A global charity Wednesday launched a free condom store in India to try to reduce new cases of HIV/AIDS in a country with the world’s third highest number. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) said the initiative was the first of its kind. It said organisations and individuals could place orders by phone or email to … Read more
A Malaysian schoolboy whose legs were amputated after allegedly being beaten by a staff member may also lose his arm, doctors have warned. The 11-year-old was attacked in March by the assistant warden at a private Islamic school, media reports say. Excerpts from the boy’s diary, published in Malaysian media, appear to describe systematic abuse. … Read more
Members of the Coalition of Unemployed Bonded Diploma Nurses have warned they will march to the seat of government if the Ministry of Health does not give them clearance to be posted to the various health institutions to begin work. The group, which comprises psychiatric nurses, general nurses, and midwives, is angry over government’s failure … Read more
The government has reached an agreement with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to review the second compact that involves giving out the Electricity Company of Ghana on concession. The new arrangement, thebftonline.com understands, would now see more local companies participating in the concession arrangement, while there will be no staff retrenchment of workers of ECG … Read more
Ghana Rubber Estate Limited (GREL) as part of its corporate social responsibility has constructed a Health Center worth €200,000 for Abura Township and its adjoining communities in Ahanta West District of the Western Region. The health facility is to complement the old one, which was constructed several decades ago. The Abura Health Center operates out-patient … Read more
The Coalition of Stakeholders on the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Concession Arrangement (COSECA) has called on the government to amend the Millennium Challenge Compact (MCC) II to prevent the outright take-over of the company. Instead, the coalition proposes that the MCC should be amended to a joint venture arrangement that will allow ECG to … Read more
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
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
The Ashanti Business Unit of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has in collaboration with the Ghana Police Service established the first-ever ECG-Police unit to expeditiously deal with debt collection and people who engage in illegalities. With its permanent office at the Adum office of the ECG, the police unit has at least two armed … 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 Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH), in collaboration with the Latter-Day Saint Charities and the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has organised a one-week training programme for maternal and neonatal health care providers in Northern Ghana. Participants, including paediatrician doctors, nurses, midwives, and birth attendants, were drawn from the Upper East, Upper West and Northern Regions. The … 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
Arkansas is rushing to execute a slew of prisoners this week before its cache of lethal drugs run out, despite intense criticism and legal challenges to the southern US state’s plans. What began as a macabre plan to put eight convicted murderers to death in 11 days — a record, had it been carried out … 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
Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organisation(WHO), has launched a new report, which indicates the remarkable achievements the world has made in tackling Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) since 2007. The report, titled: “Integrating Neglected Tropical Diseases in Global Health and Development,” has revealed that more people are being reached with NTD interventions than … Read more