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 & […]
Mr. Shekar Mehta, Rotary International President, has congratulated the Government of Ghana, for showing immense zeal and commitment towards the fight against poliomyelitis. Mr. Mehta, who is on a two-day working visit to Ghana, said this in Accra, when he unveiled a billboard showcasing educative material on the prevention of the polio virus. He said […]
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 […]
Globally, older people’s voices and experiences tend to be left out of discussions on sexual health and well-being. Their sexual health needs are stereotyped as insignificant beyond the reproductive periods of life. Yet sexual activity is, of course, happening among older adults and between older and younger adults – making them vulnerable to sexually transmitted […]
The Ethiopian Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Hadera Abera, has endorsed newly produced Ghanaian herbal medicine Thorntina-74 (T-74) and pledged to promote it in Ethiopia. He testified about the efficacy of the Ghanaian herbal medicine and asked Diagnostic Herbal Centre, the manufacturer of T-74, to set up a laboratory in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, to […]
