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Kenya’s First Female Radiopharmaceutical Scientist
By Magdalene Wanja Dr Elizabeth Itotia, 29, has swallowed many bitter pills in her path to becoming the first female radiopharmaceutical scientist in Kenya, a
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Nigeria: Monkeypox in Nigeria – Why the Disease Needs Intense Management
Monkeypox is back in the news. The publicity this time derives from a case brought into the US by someone from Nigeria in June 2021. In this
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West Africa’s Liver Cancer Cases Linked to Hepatitis
Liver cancer is strikingly prevalent in West Africa. Specialists point to high rates of hepatitis as a likely cause, but the region is not well
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Contraceptive Activity Of Hog Plum Leaves; locally called “Atoa”
Spondias mombin, also known as yellow mombin or hog plum and popularly known in the Akan language of Ghana as “atoa” is a species of
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Over 50% of Ghanaians used sobolo to fight covid 19- Nyarkotey and Aggrey-Blewuy.
A recent peer review study published in the journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research found that over 50% of Ghanaians adopted hibiscus Tea also
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What You Need to Know About Covid-19 Delta Variant
It’s been almost two years since the new Covid-19 virus made its global premiere, and it’s still defying all odds to slow down its growth
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For Universal Health Coverage, Integrate Traditional Medicine Into The Main HealthCare Stream- Dr. Mrs. Anastasia Yirenkye
According to the Director Of Traditional and Alternative Medicine Directorate, Dr. Mrs. Anastasia Yirenkye for the nation to achieve universal health coverage, traditional medicine must
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Naturopathic Medicine and Public Health Management in Ghana; A Mixed Questionnaire Study
Raphael Nyarkotey Obu and Lawrencia Aggrey-Bluwey Background: Naturopathic medicine is at its embryonic stage of development in Ghana and West Africa in its entirety. In
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Traditional healers broaden health care in Ghana
For many years, traditional medicine has received limited consideration from medical experts demanding more scientific evidence. However, a growing number of African countries are demonstrating
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Lawrencia Aggrey-Bluwey: PhD Student sets to influence Health Policy and training
In the small town of Kpando Gadza in the Volta region of Ghana, Miss Lawrencia Aggrey-Bluwey was born some 30 years ago to two Civil
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A Case Study of Complementary Alternative Medicines in Primary Healthcare in Ghana
Raphael Nyarkotey Obu and Lawrencia Aggrey–Bluwey Background: The embryonic field of complementary alternative medicine in Ghana is gradually taking shape. Alternative medicine in Ghana is
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Scientists Develop New Method of Diagnosing TB From Skin
A team of scientists, including those from the University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa, have developed a new diagnostic methodology enabling a non-invasive,
