Health
-
[Fact Check] Monkeypox cases around the world; what you need to know
Around 20 countries where monkeypox is not endemic have reported outbreaks of the viral disease, with more than 200 confirmed or suspected infections mostly in Europe. The outbreaks are raising alarm…
-
Italy’s monkeypox cases rise to 12, one more suspected – health ministry
Italy’s health ministry said on Friday total monkeypox cases in the country had risen to 12, while one was still under scrutiny. Several other cases of monkeypox have recently been reported in countr…
-
Africa CDC warns on vaccine hoarding amid monkeypox outbreak
The acting director of Africa’s top public health agency said on Thursday that he hoped vaccine hoarding, as seen by wealthier nations during the COVID-19 pandemic, would not be repeated with the cur…
-
Ghana startup strives for greater African representation in cancer research
In the open-air kitchen of a small research clinic in Ghana’s capital, Accra, pathologist Kafui Akakpo carefully carved a piece of cancerous breast tissue into a sample smaller than a matchbox. Hundr…
-
No monkeypox detected in Western Region – Ghana Health Service
The Western Region Health Directorate of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has debunked claims of monkeypox detection in the Region. According to the Service, reports of such a condition purported to ha…
-
Moderna testing potential monkeypox vaccines
Moderna Inc is testing potential vaccines against monkeypox in pre-clinical trials as the disease spreads in the United States and Europe. The World Health Organization said on Tuesday there have bee…
-
WHO says monkeypox outbreak ‘containable’, confirms 131 cases outside Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday there have been 131 confirmed monkeypox cases and 106 further suspected cases since the first was reported on May 7 outside the countries where it …
-
Lassa Fever: GHS directs health facilities to test suspected cases
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has directed health facilities nationwide to send suspected cases of Lassa Fever to the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research for investigation. The directive…
-
Massachusetts identifies first 2022 U.S. case of monkeypox infection
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health on Wednesday said it had confirmed a single case of monkeypox virus infection in a man who had recently traveled to Canada. The U.S. Centers for Disease …
-
Mozambique detects first case of polio in 30 years
Mozambique on Wednesday declared a polio outbreak after the virus was detected in a child living in the northeastern Tete region, the first case of the poliovirus in the country in almost three decad…