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- Health Agency Donates H1N1 Vaccines for 14 Million 26 Nov 2009 04:36 GMT
... popularly known as swine flu, the World Health Organisation has disclosed that it will donate ... per cent population of every country in Africa, out of which about 14 million Nigerians will benefit. Disclosing this yesterday in Abuja ...
- The top Ghanaian-Born US Scientist who almost made it to Space 26 Nov 2009 05:30 GMT
... of Thursday, 26 November 2009 The top Ghanaian-Born US Scientist who almost made it to ... of Research and Development for a global medical devices company. Fred is Engineer who holds ... achieving the feat of the first Black African born outside the US to go to ...
- WHO investigates cases of H1N1 drug resistance in U.S., Britain 26 Nov 2009 05:37 GMT
... 11/25). 200M H1N1 Vaccines To Go To Africa, WHO Announces During Meeting Of African Leaders ... Representatives from the WHO and leaders from Nigeria, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Ghana, Tanzania and Niger are participating in the ...
- India - Global farming 26 Nov 2009 00:33 GMT
... half come from Asia, five are from Africa, one is from South America, and two ... a year. · Improved environmental practices in Burkina Faso and Niger led to the rehabilitation of millions of ...
- Explosive issue on Ghana's socio-eco political topics!! 25 Nov 2009 05:30 GMT
... Wednesday, 25 November 2009 Explosive issue on Ghana’s socio-eco political topics!! From: Kwaku Boatin, Public ... in Ghana ?Transitional Provisions ?Family Planning program ?Education/Health ?Waste Management Transparency International on Ghana: Transparency ... very disastrous to see gains fro m Africa’s hard struggle for independent to this time, ...
- HIV Infections Decline Slowly in Sub-Saharan Region 25 Nov 2009 17:18 GMT
... HIV infections has slowly declined in sub-Saharan Africa, but the region remains the area of ... Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization (WHO). HIV prevalence among those between ... home to the most serious epidemic in West Africa, HIV prevalence among females (6.4 percent) ...
- CytRx Announces Plan To Initiate A Phase 2 Clinical Trial With INNO-206 In Patients With Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcomas 25 Nov 2009 23:31 GMT
... trial results with INNO-206," said CytRx Chief Medical Officer Daniel Levitt, MD, Ph.D. "In animal ... types of soft tissue sarcomas are leiomyosarcomas, malignant fibrous histiocytomas and liposarcomas. Most tumors arise ... ages 40 and 50 years. In general, African-Americans have a higher rate of soft tissue ...
- Shoring Up Children's Health Amid Turmoil 25 Nov 2009 01:36 GMT
... in a bid by UNICEF and the Health Ministry to shore up children's health, which ... zero in 2008. And Guinea is among West African countries hit by a resurgence of polio, with ...
- What is wrong with African leaders? 25 Nov 2009 00:44 GMT
... necessarily represent or reflect the views of Modernghana.com." Corruption and embezzlement are a way of life for African leaders. From South Africa to Egypt there ... countries such as Nigeria, Egypt, Cameroon, The Gambia, Sudan, Uganda, Libya, Zimbawe, Tunisia a Kleptocracy ...
- WHO - New HIV Infections Down By 17 Percent 25 Nov 2009 10:40 GMT
... A new data released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Joint United Nations ... eight years. Also, latest data on the Nigerian situation showed that there are 380,000 new ... the number of new infections in sub-Saharan Africa is approximately 15% lower, which is about ...
- New HIV infections reduced by 17% over the past eight years 25 Nov 2009 17:41 GMT
... the number of new infections in sub-Saharan Africa is approximately 15% lower, which is about ... Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization (WHO), highlights that beyond the peak ... national HIV prevalence rate of 26%. In Ghana, the prevention budget was cut in 2007 ...
- Adcock signs empowerment deal of R1,3bn 25 Nov 2009 05:23 GMT
... this year. Adcock was poised to acquire Ghana’s second-biggest pharmaceutical company, Ayrton, as part of ... its strategy to extend its reach into west Africa. Adcock had made an offer of R178,4m, ...
- Science, pseudoscience and professional responsibility 25 Nov 2009 17:35 GMT
... such group’s actions have been felt in Africa. A small group of misguided and, in some cases malicious, individuals have long promoted the view that ... eradication campaign has been harmed, notably in Nigeria, by rumors that the vaccine is contaminated ...
- Red Cross and Red Crescent honours remarkable humanitarians 25 Nov 2009 04:30 GMT
... are: Dr Muctarr Amadu Sheriff Jalloh of Sierra Leone – a specialist in paediatrics, who ... new programmes and policies to improve the health and quality of life of vulnerable people ... time the entire Movement has met in Africa. During the ceremony, the Council also recognized ...
- Report: GIJ Rector's Report at 3rd Congregation 25 Nov 2009 01:11 GMT
... OCCASION OF THE 3RD CONGREGATION OF THE GHANA INSTITUTE OF JOURNALISM ON 21sT NOVEMBER, 2009 ... some dividends. The Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) has pledged to support the Institute ...
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