GOSANET Foundation, a health NGO operating in the Adaklu district commenced a free community-based tuberculosis (TB) case finding and screening programme in the district.
The initiative is aimed at identifying, screening, and supporting individuals …
The National Malaria Vaccination exercise is to be expanded to 43 districts in four regions in the country, involving Savannah, Western North, Northern and Upper West.
This was contained in a release by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) sighted by the …
Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG) distributed more than 1.9 million contraceptives nationwide, Mr Charles Oduro Owurani, a Project Assistant, at the Sunyani branch of the Young and Wise Centre of the PPAG has said.
They included condoms…
The Kadjebi District Health Directorate of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) is set to launch a vaccination campaign to protect children against Measles, Rubella and Vitamin A deficiency.
The campaign, scheduled for October 2-6, targets 12,454 children…
The Kano state Governor in Northwest Nigeria Abba Kabir Yusuf has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment in combating the polio virus and other childhood diseases in the state.
The Governor, made this known at launch of the 2024 Polio Eradicatio…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that the first 1,000 days of a child’s life was critical to physical development and brain growth.
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The Nutrition Offi…
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), says governments and donors have pledged one billion dollars to tackle Africa’s ongoing mpox outbreak, with the United States pledging five million dollars.
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The Lagos State College of Health Technology has assured of more quality education, research and community service in training health professionals, particularly in the middle and lower cadres.
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