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 ...
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Britain Urges N. Korea To Stop Nuclear Weapons Drive
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on Saturday urged North Korea to abide by UN resolutions and stop its pursuit of ...
Troops Mass In Pyongyang Show of Strength
North Korea's military forces were massed in Pyongyang early Saturday for a show of strength by leader Kim Jong-Un as ...
MPs Voice Concern Over Growing Meningitis Death Rate
Parliament on Thursday underlined urgent and pragmatic measures for effective check on Cerebral Spinal Meningitis (CSM) that has hit parts ...
Media Must Desist From Giving Unsubstantiated Statistics On CSM Deaths
Dr Franklin Asiedu Bekoe, the Head of Disease Surveillance at the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has cautioned media practitioners to ...
Parliament Expresses Concern Over Outbreak of CSM
Parliament on Thursday underlined urgent and pragmatic measures for effective check on Cerebral Spinal Meningitis (CSM) that has hit parts ...
Ghana Health Service Intensifies Meningitis Screening At Kumasi Academy
The Ghana Health Service has intensified processes to identify more cases of pneumococcal meningitis at Kumasi Academy and its environs ...
We’re In A Meningitis Season – GHS Warns
The Director General of the Ghana Health Service Dr. Nsiah Asare has warned Ghanaians to be cautious and vigilant because ...
Nigeria Starts Vaccine Drive To Stop Meningitis Outbreak
Health workers in Nigeria on Wednesday began a mass vaccination programme to try to halt a mass outbreak of meningitis ...
Syrians Flee Raqa ‘hell’ As US-Backed Assault Nears
In a muddy camp in northern Syria, civilians who fled Raqa said fear of an expected US-backed assault on the ...
Vaccine Shortage For Nigeria Meningitis Outbreak
Nigeria is facing a major shortfall in vaccines to contain an outbreak of meningitis that has claimed 282 lives since ...
Meningitis Outbreak Kills Nearly 270 In Nigeria
Nearly 270 people, most of them children, have died in the past five months during the latest meningitis outbreak to ...
US Researchers Develop Rapid Blood Test For TB
US researchers on Monday said they have developed a fast blood test for tuberculosis that could speed diagnosis and treatment ...
Zika Virus In Canadian Patients ‘more Severe’ Than Expected
The impact of the Zika virus on infected Canadian travellers was “more severe” than expected, say researchers. A new study ...
7 Horrifying Things That Can Happen When You Kiss
For the same reasons you wouldn’t share a fork with a stranger or, say, lick an ATM, inserting your tongue ...
Leptospirosis Kills One and Strikes Two Others In New York
One person has died and two others have been stricken by an outbreak of leptospirosis - a rare bacterial infection ...
England Fight Back In Cardiff To Seal 16th Straight Win
Elliot Daly's dramatic try four minutes from time saw Grand Slam champions England come from behind to beat Wales 21-16 ...
Meningitis Claims 5 Lives In Upper West
Five people have died as a result of meningitis in the Upper West region, since the beginning of 2017. It ...
Liverpool Draw A Good Point For Chelsea
Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte says he was happy with a point, despite seeing his side miss a penalty, in ...
CDC Assists Ghana To Prevent Meningitis
Ghana, on Thursday, received $60,000 worth of laboratory supplies for the testing of meningitis, from the United States-based Center for ...