Geneva – The Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly concluded on May 27, with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, commending Member States for adopting historic measures to enhance global health security. A key outcome was the approval of the first-ever global agreement aimed at strengthening preparedness and […]

Geneva- The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its inaugural position paper on immunization products designed to safeguard infants from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a leading cause of acute lower respiratory infections in young children globally. RSV is responsible for approximately 100,000 deaths and over 3.6 million hospitalizations annually in […]

The image is stark, unsettling, and has reverberated through the Ghanaian political landscape: Bernard Antwi Bosiako, affectionately known as Chairman Wontumi, the formidable Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, emerging from EOCO custody with a visibly wobbly gait, leaning heavily on a party member for support. It’s a […]

The 37 Military Hospital has announced the temporary closure of its Medical Emergency Unit for a routine fumigation exercise. The closure is scheduled to take place from June 4 to June 14, 2025. According to the hospital’s public relations department, the fumigation is necessary to maintain a clean and safe […]

The World Health Organization (WHO) is set to host the World No Tobacco Day event, themed “Unmasking the Appeal: Exposing Industry Tactics on Tobacco and Nicotine Products.” The event aims to raise awareness about the tobacco and nicotine industries’ marketing strategies, particularly those targeting young people. The event will focus […]