be a leader, a person must have a deep rooted commitment to the goal that he will...
A highly effective vaccine that guards against the deadly Ebola virus could be available by 2018, says the World Health Organization. Trials conducted in Guinea, one of the West African countries...
Vladimir Putin is cracking down on moonshine. The Russian president wants his government to get tough on illegal alcohol sales amid a poisoning crisis in Siberia. Dozens of people died in the Irkutsk...
Once again, Africa is making headlines for the wrong reasons. In a study just released by the World Health Organization ( WHO), Africa led all continents with 46% of adults having high blood...
Africa has the highest rate of high blood pressure in the world, affecting about 46% of adults, a World Health Organization (WHO) study has found. It blamed increasing urbanisation and unhealthy...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged the government to make cancer prevention and control an urgent national priority. Dr. Jean Marie Dangou, Advisor, Cancer and Chronic Diseases at the...
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has organised a blood donation exercise to create awareness on its mandate to regulate blood and blood derivatives as essential medicines. Speaking at the event,...
Deputy tourism minister Dzifa Gomashie has taken to social media to lament the 'unwarranted' attacks on her personality following the NDC's defeat in the 2016 elections. An actress, queen mother and...
The evacuation of thousands of refugees from the besieged city of Aleppo has stopped and the status of the operation thrown into doubt, the International Committee of the Red Cross said Friday. Red...
A GNA feature by Iddi Yire Accra, Dec. 15, GNA - Community participation and ownership of projects is very essential in ensuring the success and sustainability of SNV Netherlands Development...
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) World Malaria Report 2016 reveals that children and pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa have greater access to effective malaria control. The report indicates...
Listen to the lyrics of Shatta Wale – Who Win (Prod By Da Maker)and download the mp3 track for the newly released track titled: Shatta Wale – Who Win (Prod By Da Maker). Shatta Movement Empire...
Greg Lake, who fronted both King Crimson and Emerson, Lake and Palmer, has died aged 69. One of the founding fathers of progressive rock, the British musician is known for songs including In the...
The Millennial Vote was treated like a Magical Unicorn in the 2016 election. It is seen as something valuable and mysterious. As Dan Schwabel, at Quartz, in a piece modestly entitled The complete...
