Ghana to start importing timber

The West African nation once boasted a rich forest cover

Why abattoirs in Nigeria pose a threat to health and environment

It’s not uncommon for abattoirs to dispose waste directly into streams and rivers. There’s no disposal management or treatment system,…

World’s first malaria vaccine will be tested in Kenya, Ghana and Malawi

At least 120,000 children in each of the three countries will receive the vaccine

Ghana's gold enriches MNCs, not its own people

Africa gets substandard malaria drugs

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

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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