The Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) National Coordinator at the Federal Ministry of Health, Dr Nseobong Akpan, has said that the country is still confronted by the challenges posed by 14 out of the 20 neglected tropical diseases listed by the World Health Organisation. Though Akpan identified 15 of these diseases in Nigeria, Premium Times‘ findings have revealed that […]
Malnutrition is one of world’s major public health and development concerns. In Nigeria, the situation is dire. Currently, UNICEF says 5 in 10 children under five years old suffer from the effects of being malnourished. This has an overarching impact on the lives, future and productivity of Nigerian children. Ogechi Ekeanyanwu, from The Conversation Africa, asked Blessing Akombi-Inyang, a […]
Ghana Health Service and the Youth Employment Agency earlier today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the recruitment of some youth into the Community Health Program to help in health care delivery at the community level. Youth Employment Agency Regulations 2016, L.I. 2231 was passed in 2016, gazetted in February 2016, and entered into […]
The Centre for Plant Medicine Research, Mampong – Akuapem, has been awarded the Research Company of the Year at the recently held Ghana Pharma Awards. It is in recognition of the Company’s contribution towards researching and providing herbal medicine to cure ailments. Receiving the award on behalf on the Centre, the Executive Director, Dr. Kofi […]
The President of the Ghana Association Of Medical Herbalist, Dr. Tony Mensah (MH) in his speech at the 20th Anniversary Celebration of the Ghana Herbal Medical Students’ Association- KNUST emphatically acknowledged and hailed the great contribution of the Traditional Medicine Practitioners in sustaining the Herbal medicine industry. However, He said we are in the era […]
