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I did not think I had the right to speak it aloud" — Women break the silence on FGS

For the first time in her life, a 56-year-old Auntie Afua from Tsetekasum, one of the communities along the Kakum River in the Central Region of Ghana described symptoms she had hidden for nearly a decade: blood in her urine, pelvic… read-more

The missing signal: How a common genetic trait is masking the West Africa nation’s diabetes crisis

For years, the 51-year-old woman’s medical reports offered a clean bill of health. Despite a harrowing family history—two brothers living with Type 2 diabetes and a father who died from its complications—her laboratory results for… read-more

Beyond the Pill: Why Beating Schistosomiasis in Ghana Requires Community Action

For generations, the Kakum River has sustained life in communities across Ghana's Central Region. It… read-more

Ghana weighs nuclear power as demand outpaces supply

Ghana is weighing  two nuclear reactor options—traditional large nuclear reactors and small modular reactors (SMRs)—as it seeks to add about 1,000 megawatts of electricity to the national grid by the early 2030s.

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