More than 450 people died of swine flu in India in 2009 Twelve people have died of swine flu in India since the beginning of March, the country’s health ministry says. Half of the deaths have been reported from the western state of Maharashtra. Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have also reported deaths. Six people have died of the virus in the city of Pune and adjoining areas in Maharashtra. Nearly... 

If you have been recently diagnosed with diabetes, you probably have a lot of questions. You might be worried about what diabetes is and how it will affect your life. You may already know a friend or relative with diabetes, or you may not know anything about diabetes at all. The best way to feel better about having diabetes is to learn about what it is and what you can do to take care of yourself.... 

From Operation Smile Fuseina is an 11-year-old girl who beat all odds to receive free surgery during Operation Smile’s inaugural surgical mission to Ghana in 2011. Fuseina, who beat all odds to receive free surgery Her story is one of courage and perseverance after travelling for 10 hours alone from the north of Ghana to receive free surgery in Accra. Through her bravery, she changed her life... 

I was not surprised the Mills administration and leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) called a rally on Saturday, March 17, 2012 at Mantse Agbonaa in Bukom, a coastal suburb of Accra.  I was however shocked that people went there at all.  I was shocked, because contrary to popular opinion, I, Ti-Kelenkelen, was somehow expecting every Ghanaian, irrespective of party affiliation, to... 

Mary Adabre, a 16-year-old girl from Pwalugu in the Upper East Region, got pregnant when she was in Junior High School Form One, by a boy in her class. Mary who had aspired to be a nurse in future now depends on her single mother with her one year, three months old baby, whose equally young father left the village and had not returned. The boy could neither marry her nor take care of the baby. Mary’s... 

THE Mills administration on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 officially announced its decision to ban Multimedia Group Limited (MGL) journalists from covering all state events. Deputy Information Minister, James Agyenim Boateng, who announced the boycott, told other media organisations that all state Ministries, Departments & Agencies (MDAs) have also been instructed not to grant interviews to Multimedia... 

Korle-Bu CEO, Professor Nii Otu Nartey The Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), Ghana’s foremost referral hospital, is now a far cry from what is expected of such a facility, nearly 90 years after its establishment. With an average attendance of about 1,500 patients at its Outpatient’s Department (OPD) and 150 admissions daily, the hospital has to struggle to adequately care for its patients. To... 

Kofi Adams A deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress has described as petty the party’s decision to suspend him over contents of a mysterious tape. Kofi Adams stands accused of plotting the defeat of the Mills administration in the 2012 elections and the evidence by the accusers is a recorded telephone conversation purported to be between Adams and the New Patriotic Party’s... 

The residents of Akologo Darbo in the Kassena Nankana district of the Upper East Region have boycotted the ongoing voter biometric registration exercise. The farming community has also threatened not to take part in the upcoming presidential and parliamentary election in December. The locals are unhappy with the change of name of one of the polling stations from Akologo because they believe their right... 

Lecturers in public universities have decided to return to the lecture halls, following the government’s favourable response to their concerns. The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) took the decision at an emergency meeting of its National Executive Committee (NEC) in Accra Thursday. According to the President of UTAG, Dr Anthony Simons, the decision to resume work was informed by the...