Health
Over 3,000 Cholera Cases Recorded in Accra Alone since July
More than 3,000 cholera cases have so far been recorded in the Greater Accra region alone since July. Sixteen deaths...
Read moreEbola Virus Particles Can Be Transmitted By Air – Consultant Virologist College of Medicine, University of Lagos
In an interview with Sahara TV, Professor Sunday Aremu Omilabu – the Consultant Virologist College of Medicine, University of Lagos, speaks on theEbola outbreak...
Read moreHealthcare Workers in West Africa Succumbing to Ebola
Doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers who form the first medical response team at the epicenters of the Ebola epidemic...
Read moreShama: A Weak Link in Ghana’s Fight Against Ebola ?
Shama, a fishing community in Ghana's Western Region with a population of close to 24,000 could possibly become one of...
Read moreDisagreement Over the Choice of Ebola Isolation Center’s in Ghana
The medical health personnel on staff at some of Ghana's hospitals have expressed growing resentment about the Ministry of Health's...
Read moreHand Sanitizer Business Booming In Ghana
One of the WHO protocols against the spread and transmission of pathogens includes frequent washing of hands. With growing anxiety...
Read more10 Confirmed Cases of Ebola In Nigeria
Nigeria's health officials have confirmed 10 cases of Ebola in Africa's most populous country. Of the 10 confirmed cases, 2...
Read moreNestle Ghana Introduces Paternity Leave
Nestle Ghana has introduced paternity leave for its male employees to support exclusive breastfeeding for infants within their first 1000...
Read moreWhy Two Americans Get the Ebola Serum While Hundreds of Africans Die?
What should happen if a massive viral outbreak appears out of nowhere and the only possible treatment is an untested...
Read moreVideo: Monkey Meat and the Ebola Outbreak in Liberia
West Africa is being plagued by a new outbreak of Ebola — a terrifying disease that causes its victims to...
Read moreThe Ebola Handshake – How To Stay Safe From Ebola
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended to people to find different ways of greeting, apart from handshake, to reduce...
Read moreDr Umar Sheikh Khan is Dead
It is with a heavy heart that we report the death of Dr Sheikh Umar Khan, Sierra Leone's leading virologist...
Read moreIs Ghana Really Prepared for the Fight Against the Ebola Virus
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has expressed its weariness about Ghana’s preparedness to combat the spread of Ebola in the...
Read more10,250 Ghanaians Suffering Mental Distress And Depression
At least 10,250.000 Ghanaians, predominantly women, are suffering from mental distress and depression, the Chief Psychiatrist of the Ghana Health...
Read moreThe Deadliest Disease In History Is Getting Deadlier, And Science Is No Where Near Finding a Cure.
Mine workers in sub-Saharan Africa have the highest rates of TB in the world, with more than 760 000 new...
Read moreNigeria Commits $3 million To Support Ebola Fight
The ECOWAS Heads of State and Government summit held in Accra on Thursday has directed the establishment of a solidarity...
Read moreAnother Suspected Case of Ebola in Ghana Arises.
Reports reaching the front desk of The Accra Report indicate that a suspected case of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)...
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