Health

By Ebi Kesiena The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has urged mothers to send their babies for weighing regularly from birth till they attain five years old as a prerequisite against childhood diseases. In an advisory notice...

By John Ikani Benin, Liberia, and Sierra Leone have in a landmark move against malaria, integrated the RTS,S vaccine into their regular vaccination regimens. Children aged five months and older in these nations will be administered...

By John Ikani Talks between the government and striking doctors have broken down, extending the distress of Kenyans reliant on public hospitals for medical care. The strike, led by the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists...

By Ebi Kesiena The Republic of Congo has officially announced an outbreak of mpox, with 19 confirmed cases spanning five regions, including the capital, Brazzaville. Health Minister Gilbert Mokoki stated on Wednesday that there have been...

By Lucy Adautin Drug regulatory authorities in East African countries - Tanzania and Rwanda have initiated a recall of a specific batch of Johnson & Johnson children's cough syrup as a precautionary step. This action follows...

By Ere-Ebi Agedah Imisi Healthcare crisis in Kenya deepened on Tuesday as the Kenyatta University Referral Hospital, located in the capital city of Nairobi, announced the dismissal of 100 doctors actively participating in a nationwide strike...