[ad_1] A total of 12 additional cases of Lassa fever have been confirmed, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 14. According to the Ghana Health Service (GHS), aside one death recorded, all 13 cases are alive, in stable condition and are being managed in designated health facilities. “A total of 97…
[ad_1] …as liver cirrhosis death rate tripled over 2 decades Researchers in the United States said they have found that deaths from alcoholic cirrhosis have more than tripled in 20 years. The report was published online recently in the ‘American Journal of Medicine’. To this end, they have urged people to limit the amount…
[ad_1] Dinosaur-themed birthday decorations still hang on the walls of Safitri Puspa Rani’s Indonesian home, where the family celebrated their youngest son’s birthday last year. “Knock knock! Hey everyone! It’s my eighth birthday!” said a beaming Panghegar Bhumi in a video in September, while making a heart-shaped gesture with his arms. A month later he…
[ad_1] West Africa needs political commitment at the highest level for the successful launch and roll out of the proposed single currency, the Ghana International Trade and Finance Conference (GITFiC) has said. It said the postponement of the launch of ECO the currency, was a sign of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) leaders’…
[ad_1] Lara Adejoro Stakeholders in Nigeria have issued healthcare advisory to the incoming Federal Government. LARA ADEJORO reports The just concluded high-stakes elections in Nigeria heralded 24 years of uninterrupted democracy in the country, but the dividends of democracy seem not to reflect in the healthcare sector which continuously follows a declining trend over the past decades….
[ad_1] The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has reiterated calls to bring an end to discrimination against persons living with HIV and AIDS. According to the Commission, in Ghana, approximately 346,120 people involving 66 per cent females and 34 per cent males are living with HIV and AIDS. The call was made…
[ad_1] (Xinhua) 11:28, March 02, 2023 Local patients and their company queue up to consult doctors at Peltier General Hospital in Djibouti City, Djibouti, on Feb. 28, 2023. Early in the morning, about 20 people suffering from cataract gathered at two mobile eye treatment centers at Peltier General Hospital in Djibouti City, the capital of…
[ad_1] As Nigeria marked the World Protein Day, an annual event dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of proteins to diet, Right to Protein Nigeria, a public health awareness initiative in South-Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa regions also announced the launch of Nigeria’s first-ever protein calculator called ‘Protein-O-Meter’. Precious Ugwuzor reports Nigeria has joined the rest of…
[ad_1] An early morning fire on Wednesday destroyed six shops and 74 temporary shops at the popular Kurmi Books Market in Kano metropolis, Kano State. Confirming the incident, spokesman of the Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Yusuf Abdullahi, said they received an emergency call form one Aliyu A. Alkasim ,who reported the outbreak. He said…
[ad_1] Rebecca Ejifoma Worried about the rate of nutrition deficiency propelled by the inadequate consumption of proteins among Nigerians, especially children under-five, experts have seen the need to nip this trend in the bud. Thus, the United States Soybean Export Council, USSEC, through its one-year nationwide advocacy campaign, Right to Protein, is encouraging Nigerians to…
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