The Volta River Authority of Ghana (VRA), has donated a solar panel powered borehole amounting to GHC 80,000.00 to residents of Serdom, a village in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern Region. The borehole, which will provide water to the about a 1,000 residents in Serdom, has 9 delivery outlets which can discharge water to … Read more
WORLD Health Organisation (WHO) has hinted that contaminated drinking-water is estimated to cause more than 500,000 diarrhea deaths each year and is a major factor in several neglected tropical diseases, including intestinal worms, schistosomiasis and trachoma. According to WHO, almost two billion people use a source of drinking-water contaminated with faeces, putting them at risk … Read more
WORLD Health Organisation (WHO) has hinted that contaminated drinking-water is estimated to cause more than 500,000 diarrhea deaths each year and is a major factor in several neglected tropical diseases, including intestinal worms, schistosomiasis and trachoma. According to WHO, almost two billion people use a source of drinking-water contaminated with faeces, putting them at risk … Read more
Progress has been made in tackling diseases that blind, disable and disfigure millions of poor in tropical areas each year, but drug companies need to step up donations of medicines, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. One billion people, mainly in Asia, Africa and Latin America, are still treated each year for at … Read more
The St. Andrews’ Clinics For Children-Ghana (StACC-Ghana), a non-governmental organisation has held a two-day workshop for teachers in the Bongo District with the aim of improving health awareness in order to prevent parasitic diseases in the district. Teachers from twenty (20) schools were taken through the use of interactive flip charts and a board game … Read more
When I was attending middle school at Kyebi, in the Eastern Region, my task each morning was to go to the River Birem, where I would bathe and bring some water home. I wasn’t the only one – scores of my schoolmates from Kyebi Government School and the rival State Primary School, congregated on the … Read more