The University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) has honoured 150 of its staff for their service to the hospital since its inception in 2018.The awardees included founding directors and staff, the board chairman, and the first interim committee, all of w…
World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus on Wednesday commended Namibia on its reduction of the prevalence of conditions such as Malaria, HIV/Aids and mother-to-child transmission of HIV.During a courtesy visit to State House…
Two people died in an accident involving a government vehicle about 10 kilometres outside Tsumeb towards Otavi on the B1 road on Wednesday.Namibian Police Force Otjozondjupa Regional Commander, Commissioner Heinrich Tjiveze, told Nampa the government v…
An assessment of Ghana’s Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Navigator shows that there is limited access to diagnosis, care, medication and tools for the management and control of NCDs in Ghana.The assessment which was done by PATH from 2020 to 2022 under…
Cameroon health authorities have confirmed the outbreak and spread of measles in some parts of the North West region.Following the outbreak in the Bamenda III, Mbengwi and Ako health districts of the region, a campaign has been launched to combat the s…
Kilifi County government made a significant milestone in the health sector after unveiling a new renal dialysis unit, emergency medical services, and a mega medical warehouse at the Kilifi Referral Hospital aimed at improving health service delivery.T…
Using AI to interpret images from a handheld ultrasound device, could help speed up detection of heart failure, new Scottish research suggests.Scientists found that heart ultrasound images, interpreted using AI, including those taken with a handheld d…
A private hospital in Nyali constituency is accused of medical negligence that led to the untimely death of a patient under their care.Pascaline Nyambeya, daughter of the deceased, says that her mother, Sisirya John was misdiagnosed by the hospital in…