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I had numbness and malaria during my cook-a-thon – Chef Faila discloses

After cooking for ten days nonstop, Chef Failatu Abdul Razak has spoken about one of her difficult moments. The woman, who cooked for 227 hours and some minutes, divulged in a TV3 interview that there was a time she felt sick. Faila disclosed she had numbness and malaria. Talking about …

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Cameroon battles malaria vaccine hesitancy

Cameroon’s Health Minister, Dr Manaouda Malachie, has urged the population to trust the government’s health policy, amid growing scepticism over the malaria vaccines which arrived in the country nine days ago. In a statement on Wednesday, he detailed the benefits of the RTS,S vaccine in the fight against malaria, praising …

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GHS warns against new malaria parasite that kills, poses risk of severe illness

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has cautioned the public against new mosquito specie known to be deadlier and spreads malaria faster. The new strain was confirmed in March this year after samples were gathered from Tuba and Dansoman in the Greater Accra Region, Daily Graphic reports. ‘Anopheles Stephensi,’ which was first detected …

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Ghana first to approve ‘world-changing’ malaria vaccine: All you need to know

Ghana has become the first country in the world to approve a new malaria vaccine – R21. The vaccine has been described by the scientists who developed it as a “world-changer” citing its effectiveness in combating the disease. According to the BBC, the Food and Drugs Authority, FDA, have assessed …

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Ghana to get US$234 million to fight HIV, TB and Malaria from 2024

The Global Fund has allocated 234 million USD for the containment and prevention of HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria between 2024 and 2026. The allocation, which was made based on Ghana’s disease burden and income level, is expected to help build a Resilient and Sustainable Systems for Health (RSSH) in …

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SAD VIDEO: Kumawood actress goes blind after she received Malaria injection

  Veteran Ghanaian actress, Mavis Gyanewaa, known in the movie industry as Aunty May, has revealed her current predicament as a result of medical negligence. Currently battling with a medical condition, Aunty May said she was treated for malaria in a hospital with three shots of injection which has since …

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Mahama reacts to WHO’s approval of malaria vaccine

Former President John Mahama is elated that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has approved the new malaria vaccine for widespread use. In a post on Facebook, Thursday, he stated that millions of African children will be saved from avoidable deaths as a result of this scientific and Public Health breakthrough. …

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COVID-19 threatening general healthcare as Malaria kills 54 children

The Ghana Health Service has expressed concern the COVID-19 pandemic is having a weighty toll on other aspects of healthcare in the country. According to the GHS, health facilities have recorded low Out Patient Attendance as well as a decline in visits for routine pregnancy and child health checkups. The …

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Ghana records 54 malaria deaths in first quarter

Ghana has recorded a total of 54 malaria deaths between January and March 2020, the Ghana Health Service has said. Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, has called on the public to take charge of their health and that of their families by observing the precautionary …

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Ghana-Cuba cooperation to be extended to malaria eradication – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said cooperation between Ghana and Cuba is being extended to the eradication of malaria, and soon, through a joint venture agreement with Labiofam S.A., a bio-larvicide factory will be established in Savelugu, in the Northern Region of Ghana.Nana Akufo-Addo further disclosed that an agreement …

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