Malaria vaccine big advance against major child killer
A cheap malaria vaccine that can be produced on a massive scale has been recommended for use by the World Health Organization (WHO). The vaccine has been developed by the University of Oxford and is only the second malaria vaccine to be developed. Malaria kills mostly babies and infants, and has been one of the […]
COVID no longer a global health emergency, WHO says
The World Health Organization, WHO says Covid-19 no longer represents a global health emergency. The announcement represents a major step towards ending the pandemic. This comes three years after it first declared its highest level of alert over the virus. Officials said the virus’ death rate had dropped from a peak of more than 100,000 people […]
40% of World’s Urban dwellers lack access to potable drinking water- WHO
Statistics from the World Health Organization indicate that more than 55 percent of the world’s population lives in urban areas and this is set to rise to 68 percent by 2050. Almost 40 percent of urban dwellers have no access to safely managed sanitation services and many lack access to adequate drinking water. Urbanisation continues […]
Transforming women’s health leadership for improved health outcomes
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH Women’s health leaders play a vital role in building the resilience of communities and health systems. In Ghana, women are providing critical leadership at all levels of the health sector to deliver a health system that responds to the needs of the population. To strengthen the capacity of women leaders in the […]
Africa projected to experience 5.3 million health worker shortage by 2030- WHO
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The World Health Organization (WHO), has projected that Africa is likely to experience a 5.3 million health worker shortage by 2030. It explained that the African region has the lowest density of health workers per 10,000 population. To help address the looming shortages of the health workforce and the associated challenges of […]
