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CPHIA2023: Health Expert calls for Risk Communication and Community Engagement financing in Africa
Accra, Nov. 28-:Dr. Da Costa Aboagye, Chair of the Public Health Risk Communication and Community Engagement Community of…
Sickle Gene Action Foundation launched in Accra, Ghana
A sickle cell disease (SCD) advocacy group, Sickle Gene Action Foundation (SGAF) has been launched in Accra, with…
Africa CDC & Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance host the First Manufacturers Marketplace for Vaccine Manufacturing African Union Member States
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance hosted by the Kingdom…
MoH launches Support to Evidence-informed Priority Setting Project for Non Communicable Diseases
The Ministry of Health in collaboration with the University of Bergen, Norway, and the University of Ghana has…
First WHO report details devastating impact of hypertension and ways to stop it
The World Health Organization (WHO) released its first-ever report on the devastating global impact of high blood pressure,…
Funding crisis threatens Africa’s fight against neglected tropical diseases
Gaborone – With chronic underfunding threatening Africa’s fight to control and eliminate neglected tropical diseases, health officials and donors…
Health leaders vow to enhance response as Africa marks a year without wild polio detection
Gaborone – As the African region marks one year since the last confirmed detection of wild poliovirus type 1,…
WHO honours former leaders for their contributions to public health
On the occasion of the celebration of its 75 years of existence this year, on the margins of the 73rd session of WHO Regional Committee for Africa, the Regional Office paid well-deserved tribute to the eminent personalities who have contributed, over the past seven decades, to the fulfilment of its noble goals.
Suspected Yellow Fever Outbreak: Eight persons die in Savannah Region – GHS
Accra, Oct 30,GNA- Eight persons have died from suspected Yellow Fever (YF) outbreak in the Savannah Region, the…