Ghana

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo, new chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), speaks to journalists after a consultative meeting in Accra, Ghana September 15, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko//File Photo

Ghana First To Receive Vaccines From Serum Institute Through Covax Scheme

Ghana's vaccination campaign will begin March 2 and will...

An aedes aegypti mosquitoes is seen in The Gorgas Memorial institute for Health Studies laboratory as they conduct a research on preventing the spread of the Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases in Panama City

New WHO Report Notes India’s Progress in Its Fight Against Malaria

Jyoti Singh 09/12/2019

The number of reported cases in India reduced 51%...

US Army Marines conduct anti-poaching training with the Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux at the Pongara National Forest in Pongara, Gabon, Sept. 17. Credit: Official US Marine Corps photos by Staff Sgt. Ryan Nikzad

The Militarisation of Conservation in Africa May Be Doing More Harm Than Good

Rosaleen Duffy, Hannah Dickinson and Laure Joanny 13/07/2017

Foreign forces and private contractors are training and aiding...

FILE PHOTO: The GlaxoSmithKline building is pictured in Hounslow, west London

Ghana, Kenya and Malawi to Pilot Malaria Vaccine From 2018

Kate Kelland 25/04/2017

The injectable vaccine was developed by British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline...

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IMF Prescriptions Have Crippled West African Health Systems

Thomas Stubbs and Alexander E. Kentikelenis 26/02/2017

West African health systems were weak before the IMF...

Inside Ghana’s Biggest Bushmeat Market

Yepoka Yeebo 02/10/2016

Bushmeat, from wild animals captured for food, is a...