Ghana has honoured more than 20 international donor partners, including diplomatic missions and organisations for playing critical roles in the country’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.Ghana recorded its first two cases of the deadly virus in Mar…
Women in Namibia make up a huge percentage of the agricultural labour force, hold a vital stake in the health of the land, and are the major actors in the country’s efforts to combat desertification and reverse land degradation.This was said by Preside…
Universal Health Coverage, (UHC) is a concept set up by the government of Cameroon with the aim of offering its population quality care at a lower cost. Nearly 200 doctors and health medical personnel have therefore been drilled on the enrolment proces…
The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) has recognized Cameroon-born Prof. Muki Shey[MS1] for “outstanding scientific contributions to health research” in South Africa.This was during the 9th SAMRC Scientific Merit Awards which recognise exc…
Professor Fred Binka, a Clinical Epidemiologist, School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, has called for the conversion of the COVID-19 Health Recovery Levy into a Public Health Emergency Fund (PHEF).In an interview, he t…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged nurses and midwives to accept postings to rural and deprived areas where their services are most needed.He said the refusal of some healthcare professionals to accept postings to some parts of the countr…
The West Region has been relatively calm since the start of the year 2023 despite some cases of insecurity recorded, administrative officials noted in a meeting.Development projects are progressively being executed, with the Babadjou Matazem stretch be…
Out of the 400,000 blood banks the country is in need of annually, only about 147,000 blood pints are collected. To improve on this little figure, the National Transfusion Service has organized a three-week blood donation program across the country to …