A thirteen-member Committee for the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese (AAK) branch of the Ghana Federation of Traditional Medicine Practitioners Association (GHAFTRAM), has been inaugurated. The Committee, under the chairmanship of Mr. Abubakari Acquah, was sworn into office during the fourth-anniversary celebration of the Association. The celebration was on the theme: “The role of traditional medicine in Ghana towards […]
A medical practitioner, Nseabasi Ekanem, blamed poor parenting for the increasing wave of drug abuse in the country. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said recent statistics have revealed that 40 per cent of Nigerian youth between 18 and 35 years are deeply involved in the abuse of drugs. Atinuke Aduloju, the chief superintendent […]
South Africa, which has struggled to obtain Covid vaccines too rare, too expensive before launching its immunization campaign with much delay, is now facing a disturbing rejection of the vaccine by part of its population. In front of this vaccination center in Johannesburg, the queue was getting longer and longer until a few weeks ago. […]
Guinea on Thursday questioned the diagnosis made by Côte d’Ivoire on a young Guinean woman who recently tested positive for Ebola in Abidjan, with Ivorian authorities saying they had no “doubts”. The Guinean Minister of Health, Remy Lamah on Thursday demanded that Côte d’Ivoire carry out a new analysis. He also stressed in the letter […]
Since mid-August, Niger is facing a cholera epidemic due to floods caused by heavy rains recorded in the country. More than 800 cases have been recorded across the West African country including in the capital Niamey. According to the Nigerien Minister of Health, Dr. Idi Illiassou Mainassanara, this situation has prompted the health system to […]
