Nearly eight years powering his home with solar: What Nazir’s experience says about Ghana’s energy future
When the electricity goes off at Nazir Ali’s home in Achiase in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, the house keeps
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Breastfeeding reduces breast cancer risk but does not prevent disease – Dr Wiafe Addai
Breastfeeding can reduce a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer, but it does not make her immune to the disease,
Guinea-Bissau takes lead in ECOWAS push to implement new community health policy
Guinea-Bissau has been selected as the pilot country for implementing the ECOWAS Regional Community Health Policy, as the West African
Patients in Benin, Gambia and Togo to get new centres for complaints about healthcare
Patients in Benin, The Gambia and Togo will have new centres where they can report complaints and concerns about the
Lassa fever research moves from conference presentations to scientific publications
Research presented at a major West African Lassa fever conference is being turned into scientific papers as health experts seek
Guinea-Bissau gets €1.5m boost for disease testing and surveillance
Guinea-Bissau has received laboratory equipment worth more than €1.5 million to strengthen its ability to detect and confirm diseases and
Patients face basic sanitation gaps in West African health facilities
A patient arriving at a hospital may expect clean water, a usable toilet and somewhere for health workers to wash
African forest investment gains momentum ahead of Lagos roundtable
Investment in Africa’s forest resources will come under the spotlight in Lagos as the African Forest Forum (AFF) and the
Nigeria uses local data to target malaria control
Nigeria is increasingly using local data to determine where and how malaria interventions should be delivered, as the country moves
Possible extinction of rare monkey is warning for West Africa, biodiversity expert says
AUGUST 3, 2026 PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The possible extinction of Miss Waldron’s red colobus monkey, once found in
