Tag: Public Health

Smoking in outdoor spaces such as pub gardens, outdoor restaurants, sports grounds, and outside hospitals could soon be a thing of the past in the UK.  According to leaked documents, ...

Cape Town's harsh winter weather, marked by snow on Table Mountain and fierce winds, hasn't deterred locals from seeking free medical care aboard a Chinese ship docked in the city’s ...

In a significant move to curb the ongoing mpox outbreak, Germany announced that it would donate 100,000 doses of the mpox vaccine to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and ...

The UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM) is appealing for $18.5 million to fund efforts aimed at controlling the outbreak of mpox. According to a statement released by the UN's ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday, August 14 will hold an expert meeting to discuss the possibility of declaring mpox a global emergency.  This consideration comes as the number ...

The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with its partners, is set to introduce a hepatitis B birth dose vaccine in health facilities across the country.  This strategic move aims to ...

In a landmark initiative aimed at transforming the energy landscape of Africa, the African Refiners and Distributors Association (ARDA) and the Global LPG Partnership (GLPGP) have successfully raised $1 billion ...

The National Taskforce of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced plans to disconnect the electricity supply to 91 government hospitals across the country due to an accumulated debt ...

AngloGold Ashanti Ghana has denied allegations of bad environmental practices, stressing that the Company’s environmental policy is focused on avoiding, minimizing and mitigating the impact of its activities on the ...

The Director of Public Health at the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr. Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe says the country’s fight against COVID-19 has been satisfactory, a year after its outbreak. He said ...