Jehovah’s Witnesses has updated its policy on blood transfusions to allow members to have their own blood removed, stored, and “given back” in medical procedures. While the change will enable members to have transfusions of their own blood – in planned surgeries, for example – they continue to be prohibited from receiving the blood of […]

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has commissioned four fibre boats to serve communities along the Volta Lake, a move aimed at improving healthcare delivery in hard-to-reach areas. The boats, unveiled at a ceremony in Akosombo, will be used by NHIA staff, Ghana Health Service personnel, and allied health workers to reach communities in the […]

India could soon get a lot thinner – at least in theory. On Friday the patent on semaglutide – the molecule behind Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster weight-loss drugs Wegovy and Ozempic – expires in the country. This will allow domestic pharmaceutical companies to release cheaper copies or generics, triggering a rush of competition that […]

In many communities in Ghana, epilepsy is whispered in fear, mystery and misunderstanding, not to mention the stigma attached to it. For Thomas Larbie, it became a test of love. In 2006, just when he thought he had found someone he wanted to marry, he discovered that his fiancé had epilepsy. She suffered one of […]