An open problem
Ghana's failure to fight open defecation is an ominous sign for Africa
How effective is the global polio eradication drive?
An optimistic note, about wiping out polio from the six afflicted countries, was to be sounded at a conference organised by the World Health …
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A continental crisis, and a few green shoots
African countries are fighting an addiction: import of food items, which happens at the cost of domestic farmers. Despite the unprecedented …
New fishing technique improves health safety of African fish processors
Improved design took five years and has been a hit with female workers, particularly in Côte d'Ivoire
Ghana devotes one day out of seven to environment-related cases
UN to cut food supplies to African refugees
The drastic cut will affect 800,000 people in the African continent
Antibiotic resistance: A new dose
How the world is gearing up to fight antibiotic resistance
Gold mine spills cyanide in Ghana
Ghana to increase mining royalty
Progress in measles elimination has got stalled, says WHO
Developing countries mostly hit. More than 145,000 people died of the disease in 2013