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Akufo-Addo’s Address At the 4th Rotary International District 9102

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was present at the 4th Rotary International District 9102 Conference where he...

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‘Phenomenal’ Progress In Fighting Tropical Diseases

There has been a record-breaking achievement in distributing tablets to fight neglected tropical diseases, the Bill and...

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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...

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The Bus Mafia Controlling Nepal’s Smog-Choked Capital

Nepal's government is trying to tackle rising pollution levels in the smog-choked Kathmandu Valley, but standing in the...

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Chain of Events After Suspected Syria Chemical Attack

A suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town in Syria's Idlib province on April 4 killed dozens of people. Western...

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Diarrhoea Kills More Than 500 In Somalia Since January

Cholera and acute diarrhoea have killed more than 500 people and left tens of thousands of others sick in drought-hit...

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Two Billion People Drinking Contaminated Water

Dramatic improvements are needed in ensuring access to clean water and sanitation worldwide, the World Health...

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US Envoy Says Syria’s Assad Must Go After ‘chemical Attack’

Washington's UN ambassador said that Syria's President Bashar al-Assad cannot stay in power after a suspected chemical...

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Mental Health Authority Starts Campaign To Fight Depression

The Mental Health Authority in collaboration with World Health Organization has today April 7, launched a campaign to...

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Pride and Pain As Mosul Doctors Treat Their Own

Every time a patient is stretchered into the Athbah field hospital south of Mosul, doctor Sultan prays it isn't his...

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Five Aid Workers Kidnapped In Somalia

No group has said it was behind the abduction yet Armed men have abducted five aid workers from the central Somali town...

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Lethal Nerve Gas That Kills In Minutes

The United States believes the Syrian government employed a sarin-like nerve agent in Tuesday's deadly attack in the...

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Puma Energy Protects Child Pedestrians

The FIA Foundation and the Puma Energy Foundation have launched a road safety programme to protect children who walk to...

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Autopsy ‘shows Chemical Weapons Used In Syria Attack’

Autopsy results have revealed that chemical weapons were used in an attack which killed more than 80 people in Syria's...

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Turkey Says Chemical Weapons Used In Syria Attack

Chemical weapons were used by President Bashar al-Assad's regime in an attack in rebel-held northwestern Syria, Turkey...

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For Gazans, Exit Permits Can Mean Life Or Death

Fuad Skik has been waiting in vain since December for permission from Israel to leave the Gaza Strip for cancer...

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Turkey Says Chemical Weapons Used In Syria Attack

Turkey said Thursday the autopsies of three Syrians killed in an attack in rebel-held northwestern Syria confirmed that...

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‘Suddenly, She Fell To the Ground’

They collapsed one after the other. In minutes, Mohammad watched his mother, father and nephew fall to the ground,...

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40% of People In Ghana Are Depressed – Psychologist

Depression is a health condition which is prevalent in Ghana, with four to five out of every 10 persons suffering from...