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DOSSIER DOCUMENTING ELIMINATION OF TRACHOMA AS A PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM

Outbreaks and Emergencies Bulletin, Week 50: 10 - 15 December 2017

The WHO Health Emergencies Programme is currently monitoring 49 events in the region. This week’s edition covers key new and ongoing events, including:   Influenza A H1N1 pdm09 in Ghana  Listeriosis in…

Outbreaks and Emergencies Bulletin, Week 49: 2 - 9 December 2017

The WHO Health Emergencies Programme is currently monitoring 50 events in the region. This week’s edition covers key new and ongoing events, including: Declaration of end of Marburg virus disease outbreak in Uganda…

Meeting report: AVAREF Assembly, 29 November 2017, Accra, Ghana

The Assembly of the African Vaccine Regulatory Forum (AVAREF) was held in Accra, Ghana on 29 November 2017. It brought together heads of National Regulatory Authorities, from ECOWAS, EAC, SADC and ECCAS and chairs of nat…

Protocol for Human Influenza Surveillance in Ghana

Influenza in humans is an acute viral respiratory tract disease often characterized by fever, headache, myalgia, prostration, coryza, sore throat and cough. Influenza is indistinguishable from other respiratory viral diseases without laboratory confirmation. Etiology: Influenza infection is caused by single-stranded RNA viruses belonging to the Orthomyxoviridae family.

Adolescent Health Service Policy and Strategy, 2016-2020

During the adolescent period, young people undergo physical and psychological changes which have implica?ons for their social, economic and health development. The health and development of adolescents and young people a…

Overview of International Health Regulations 2005 (Ghana 2017)

The International Health Regulations (2005) (”IHR (2005)” or Regulations are an international legal instrument designed to help protect all States from the international  spread of diseases.  The IHR …

Smoking Cessation Clinical Guidelines for Ghana

Treating tobacco dependence has been well studied and seen to be cost effective. Tobacco cessation support delivered by healthcare workers trained in tobacco cessation techniques can greatly benefit tobacco users who are…