The World in 2030: What are We Doing?

By Dr. Kwabena Amponsah-Manager It is estimated that by 2030, 40% of the world GDP and 85% of the world population will be in regions where water resources exceed supply. Scary? Alarming?  I think so. But there are actions we can take now to save the planet for ourselves, our children and their children, or… Continue reading The World in 2030: What are We Doing?

Hope for Malaria Vaccine by 2015

British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline is seeking regulatory approval for the world’s first malaria vaccine after trial data showed that it had cut the number of cases in African children. Experts say that they are optimistic about the possibility of the world’s first vaccine after the trial results. Malaria, a mosquito-borne parasitic disease, kills hundreds of… Continue reading Hope for Malaria Vaccine by 2015

Maternal Deaths in Ghana: Perfect’s Story, Not a Perfect Ending

Perfect Daba, a promising 23-year-old woman from Torgome in the Volta Region, bled to death in three solid hours, during which she failed to reach the hospital. She had been delivered of a bouncy baby girl in the middle of the night, but complications had set in, a familiar problem faced by most of the… Continue reading Maternal Deaths in Ghana: Perfect’s Story, Not a Perfect Ending

World Health Gap Narrowing But Challenges Remain, WHO Data

The World Health Organization’s annual statistics show progress is being made around the world in cutting child mortality – but it will miss its target of a two-thirds reduction by 2015. The number of under-fives dying fell from 12 million in 1990 to less than seven million in 2011, the data shows. But that will… Continue reading World Health Gap Narrowing But Challenges Remain, WHO Data

“Enormous opportunity” for ending hunger in Africa

Proposed new partnership will build on successes, political commitment 22 April 2013, Rome – Ministers and senior delegates from five African Nations met today with FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva ahead of a High-Level meeting of African and international leaders in Addis Ababa next June  set to create a renewed partnership for intensifying efforts… Continue reading “Enormous opportunity” for ending hunger in Africa

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Democratic Republic of Congo Gets Boost for HealthCare

NAIROBI, 31 March 2013 (IRIN) – The British government has announced a major new programme aimed at providing essential healthcare to six million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The five-year, US$270.7 million project will focus on rebuilding health facilities, training health workers, and supplying drugs and equipment. Civil war has destroyed much… Continue reading Democratic Republic of Congo Gets Boost for HealthCare

MALAWI: “A Long and Hard Road Ahead”

BLANTYRE, 9 January 2013 (IRIN) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde urged Malawians to stick with tough economic reforms during a recent three-day visit to the country, but measures recommended by the Fund and implemented by President Joyce Banda have been deeply unpopular with many citizens who can no longer afford basic… Continue reading MALAWI: “A Long and Hard Road Ahead”