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 […]
There were no signs, symptoms or any change in attitude and behavior that would tell Michelle, a forty-two-year-old executive assistant, that her daughter, Kristina, was going through emotional distress. Kristina woke up every day at 6 a.m., too early for a teenager you’re thinking. Not yet fully awake, the first thing Kristina would do is […]
By Kesete Admasu In the midst of the tragedy and turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s gratifying to see work continuing in Africa to find new ways of fighting malaria, a very old disease that has been a formidable foe for thousands of years and still kills 400,000 people every year, most of them […]
Over the past few decades, the maternal mortality rate in Ghana has seen a steady decline due to several factors and robust systems put in place to ensure safe pregnancy and delivery. Data available to the Ghana Health Service shows a total number of 875 maternal deaths in 2018 and 838 in 2019. This figure […]
A study led by Ricardo Mosquera, MD, with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth found telemedicine appointments reduce risk of further illness. Credit: Roger Castro/UTHealth Telemedicine appointments combined with in-person visits significantly reduced the risk of further illness for children with medically complex cases, according to results of a new study by researchers with The University […]
