Ghana joined the rest of the world to mark malaria day which falls on April 25, haven chalked significant successes over the last few years. Malaria prevalence reduced from 50% in 2002 to 20.4 percent last year in 2016. This means Ghana is no more hyper-endemic for malaria. Health experts are attributing the success rate … Read more
First Lady Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo has called on corporate Ghana to support the fight against malaria, a disease that killed 1,037 only last year. She said “studies have shown that nine working days are lost per each episode of malaria a worker suffers and businesses lose 30 productive working days each year due to malaria”. … Read more
Ghana’s First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has appealed to corporate organizations in the country to assist in the fight against malaria to help boost productivity and subsequently economic growth. According to the First Lady, although enormous achievements have been made in the fight against the disease, current research shows that nine working days are lost per each … Read more
The First Lady of the Republic of Ghana, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has admonished corporate Ghana to support the fight against malaria. Speaking on the theme ‘’End Malaria for Good’’ at the commemoration of World Malaria Day and launch of the Ghana Malaria Foundation, she said, although tremendous progress has been made through investment in curbing … Read more
The First Lady of the Republic of Ghana, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has called on corporate businesses in the country to invest their time, energy and resources in fighting malaria. According to her, although tremendous progress has been made through investment in curbing malaria, there is a large gap in the funding levels which needs to … Read more
The world’s first vaccine against malaria will be introduced in three countries – Ghana, Kenya and Malawi – starting in 2018. The RTS,S vaccine trains the immune system to attack the malaria parasite, which is spread by mosquito bites. The World Health Organization (WHO) said the jab had the potential to save tens of thousands … Read more
A new malaria vaccine will be tested on a large scale in Kenya, Ghana and Malawi, the World Health Organization said Monday, with 360,000 children to be vaccinated between 2018 and 2020. The injectable vaccine RTS,S could provide limited protection against a disease that killed 429,000 people worldwide in 2015, with 92 percent of victims … Read more
The world’s first vaccine against malaria will be introduced in three countries – Ghana, Kenya and Malawi – starting in 2018. The RTS,S vaccine trains the immune system to attack the malaria parasite, which is spread by mosquito bites. The World Health Organization (WHO) said the jab had the potential to save tens of thousands … Read more
The world’s first vaccine against malaria will be introduced in three countries – Ghana, Kenya and Malawi – starting in 2018. The RTS,S vaccine trains the immune system to attack the malaria parasite, which is spread by mosquito bites. The World Health Organization (WHO) said the jab had the potential to save tens of thousands … Read more
A new malaria vaccine will be tested on a large scale in Kenya, Ghana and Malawi, the World Health Organization said Monday, with 360,000 children to be vaccinated between 2018 and 2020. The injectable vaccine RTS,S could provide limited protection against a disease that killed 429,000 people worldwide in 2015, with 92 percent of victims … Read more
Over 300,000 rooms in seven districts in the Northern Region are to be sprayed as part of the Indoor Residual Spraying Campaign to prevent malaria. The 30-day Indoor Residual Spraying Campaign will begin from April 25, and end on May 29, in the beneficiary districts, which include Bunkpurugu Yunyoo, East Mamprusi, West Mamprusi, Kumbungu, Mamprugu … Read more
David Pritchard, Vice President of Africa and Developing Countries of Asia for GlaxoSmithKline, outlined the company’s commitment to help Africa reach the global sustainable development goals (SDGs) by 2030. Opening this year’s Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC) held in Nairobi, Kenya, David Pritchard highlighted that “GSK is concerned about the many barriers and obstacles … Read more
According to the 2015 World Malaria Report, there were 214 million cases of malaria recorded globally in that year. The report states that malaria cases, (uncertainty range 149–303 million) and malaria deaths (range 236,000–635 000), represents a decrease of 37% cases and 60% deaths respectively, since 2000. The report also indicated that the burden was … Read more
Over 300,000 rooms in seven districts in the Northern Region are to be sprayed as part of the Indoor Residual Spraying Campaign to prevent malaria. The 30-day Indoor Residual Spraying Campaign programme will begin from April 25, and end on May 29, in the beneficiary districts, which include Bunkpurugu Yunyoo, East Mamprusi, West Mamprusi, Kumbungu, … Read more
Parliament on Thursday underlined urgent and pragmatic measures for effective check on Cerebral Spinal Meningitis (CSM) that has hit parts of the country. A number of people are reported dead from the disease, which often strikes more in the Northern Belt, usually when the weather is very warm. Two students were reported to have died … Read more
Parliament on Thursday underlined urgent and pragmatic measures for effective check on Cerebral Spinal Meningitis (CSM) that has hit parts of the country. A number of people are reported dead from the disease, which often strikes more in the Northern Belt, usually when the weather is very warm. Two students were reported to have died … Read more
The outcome of the post-mortem examination carried out on students of Kumasi Academy Senior High School who lost their lives last week has been made public following the public interest the deaths generated, Dr Paul Sampene, senior pathologist at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), has said. According to him, it is unethical for pathologists … Read more
They say more than 150 people died of the disease over the past two months Health officials in Zimbabwe say heavy rain in recent months has led to a dramatic increase in cases of malaria. They say more than 150 people died of the disease over the past two months. About 90,000 cases of malaria … Read more
This picture shows the building of the Food and Drugs Authority The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) wishes to bring to the attention of the general public that information circulating on social media that an anti-malaria drug causes kidney failure and withdrawn from the EU market The statement the list of anti-malaria drugs circulating on … Read more
A clinical psychologist Dr. Samuel Atindanbila has called for the country’s law on suicide to be reviewed to help reduce the menace of the sordid act. According to him persons attempted taking their own lives or abet the commission of suicide need counseling to be reformed rather than being criminalized as per the Criminal Offences … Read more