Tag: WHO
EU chiefs welcome G20 commitment to addressing global challenges
Top European Union (EU) officials on Sunday welcomed the Group of Twenty (G20) leaders' united commitment to addressing major global pandemic and economic challenges.
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More than 19 million people have diabetes in Africa
According to a World Health Organization (WHO) report on diabetes, four Hundred and Sixty three (463) million people have diabetes in the world and...
Ghana SPCA vaccinate over 100 dogs and cats against rabies
The Ghana Society for the Protection and Care of Animals (GSPCA) in collaboration with the Ga East, Veterinary Clinic has vaccinated 113 dogs and...
WHO says COVID-19 has disrupted provision of essential healthcare services in Africa
Provision of critical healthcare services in Africa including child immunization and hospital deliveries has experienced significant disruptions linked to COVID-19 pandemic, a senior World...
WHO says COVID-19 spurs health innovations in Africa
African youth have come up with innovations that address a host of health-related challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, a senior World Health Organization (WHO)...
Covid-19: Innovations are key to containing spread in Africa
Dr Matshidiso Moeti, Director of World Health Organization (WHO) Africa, says technological health care innovations in COVID-19 has played a key role in...
WHO boss warns against ‘pandemic fatigue’ as Covid-19 numbers rise
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against "pandemic fatigue" as the number of coronavirus cases around the world spikes and...
Joseph Wemakor: How I intervened to address critical social issues which affected my country
Difficult situations are always bound to arise each step of our way which can deter our progress in life.
But how we deal with such...
WHO roots for rapid diagnostic tests to boost COVID-19 war in Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday urged African countries to scale up adoption of rapid diagnostic tests in order to boost the...
Plan Ghana introduces washable, reusable sanitary pads
“My headache of always working on people's farms to raise money to buy pad, will be a thing of the past now.
I can...
Global daily COVID-19 infections hit record high with nearly 400,000 new cases reported: WHO
A total of 392,471 new COVID-19 infections were reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday, a record high since the onset of...
Black Girls Matter: Speak Up for Our Girls Now – UNFPA
The world has witnessed some remarkable progress in how adolescent girls navigate their lives today. There is a large increase in their access to...
Pink October is here, let’s touch the breast
In October every year, Ghana joins the rest of the world to observe the Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign to increase awareness...
COVID-19 has worsened self-isolation of older persons
Professor Charles Mate-Kole, the Director, Centre for Ageing Studies, University of Ghana, says the outbreak of COVID-19 in Ghana has worsened the social isolation...
WHO hails Africa’s declining COVID-19 cases, urges caution to prevent 2nd wave
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday hailed declining COVID-19 positive cases in Africa but stressed the need to strengthen containment measures amid...
Global COVID-19 cases surpass 30 million: WHO
The number of COVID-19 cases worldwide has surpassed 30 million, reaching 30,055,710 as of Friday, according to the latest figures from the World...
Ghana commemorates World Patients Safety Day
Statistics from the World Health Organisation (WHO), has shown that millions of patients globally, suffer injuries and death due to unsafe care they receive...
New record hit in COVID-19 infections in single day – WHO
The number of COVID-19 cases reported in one day hit a new record, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Sunday.
There were...
WHO says new record hit in COVID-19 infections in single day
The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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WHO urges joint approach to boost management of non-communicable diseases in Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday called for an integrated approach to boost the management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension and...
Brazil to launch COVID-19 vaccination drive in January
Brazil will launch a mass vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in January, the government said on Tuesday.
"We are signing...
EU needs to implement recovery plan to “get through storm”: Commission high-ups
The post-pandemic top priority for the European Union (EU) is implementing the recovery package agreed by EU leaders and ensuring that the aid...
WHO supports stronger regulation of infant foods to protect Cambodian children’s health
The World Health Organization (WHO), along with two international organizations on Monday commended Cambodia for taking actions in regulating Breast Milk Substitutes (BMS) and...
Love Your Melon injects US$30,000 into early childhood cancer treatment
‘Love Your Melon’ (LYM), a charitable organization with a mission to improve the lives of children with cancer, had in the last nine months...
WHO donates medical supplies to boost anti-COVID-19 war in South Sudan
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday donated medical supplies worth more than 85 million South Sudanese Pounds (5.2 million U.S. dollars) to...
WHO selects Uganda’s top lab for regional COVID-19 genomic sequencing
Ugandan health minister Ruth Aceng said Friday that the World Health Organization (WHO) has selected the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) as the center...
South Sudan, WHO join forces to fight viral hepatitis
South Sudan and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday launched a four-year national strategic plan to combat viral hepatitis disease.
Elizabeth...
Lebanon and WHO launch academy to boost health systems
Lebanese caretaker Health Minister Hamad Hassan signed on Wednesday a cooperation agreement with the country's Saint Joseph University and the World Health Organization...
U.S. progressive senator Markey wins Democratic primary in Massachusetts Senate race
U.S. Progressive Democratic Senator Ed Markey, who advocates combating climate change and passing the Green New Deal, defeated House Representative Joe Kennedy III...
Libyan PM stresses commitment to newly announced cease-fire
The UN-backed Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Serraj on Tuesday stressed commitment to the recently announced cease-fire in the country.
Serraj made his...