By Raphael Nyarkotey Obu, PhD The Traditional and Alternative Medicine draft bill 2014 defines alternative medicine as any form of treatment that is outside the mainstream
By Pearlvis Atsu Kuadey “I thought cancer was only for adult, very old people. I never knew of a child having cancer until my son
By Nasra Bishumba The number of people who have contracted cancer since 2015 has more than doubled, rising from 2,115 cases to 5,040 in 2019,
By Shelleygan Petersen Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, is perceived as a forgotten or biblical illness, yet new cases continue to pop up in
Some traders at the Central Business District (CBD) of Accra on Monday expressed optimism about the Nibima herbal preparation under clinical trial for the treatment
By Elizabeth Merab and Leon Lidigu As the world marked World cancer day on Thursday, Kenya continued facing a growing demand for treatments, with its
Practitioners in herbal medicine have been urged to encourage and train young people to engage in the production of herbal medicine to sustain the industry.
By Liz Nabakooza Kakooza On December 30, 2020, Representative Jamie Raskin (D) Maryland lost his 25-year-old son to suicide. Tommy Raskin, a budding law student
By Nike Adebowale The World Cancer Day is an initiative of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) and is celebrated annually on February 4.
The Ghana Association of Medical Herbalists (GAMH) has confirmed that the herbal drug presented by KNUST for clinical trial, locally known as Nibima, is safe
Tanzania’s health ministry says it has no plans in place to accept COVID-19 vaccines, just days after the president of the country of 60 million
Authorities of the Ghana Health Service in the Upper West Region have expressed concerns over the incidence of COVID-9 infections among children in the area.
