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 Results from improved air quality monitoring in Accra have revealed that Nima, Makola, Agbogbloshie, Chorkor and Madina Zongo Junction are...

 Results from improved air quality monitoring in Accra have revealed that Nima, Makola, Agbogbloshie, Chorkor and Madina Zongo Junction are the five most polluted hotspots in Accra.  These areas have recorded the most consistently poor-quality air standards over the period, with their sources mainly being soot from open waste burning and emissions from vehicles.…

At least 2, 262 women died of breast cancer in the year 2020, the Acting Programme Manager, Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Control Programme,...

Dr Joseph Opare, Acting Programme Manager of Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD), Ghana Health Service, says sustaining Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) activities in rural communities will help prevent NTDs across the country. He said improved WASH systems had a key role to play in the control and elimination of NTDs.…

Rare sighting of new Indochinese tiger in Myanmar released for Global Tiger Day by Fauna & Flora nature conservation charity

Green spaces made up of tree cover, grass, and parks in Ghana’s capital, Accra, have reduced drastically in the last two decades. The...

Green spaces made up of tree cover, grass, and parks in Ghana’s capital, Accra, have reduced drastically in the last two decades. The situation poses serious health implications for the residents according to a new study titled: “Socio-demographic and neighbourhood factors influencing urban green space use and development at home”.…

By Saio Marrah The Deputy Minister of Health and Sanitation, Princess Dugba, says Koinadugu District has the highest malaria prevalence of 35.1% among children between the age of 6 months to 59 months. Ms Dugba was quoting the 2021 Sierra Leone Malaria Indicator Survey (SMIS) report, which placed Western Area Urban District as the lowest with 7.5%. She said this at her keynote

Diabetes mellitus took the lives of 416,000 people on the African continent last year and becoming one of the leading causes of death in Africa by 2030. Mr Francis Kasolo, the World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Ghana, who disclosed this in a statement read on his behalf at Ghana's…

In the morning between the hours of six to seven, one could only spot a busy road as pupils and students walked hurriedly to school to avoid being late. Around this same time, confectionaries shops along the road to schools are opened busily cashing in as pupils stopped by to…