The high commissioner of the province of Sissili, Tewindé Isaac Sia inaugurated on Thursday June 27, 2024 at the Dr Sédogo medical-surgical center in Léo, a system of ‘sustainable cold storage and water treatment for rural and isolated health faciliti…
The Kongoussi health district recorded 231 cases of severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) in the 24th week of epidemiological surveillance, including 2 deaths, said Saturday, the head doctor of the health district Arzouma Idrissa Ouédraogo.
The …
Ouagadougou: Burkinabe teacher-researchers working on artificial intelligence and data mining have developed applications that will make it possible to predict diseases, diagnose pathologies and improve patient monitoring, learned the AIB on Friday wi…
Ouagadougou: 12,285 children aged 5 months will receive their 1st dose of malaria vaccine from June 28 to July 1, 2024, in the Léo health district, Center-West region .
The support of authorities and opinion leaders is requested for the success of th…
Ouagadougou: The King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, has decided to send 40 tonnes of medical aid to the population of Gaza, MAP reported on Monday.
This aid, ordered by King Mohammed VI, is made up of 40 tonnes of medical products containing, in particula…
Mr Nii Annorbah-Sarpei, the Programmes Manager, KGL Foundation, says the Foundation through its consistent organisation of health screening and blood donation exercises, is making a significant contribution to improving public health across Ghana.
He…
Pediatricians at the University of Ghana Medical Centre have advised lactating mothers to exclusively breastfeed their children with breast milk instead of formula until they are six months old.
This is because breast milk is much better than baby fo…
A 500-bed capacity mental health rehabilitation centre is set to be established at Asante Juaben in the Juaben Municipality of the Ashanti region.
The project, which is to be established by Mensah Mental Health Rehabilitation (Memhrep), an NGO, is t…
The Founder of Victory Bible Church International, Bishop Nii Apiakai Tackie-Yarboi has donated four new monitors and brackets to the Neurosurgery Unit of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra.
The donation is a fulfillment of his pledge to the Neu…
Madam Abiba Nibaradun, the Upper West Regional Programme Manager of ActionAid Ghana (AAG), has indicated that access to sanitary pads by school girls is key in ensuring equity in access to good quality education between females and their male counterp…
Father Abaraham Kwasi Dzibitor, the Provisional Secretary for the Society of the Divine Word (SVD), Ghana, has asked the Government to commit more resources and efforts into the setup of centres to research into infectious diseases, particularly lepro…
The Deputy Minister for Health Alexander Akwasi Aquah says the government will protect children from interference from the tobacco industry with strict enforcement of ban on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship.
Speaking at an event to mar…
More than 3 million children aged 9 months to 59 months will be vaccinated from March 15 to 21, in 61 health districts of the country, during a response campaign against measles and rubella.
The vaccination campaign against measles and rubella will t…
A ‘worrying’ wave of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) has been observed in Europe, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) warned on Thursday, which calls for work increased prevention.
In 2022, cases of gonorrhea jumped b…
The distribution of medicines, in particular acid and iron, to young girls at the Mogtédo departmental high school, has been criticized since March 3 on social networks by conspiracy theorists and by parents worried about not have been informed previo…
