The quality of air in Accra remains poor and high above the Ghana national standards and World Health Organisation (WHO) requirements, the Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr Henry Kwabena Kokofu has said. Contributors to the poor air quality include, mining, forestry, cement, manufacturing industries, vehicle emissions, and waste burning. The EPA […]
By Kamau Maichuhie More than 200 million women in developing countries who wish to prevent pregnancy are not using modern contraception, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has revealed. The UN agency said more than 800 women die every day from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. UNFPA Executive Director Dr Natalia Kanem, however, […]
Melbourne researchers have led a global collaboration to develop a simplified blood test that increases the overall screening efficiency for type 1 diabetes (T1D). As a disease that requires lifelong treatment of insulin, T1D can affect individuals of all ages. Current screening methods to identify those who are at risk are costly and logistically difficult. […]
PRESS RELEASE The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released new rapid guidance recommending that children of all ages with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) have access to all-oral treatment using the drugs bedaquiline and/or delamanid. However, adopting these new recommendations in high TB burden countries requires access to the paediatric formulations of bedaquiline (produced by Johnson & […]
Jaundice is a condition that gives the eyes and skin a yellow colour and when it affects children below one month old, it is known as neonatal jaundice. Neonatal jaundice has been described as the most significant and preventable cause of cerebral palsy among Ghanaian children. Evidence from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) shows that […]
