A joint delegation from Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has visited the Republic of Guinea ...

The West African country of Guinea-Bissau has banned the production of fishmeal and fish oil as concerns mount over the overfishing of small pelagics.

The seven countries affected by this decision are Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Somalia, and Zimbabwe.

Giving some newborns in Guinea-Bissau an established hepatitis B treatment but not others is "unethical", it says.

The World Health Organization (WHO) underscores that the hepatitis B birth dose vaccine is an effective, and essential public ...

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau — Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau on Thursday announced a new junta leader, cementing a forceful takeover of power that began after a disputed presidential election, in what the main ...

A Rolling Stone investigation uncovered irregularities in the ethics review of a $1.6 million research grant to examine the ...

The World Health Organization on Friday voiced serious concerns over a planned US-funded hepatitis B vaccine trial on newborn babies in junta-run Guinea-Bissau, questioning it on scientific and ...

African scientists have criticised a study of hepatitis B virus birth dose vaccination as being unethical. Gilbert Nakweya reports.

By Jessica Donati Feb 18 (Reuters) - Guinea-Bissau's foreign minister has said his government has stopped a study funded by the Trump administration aiming to evaluate side effects of the life-saving ...

A US-funded study in Guinea-Bissau on the effects of neonatal hepatitis B virus vaccination has been suspended pending further review due to ethical concerns. Talha Burki reports.

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