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Rifts Grow On Both Sides of Yemen Conflict

Rifts are growing within the ranks both of Yemen's government and the rebel alliance, further dimming the prospects of...

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Family Doctors Fear That the Worst Is Yet To Come

The theme for this year’s celebration is ‘Depression and suicide - the role of the family physician’ Family...

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UN Confirms 58 Cholera Cases Across Yemen

The United Nations on Thursday confirmed 58 cases of cholera and 47 cholera-associated deaths across war-torn Yemen in...

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Arguments For Maternity Leave Expansion Intensifies

The discussion for an extension of maternity leave for nursing mothers is fast growing among Ghanaian workers as it...

International

HIV Life Expectancy ‘near Normal’

Young people on the latest HIV drugs now have near-normal life expectancy because of improvements in treatments, a...

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‘Think Health, Think Medical Doctor’ Posturing of the Media Deadly [Article]

This article has been necessitated by my longtime observation that the Ghanaian media treat health in a restricted,...

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HIV Life Expectancy ‘near Normal’ Thanks To New Drugs

Young people on the latest HIV drugs now have near-normal life expectancy because of improvements in treatments, a...

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34 Dead, 2,000 Sick With Suspected Cholera In Yemen

Thirty-four people have died of cholera-related causes and more than 2,000 have been taken ill in less than two weeks...

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Female Genital Circumcision In Ghana

Female genital mutilation is truly a controversial subject and an abhorrent practice We continue from Part 1 (Note: In...

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Female Genital Circumcision In Ghana? 1

WHO should monitor countries identified with the practice of female genital mutilation “Clitoridectomy and female...

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Female Genital Circumcision In Ghana?

WHO should monitor countries identified with the practice of female genital mutilation “Clitoridectomy and female...

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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...

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Myanmar Coal Plant Growth Could Kill 280,000

Myanmar's plans to grow the country's desperately needed but polluting coal-fired power plants could kill more than a...

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The ‘think Health, Think the Md’ Posturing of the Ghana Media Is A Monster

The 'think health, think the MD' posturing of the Ghana media is a monster This article has been necessitated by my...

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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...

Entertainment

Oswald Chalks 5 Years In Poetry

Whoever actually achieves anything at the age of five? That, of course, isn’t the kind of age at which people hit the...

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Top Democrat Trolls Trump Via Spotify

The US Senate's top Democrat has needled Donald Trump through a playlist on Spotify, selecting songs that pointedly...

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In Iraq’s Mosul, Mobile Clinics Deliver Precious Medical Care

Men, women and children stand in separate lines in the scorching sun baking west Mosul's Baghdad Square for a turn in...

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Strikes Destroy Seven Hospitals In Syria’s Idlib

Seven hospitals and clinics in northwestern Syria have been knocked out of action this month in air strikes by the...