WHO Warns of Soaring Rates of Measles In Europe
Europe has seen a big surge in measles cases in 2017, which the World Health Organization says is a tragedy ...
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Gov’t Pays $10m For Polio, Measles Vaccines
The Government of Ghana has transferred about $10 million to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for the procurement of ...
Polio, Measles Vaccine Shortage Hit Ghana
Nursing mothers in Ghana would have to wait until next week before having their babies vaccinated against Polio and Measles ...
Measles ‘tragedy’ Kills 35 Across Europe
Thirty-five people have died in the past year from measles outbreaks across Europe, the World Health Organization has warned. It ...
‘Tragic’ Measles Vaccine Blunders Kill 15 Children In South Sudan
Fifteen children died in South Sudan after receiving contaminated measles vaccines that had not been properly refrigerated, and were mixed ...
Contaminated Vaccines Kill 15 Children In South Sudan
Fifteen children died in a South Sudanese village last month after being administered with contaminated measles vaccines, the country's health ...
Italy Makes 12 Vaccinations Compulsory For Children
Italy has recorded nearly three times as many measles cases so far this year than for all of 2016 The ...
US and UK Far From Top 10 In Global Health Rankings
The US and UK lagged far behind other leading nations in a new global healthcare report. Although both nations are ...
Which Countries Have the Best Healthcare?
Neither Canada nor Japan cracked the top 10, and the United States finished a dismal 35th, according to a much ...
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 ...
50 Percent of Children Born In Ho Not Immunised
Dr. Senanu Kwesi Djokoto, Municipal Director of the Ghana Health Service, has noted that less than 50 percent of children ...
Asokore-Mampong Records Low Immunization Coverage
The Asokore-Mampong Municipality has been recording poor immunization coverage – ranked the lowest nationwide. In year 2014, it achieved 26 ...
New Malaria Vaccine To Be Tested In Ghana, Kenya, Malawi
A new malaria vaccine will be tested on a large scale in Kenya, Ghana and Malawi, the World Health Organization ...
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 ...
Marwako Victim Suffering From Eye Trauma
Dr Matilda Adda, head of the Eye Clinic at the Achimota Hospital, has told the Abeka District Court that Evelyn ...
Alarm As Measles Spreads Across Europe
Measles is making its way across Europe at an alarming rate, shocking new figures reveal. Cases of the highly contagious ...
UN Chief Urges ‘massive Response’ To Avert Somali Famine
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged the international community to take action to avert famine in Somalia where ...
Two Yellow Fever Cases Detected In 2016
The Jirapa District Health Directorate detected one suspected measles and two yellow fever cases in 2016. Specimen from the patients ...
Two Yellow Fever Cases Detected In 2016
The Jirapa District Health Directorate detected one suspected measles and two yellow fever cases in 2016. Specimen from the patients ...
Vaccination Drive To Protect 4 Million Nigerian Children Gets Underway
A measles vaccination campaign to protect more than four million children living in conflict-affected areas of Nigeria is due to ...