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17,774 New HIV Infections Were Recorded in 2023
Data from the 2023 national and sub-national HIV and AIDS estimates and projections showed 17, 774 people- 6,457 males and 11, 317 females- became...
Africa: Independent Panel on Pandemics Readiness Comes to Grim Conclusion
Monrovia — "If there were a new pandemic threat today...the world will likely be overwhelmed again".
That was the grim conclusion of the Independent Panel...
Ghana Risks Losing Global Fund Support Over Delayed Medication Clearance
The Global Fund has given Ghana a final ultimatum to clear delayed tuberculosis (TB) and malaria medications, which were donated to the country over...
CCM Writes to Akufo-Addo; Threatens to Hit the Streets on June 25
The Ghana Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) of the Global Fund and its social partners are to hit the streets of Accra with a public...
Africa: Why Women’s Health Matters For Everyone’s Future
"Despite global advancements, Africa continues to have disproportionately high maternal mortality rates. While the global average is 152 deaths per 100,000 live births, some...
Jacob Zuma’s Health Sparks Concern as Campaigns Halt
Special to The Accra Times
Concerns have arisen regarding the health of former South African President Jacob Zuma after he collapsed, prompting the suspension of...
Chat GPT4 Diagnoses Like a Doctor But Has no Ethical Compass, Experts Say
Dr. Isaac Kohane, who's both a computer scientist at Harvard and a physician, teamed up with two colleagues to test drive GPT-4, with one...
Health Practitioners Urged to Stay in Ghana
Amidst the escalating concern over healthcare professionals departing the country in pursuit of better prospects abroad, Professor Afua Adwoa Jectey Hesse, President of the...
How Di Asa Reality Show Challenges Stereotypes About Obesity
Since the debut of Big Brother Africa in South Africa in 2003, reality television shows have become a common feature on television stations across...
Akufo-Addo’s Facile Oratory and His Proposition Towards The New Global Co-operation
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in his speech at the 76th Session Of The United Nations General Assembly made some bold propositions, which isn't...