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Ghanaians advised to go for regular checkups

Dr Catherine Amofa, a General Practitioner at the St. Michael’s Specialist Hospital, Lapaz, has advised Ghanaians to visit hospitals regularly for checkups.She said diseases like hypertension were a silent killer with multiple complications, including…

Health Sector Scoops Lion’s Share In County Budget

The Uasin Gishu County Assembly has approved its 2023/2024 financial year Budget of Sh. 9.8 billion to be financed by Sh. 8.4 billion in the form of equitable shareable revenue, Sh. 1.2 billion as Own Source Revenue, and Sh. 278 million from condition…

KAWE Plans To Sensitise Healthcare Promoters On Epilepsy

The Kenya Association for the Welfare of People with Epilepsy (KAWE) plans to sensitize Primary Healthcare promoters in Busia on the disease. Speaking during a courtesy call to Busia County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for Health, Beatrice Nakhol…

HIV prevalence among pregnant women in Namibia declines

There has been a significant decline in HIV prevalence among pregnant women in Namibia, the Executive Director in the Ministry of Health and Social Services, Ben Nangombe has said.The prevalence, which was as high as 22 per cent in 2002, decreased to l…

Upper East takes delivery of anthrax vaccines from Zipline

The Upper East Regional Public Health Emergency Management Committee (PHEMC) has taken delivery of 100,000 anthrax vaccines from Zipline Ghana Limited to vaccinate cattle and ruminants across the Region. The vaccines, expected to boost the ongoing vac…