FG taking drastic measures to end drug crisis — Dr Tunji Alausa
•Commissions new FMC Ebute Metta Clinical BuildingBy Chioma Obinna As the prices of drugs soar in Nigeria, the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Tunji Alausa on Thursday in Lagos said the federal government is working on drastic measures to end the long sufferings of Nigerians in the hands of multinational pharmaceutical […]
Innovative paper ready to help the world’s water problem
The Drinkable Book has every page impregnated with microbes-killing metal nanoparticles.
“The Drinkable Book”: Innovative paper ready to help the world’s water problem
The Drinkable Book has every page impregnated with microbes-killing metal nanoparticles.
FEATURES : Man-made viruses are here to kill us
Pulse Online Editor, Sena Quashie, takes a look at why the prospects of new man-made viruses should scare us all.
GE Healthcare: These machines helped unveil secrets of the human body
GE Healthcare makes everything from advanced imaging machines to super-resolution microscopes and software that can be used to process, analyse and probe for insights terabytes of data produced by the machines.
Digital diagnosis: Intelligent machines do a better job than humans
As Australian, British and American universities continue to graduate increasing numbers of medical students, the obvious question is where will these new doctors work in the future?
GE REPORTS: Making newborn and maternal health a priority
GE committed $6 billion to continuously develop innovations that help clinicians and healthcare providers deliver high quality healthcare at lower cost to more people around the world and the Vscan is one such-device delivering on this commitment.
TECHNOVATION: Ghana to test toilet that turns waste into water and electricity
The first real-world field tests of the Nano Membrane Toilet are scheduled in Ghana later this year.
Cooperation: African nations to phase out lead in paint by 2020
African countries have agreed to cooperate in setting limits for use of lead in paints with a view to phasing it out by 2020.
Necessary: Wala Traditional Council to ‘entice’ doctors to the area
Naa Pelpuo, who is also the President of the Wala Traditional Council, appealed to the government to expedite work to complete the Regional Hospital project to help expand health services.
Mystery: 8 fascinating things we learned about the mind in 2015
Studies published this year shed light on the mysteries of the brain and human behavior, and began paving the way for new treatments to mental and neurological health problems, ranging from addiction to autism to Alzheimer’s disease.
FEATURES: Ghana’s patriarchal power and sex taboos burden teen mums
Ghana’s young women may have a rosy vision of school holiday romance but the reality is no Sweet Valley High.
Adventure: Reuben bikes for smiles
He has been riding several hours a day to raise awareness and money for Ghana’s cleft foundation
In Developing Countries: MedicSMS helps diagnose medical emergencies via SMS
Many of those apps have focused on HIV/AIDS and used bulk messaging.
Breakthrough? New fruit flavored drugs to reduce TB deaths in children
TB alliance group and Unit Aid organizations announced the new fruit flavored drugs for children who are suffering from Tuberculosis (TB).
INNOVATION: This gynecology app by Ugandan students is set to change women’s health
It can be difficult for women in rural Uganda to get the medical care they need, but a group of five female college students who call themselves the Code Gurus are hoping to change that.
