Ghana secures clearance to pay 13,500 unpaid nurses and midwives
ACCRA, Oct 13 (The African Portal) - Ghana’s Health Minister, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, says the government...
1.2 billion people visually impaired – Prof Esenwah
ABUJA, Oct 10 (The African Portal) - No fewer than 1.2 billion people all over the...
Study finds women have higher genetic risk of depression
CANBERRA, Oct 8 (The African Portal) - Women are genetically at higher risk of clinical depression...
Ghana shuts down unlicensed health facilities in Accra
ACCRA, Oct 7 (The African Portal) - Ghana’s Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA) has launched an...
Nigeria launches Africa’s largest child vaccination campaign
ABUJA, Oct 6 (The African Portal) – Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, on Monday launched what...
Ghana health ministry pledges to resolve salary arrears for doctors, nurses
ACCRA, Oct 3 (The African Portal) - Ghana’s Ministry of Health has pledged to clear salary...
Ghana junior doctors to strike over unpaid salaries, stalled postings
ACCRA, Oct 3 (The African Portal) - Ghana’s Junior Doctors’ Association (JDA-GH) said on Friday its...
181 million children under five live in severe child food poverty – UNICEF report
COTONOU, Oct 3 (The African Portal) – Around 181 million children under the age of five...
Merck Foundation awards 925 scholarships to doctors in 52 countries to mark World Heart Day
ACCRA, Sept 29 (The African Portal) - Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Germany’s Merck KGaA,...
Ghana pathologist links 500 miscarriages to heavy metals from illegal mining
ACCRA, Sept 27 (The African Portal) – Illegal mining in Ghana, widely known as galamsey, is...