June 19, 2013
News in 'Health' section
Battling cholera outbreak in Accra after 11 deaths
April 5, 2012It has been confirmed that 11 people have died so far from a cholera outbreak in Ghana’s capital, Accra.
The deaths have been recorded in a number cholera cases reported since the outbreak started in the past two weeks.
S. Leone :Pregnant pupils to be ejected from exams hall
April 5, 2012In Sierra Leone, the West African Examination Council (WAEC) has launched an operation to weed out all female students found pregnant in examination hall.
More old people than children, urgent action needed for health
April 4, 2012The World Health Organization (WHO) says for the first time, there will be more people in the world aged over 60 than children aged less than five in the next few years, calling for urgent action to provide adequate health for older people.
Anti Malaria group on troubling signs of drug resistance
April 4, 2012Malaria remains a major public health problem in the West African sub-region and across Africa, despite recent progress in combating the illness.
Liberia, Sierra Leone jointly agree to boost WASH sector
March 23, 2012Liberia and Sierra Leone have agreed to jointly mobilize resources and speed up reforms aimed at improving their water and sanitation (WASH) sector, which is in dire need of improvement.
Cholera epidemic claims 34 lives in Sierra Leone
March 21, 2012A cholera epidemic in Sierra Leone has left 34 people dead so far, with over 2,000 cases reported in three districts around the country, health authorities confirmed in Freetown on Tuesday.
World Bank warns: gains made in HIV fight could be lost if…
March 16, 2012The World Bank has called on African governments and their development aid donors “to do significantly more to prevent new HIV infections.”
In a new report, the World Bank warned that “without a dramatic reduction in infections, existing national treatment programs for people living with HIV/AIDS could become unsustainable over the coming years.”
South Africa apologizes to Nigeria for mass deportations
March 9, 2012A big diplomatic rift has been averted, as South Africa has given an ''unreserved apology’’ to Nigeria on the deportation of 125 Nigerians, who were said to have entered the country with fake yellow fever vaccination cards.
Youth, civil society meet on Population, Development issues
March 4, 2012Youth and civil society are the heart of a series of reviews for of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action.
The first global review will be held by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), as part of the 2nd Dialogue and Retreat of the Alliance of Southern Civil Society in Global Health.
100s of cases in Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria
March 2, 2012Health authorities in Nigeria recently raised alarm about an outbreak of Lassa fever in at least 12 of Nigeria’s 36 states, with 40 deaths and hundreds of cases recorded so far.
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