Hundreds dead and missing in flooding across South East Asia
Hundreds are dead and missing in South East Asia, where some of the heaviest rain in decades has swept the region. Monsoon rain exacerbated by tropical storms has caused some of the worst flooding in years, with millions affected in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. The death toll on Indonesia’s Sumatra island has passed 300 and […]
West African leaders warn of expanding synthetic drug and cocaine trade at High-Level Dialogue in Accra
By: Hannah Dadzie A two-day International High-Level Conference on Drug Markets in West Africa opened in Accra, on November 27, 2025, with experts warning that the region’s fast-expanding drug economy, driven by synthetic substances and cocaine trafficking, is outpacing national and regional response efforts. Co-hosted by the Government of Ghana, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, […]
Every delay costs lives — Prof. Egyir on AMR’s growing impact on vulnerable communities
By: Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei Associate Professor, Beverly Egyir of the Bacteriology Department at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, has warned that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is rapidly undermining global health, with the poorest regions of the world bearing the greatest burden. Speaking at the Annual Research Meeting (ARM2025), Prof. Egyir […]
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research’s Research powerhouse quietly driving global health solutions — Prof. Yeboah-Manu
By: Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei The Director of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), Prof. Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, has revealed the Institute’s deep influence on global health systems, noting that Noguchi’s scientific contributions are now integral to several international disease control programmes. Rather than highlighting numbers alone, Prof. Yeboah-Manu framed the Institute as a […]
