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Ghana has lowest HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in sub-region
Ghana's HIV/AIDS prevalence rate is 1.7%, the lowest rate so far in West Africa, according to statistics from the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS).
KATH to begin emergency nursing programme
The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in partnership with the Nursing Department of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology will start a Bachelor of Science in Emergency Nursing programme.
15 per cent of pregnant women develop complications
At least about 15% of some pregnant women develop complications as result of direct obstetric complications that could be treated.
Ministry of Health launches guidelines on treatment
The Ministry of Health (MOH) and Ghana National Drug Programme on Wednesday launched the sixth Standard Treatment Guidelines (STGs) and Essential Medicines List (EML) to ensure availability of safe drugs and rational drug use.
Counterfeit Anti-malarial Drug Discovered In Ghana
Quantities of a prescription medication used throughout the world for treating malaria have been identified as lacking any active ingredient and presumably counterfeit.
Fourth Cervical Cancer Conference Ends
The fourth Stop Cervical Cancer in Africa (SCCA) conference has ended in Accra on Tuesday, with the resolve of the participants to mobilise enough resources for the prevention of the disease blamed for maternal mortalities on the continent.
Ghana Records 99.99% Guinea Worm Reduction
At least Ghana has achieved 99.99 per cent reduction of the Guinea Worm disease since the inception of the Guinea worm eradication programme in 1989.
Researchers To Begin 5-Year Study On 'Test-And-Treat' Theory
Researchers from France and South Africa plan to begin a study of about 40,000 South Africans in 30 regions around the country to test a theory for reducing transmission of HIV, Bernard Hirschel, head of the HIV/AIDS unit of Switzerland's Geneva University Hospital, told reporters at AIDS 2010 on Wednesday, Bloomberg reports.
World Bank Report Looks At How Discrimination Of Sex Workers, IDUs Is Fueling HIV/AIDS In S. Asia
A World Bank report released Wednesday at AIDS 2010 has noted the growing prevalence of HIV/AIDS among sex workers as well as other high risk groups in South Asia, the Times of India reports.
Criminalization, Discrimination of High-Risk Groups; Test-And-Treat; UNAIDS Launches HIV Prevention Commission.
The criminalization of men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender people in Asia is holding back efforts to contain HIV/AIDS in the region, according to a report presented Wednesday by the U.N. Development Program (UNDP) and Asia Pacific Coalition on Male Sexual Health at the International AIDS Conference-AIDS 2010, VOA News reports
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