Year: 2013

The World Health Organization (WHO) today released a comprehensive report on neglected tropical diseases heralding a new phase in the fight against the diseases. The report Sustaining the drive to overcome the global impact of […]

A host of new and reliable low-cost medical devices specially adapted to needs of low- and middle-income countries is on the way, driven by increased demand for cost-effective health care. Ajanthy Arasaratnam and Gary Humphreys […]

The Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products, adopted by the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) in November, was opened for signature by the Parties in a ceremony […]

The Supreme Court has fixed Wednesday, January 16,2013, to hear the application by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) seeking to join a petition contesting the declaration of President John Dramani Mahama as winner of the […]

The Editor in Chief of the Accra Daily Mail Newspaper, Alhaji Haruna Atta has declared his intention to serve the government in any capacity. An Accra based Tabloid on Monday hinted that two of the […]

Four of Toma Mamout’s seven children died young, one from polio. Her loss became Ms. Mamout’s calling – working to encourage mothers in Chad to vaccinate their children. Ms. Mamout is a community outreach volunteer […]

An army worm outbreak threatens to worsen food security in Zimbabwe, where close to 1.6 million people already face food shortages ahead of the March harvest. According to the Plant Protection Research Institute, the crop-eating […]

The World Economic Forum has released its eighth annual Global Risks Report, which lists top global threats identified by a survey of over 1,000 experts. As in last year’s report, 2013’s risks were topped by […]