Also known as: WHO
International health organization that issues public health warnings and guidance, including on disease outbreaks and self-care practices in Africa.
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… The World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months, followed by appropriate complementary foods while breastfeeding continues for up to two years or beyond. …
Were you breastfed as an infant?Joy Online
… Dr Nimako said the policy was being aligned with international frameworks, including the World Health Organization (WHO) guidance on AI in health, the OECD AI Principles, the European Union AI Act, UNESCO’s Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, the African Unio …
Health Ministry develops AI policy to guide safe use of artificial intelligence in Ghana’s healthcare systemJoy Online
… Teams from the health ministry and the World Health Organization (WHO) have boarded the boat and set up a mobile lab to conduct tests. …
DR Congo begins Ebola and cholera screening for 255 passengers after Congo River boat incidentJoy Online
… Maternal mortality remains a critical public health crisis, with Ghana recording an estimated 300 deaths per 100,000 live births, significantly higher than the World Health Organization target of 70 per 100,000. …
SOGOG holds 2026 Annual General and Scientific Meeting, unveils ‘Kumasi Declaration’ to end maternal mortality by 2030Joy Online
… The latest figures about the outbreak indicate that only West Africa’s 2014 to 2016 outbreak was bigger, with 28,616 cases and 11,310 deaths recorded across Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, according to the World Health Organization. …
Congo’s Ebola outbreak is second-largest on record, latest data showsJoy Online
… The World Health Organization has recently emphasised that up to 45% of dementia risk could be prevented or delayed through addressing modifiable risk factors, including mental health management. …
Protecting our brain and health – A public lecture on World Brain Month 2026Joy Online
… The World Health Organization said last year the natural-origin theory – the virus spilling over from animals to people – was the “best supported” idea from available evidence, but that until more information emerges, the matter is “inconclusive”. …
Anthony Fauci refuses to answer questions during tense US Senate hearing about Covid originsJoy Online
… The World Health Organization in 2025 said the natural-origins theory – the virus spilling over from animals to people – was the “best supported” idea from the available evidence but said until more information emerges, origin determination is “inconclusive”. …
Anthony Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment during US Senate hearing on Covid-19 pandemic originsJoy Online
… Also speaking at the meeting, the World Health Organization Country Office Technical Lead for HIV, Tuberculosis and Hepatitis, Dr Kafui Senya, called for sustained efforts to reduce new HIV infections, eliminate stigma and discrimination, and ensure equitable access to prevention …
Ghana to deploy condom vending machines nationwide by end of 2026 to boost HIV preventionJoy Online
… The programme highlighted concerns about the country’s mental health situation, with M4M Ghana citing World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than 2.3 million Ghanaians live with various mental health conditions, while a significant number lack access to appropriate t …
Experts challenge culture of silence among men on mental healthAs Ghana marks World Breastfeeding Week (1–7 August), researchers are investigating how nutrition in a baby's first months may influence health throughout life. Breast milk provides essential energy, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, antibodies, and other biologically active substances that support infant development and protect against infections.
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As Ghana marks World Breastfeeding Week (1–7 August), researchers are investigating how nutrition in a baby's first months may influence health throughout life. Breast milk provides essential energy, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, antibodies, and other biologically active substances that support infant development and protect against infections.
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The Ministry of Health is developing a comprehensive National AI Health Policy and Guidelines to provide a legal, ethical and operational framework for safe and equitable adoption of AI across Ghana's healthcare system. The policy aims to strengthen governance, data protection, digital infrastructure, workforce readiness and regulatory oversight to ensure AI supports improved healthcare delivery while safeguarding patient rights.
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Congolese authorities are screening all 255 passengers aboard the Yingfeng 2, a Chinese-operated boat intercepted on the Congo River near Kinshasa, after a passenger with fever and diarrhoea died in hospital; health teams have found no positive cases so far as a precautionary measure, with the vessel quarantined offshore.
6 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Ghana has reaffirmed its commitment to ending preventable maternal deaths by 2030, designating Kumasi as a key intervention area. Ghana records an estimated 300 deaths per 100,000 live births, and the Ashanti region saw a 51% surge in maternal deaths with 232 fatalities in the first half of 2025.
3 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak has risen to 3,532 cases and 1,556 deaths, making it the world's second-largest on record, outpaced only by the 2014–2016 West African outbreak. The Bundibugyo strain has spread faster than any previous Ebola epidemic, killing five times as many people in the same timeframe, while insecurity and resource constraints hamper containment efforts.
3 August 2026 · Joy Online →
A public lecture marking World Brain Day 2026 (July 31st) discusses the World Federation of Neurology's theme "Brain Health: Access for All," noting that over 3.4 billion people live with neurological conditions. The speaker addresses three preventable threats to brain health: poor sleep hygiene, depression, and excessive consumption of carbohydrate-rich foods.
1 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Former US health official Anthony Fauci refused to answer questions at a Senate hearing on Covid-19 origins, invoking the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times and citing concerns that Republicans might use his testimony to prosecute him for perjury. Fauci has previously denied Republican accusations that he concealed pandemic information and lied about its dangers, calling the allegations "simply preposterous."
30 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Former US health official Anthony Fauci refused to answer questions at a US Senate hearing about Covid-19's origins, invoking the Fifth Amendment to protect against potential perjury prosecution. Fauci cited advice from his attorneys and expressed concern that Republican Senator Rand Paul intended to use his testimony against him.
29 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana AIDS Commission will begin installing condom vending machines across the country by the last quarter of 2026 at strategic public locations including lorry stations, mosques, stadia and shopping malls as part of its effort to improve access to condoms and strengthen HIV/AIDS prevention.
27 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Acting Head of Research at the Ghana Mental Health Authority says cultural expressions like "men do not cry" prevent men from discussing stress, depression and other mental health challenges, and he has called on men to seek professional help when experiencing emotional distress.
24 July 2026 · Joy Online →
WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned at an African Union health summit in Accra that Africa risks losing decades of progress against diseases like HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria unless governments increase domestic health financing. He noted that while Africa has recorded significant gains—including a 40% reduction in new HIV infections since 2010—declining external support threatens those achievements across multiple health areas.
22 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Deputy Minister of Health Professor Grace Ayensu-Danquah called on African countries to increase domestic health financing as external donor support becomes less certain, noting that official development assistance and long-standing funding models are changing and programmes many health systems have relied on can no longer be taken for granted.
22 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed at least 930 people with at least 2,344 confirmed cases as of Saturday, spreading faster than any previous outbreak in the country; the WHO noted the outbreak reached 2,000 confirmed cases in two months, compared to over 10 months for the 2018–2020 outbreak, and is now the third-largest on record.
21 July 2026 · Joy Online →
World Self-Care Month, observed annually from 24 June to 24 July, highlights how self-care—defined by the WHO as the ability of individuals, families and communities to promote health, prevent disease, and manage illness—complements professional healthcare by empowering people to make informed everyday decisions about their health and wellbeing.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Uganda's last confirmed Ebola patient has been discharged, leaving the country with no active cases of the Bundibugyo species. The country must now go 42 days without new infections before it can be officially declared Ebola-free.
16 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Environmental Protection Authority has warned that one in every two children could be vulnerable to brain damage and reduced intelligence from lead exposure, following a study that detected lead in commonly used children's toys. The EPA called for regulators, manufacturers, importers and consumers to work together to ensure products meet safety standards.
16 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Trump administration is blocking American citizens in the Democratic Republic of Congo from traveling to the U.S. on commercial flights, placing them on a "do-not-board" list until they have spent at least 21 days in a third country, citing a widening Ebola outbreak that has confirmed 1,926 cases and 702 deaths.
15 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Air quality experts from more than 40 countries gathered in Pretoria for the Africa Clean Air Forum 2026, held under the theme "Investment Case for Clean Air and Healthy Cities," as African countries face a mounting air pollution crisis. According to the Clean Air Fund's State of Global Air Quality Funding 2025 Report, the African region received less than 1% of global air quality funding despite experiencing high levels of pollutant exposure that caused 1.2 million premature deaths across the continent in 2023.
14 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Musician Okyeame Kwame has claimed he is the Ghanaian artiste most available to support national development initiatives, citing his advocacy on made-in-Ghana products, hepatitis, mental health, and climate change. He plans to release a song on climate change later in the year.
14 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The University of Oxford has begun the first human trial of a vaccine against Bundibugyo ebolavirus, testing the ChAdOx1 BDBV vaccine in 50 healthy adults aged 18 to 55 in response to an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. The Serum Institute of India has manufactured and stockpiled about 620,000 doses of the vaccine candidate and supplied 4,000 investigational doses for the early-stage study.
13 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Public health advocacy group VAST-Ghana has urged the government to overhaul the national alcohol policy framework following international scientific evidence showing severe health risks from even low levels of alcohol consumption, with recent research establishing that health risks escalate progressively with consumption and rise sharply after just one drink per day.
13 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel Accra launched its 2026 Green Stay Initiative to promote healthy nutrition, sustainable food systems and workplace wellness, with backing from the Ministries of Health and Food and Agriculture. The initiative brings together government officials, policymakers, health professionals and private sector leaders to explore strategies for healthier workplaces and sustainable food environments.
10 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ministry of Health has backed the Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel Accra's Green Stay Initiative, urging organisations to make healthy food standard in workplaces to reduce non-communicable diseases and boost workforce productivity. The Health Ministry is implementing several interventions including Ghana Food-Based Dietary Guidelines and nutrition labelling policies to improve nutrition and reduce the burden of chronic diseases.
10 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Patients have been enrolled in the PARTNERS trial in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, testing two treatments—the antibody MBP134 and the antiviral remdesivir, given alone and in combination—to determine whether either can improve survival odds from Bundibugyo virus disease. The trial, a joint effort between institutions in Kinshasa, Antwerp, and Oxford with WHO sponsorship and DRC Ministry of Public Health involvement, was built before the outbreak occurred, allowing it to be deployed quickly rather than invented during the emergency.
8 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Research involving 150,000 adults in the UK, US and Scandinavia found that small increases in physical activity, including just five minutes of exercise per day, can bring long-term health benefits and reduce the risk of premature mortality. The study also found that reducing daily sitting time by 30 minutes was linked to a 7% reduction in early death.
6 July 2026 · The Chronicle →
The WHO Director-General said the hantavirus outbreak is nearing its end, with all contacts of identified cases having completed their follow-up periods and no additional cases reported; the total remains 13 cases, including three fatalities.
2 July 2026 · Joy Online →
A 42-year-old from Carmarthen contracted neurocysticercosis after a 2007 trip to India, eventually developing 38 pork tapeworm larvae in her brain that caused severe headaches, seizures, and psychosis. She is one of only a handful of people in the UK diagnosed with the condition annually.
1 July 2026 · Joy Online →
A three-year-old boy named Klieber Morán was pulled alive from rubble six days after devastating earthquakes in Venezuela with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5. The death toll has risen to 1,943 with more than 10,000 injured, tens of thousands unaccounted for, and satellite data indicating approximately 58,870 buildings damaged or destroyed.
1 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate has begun a mass drug administration campaign to eliminate river blindness and bilharziasis across nine endemic districts in the region. The campaign, scheduled for June 20 to July 3rd, 2026, aims to interrupt transmission of these neglected tropical diseases in communities near rivers and water bodies.
22 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Health Service will conduct a Mass Drug Administration campaign from June 20 to July 3, 2026, providing free preventive treatment for onchocerciasis, lymphatic filariasis, and schistosomiasis to nearly eight million people across the country. The campaign targets 86 onchocerciasis-endemic districts in 15 regions, about 266,000 people in two elephantiasis-endemic districts, and 13 districts across eight regions for schistosomiasis, as part of Ghana's strategy to eliminate these diseases by 2030.
19 June 2026 · Joy Online →