SANATU ZAMBANG STUDIOS (Podcast)

Far from the world’s fears about Ebola and MERS, a quiet revolution is taking place in the diagnosis of a disease much more prosaic but far more threatening: childhood diarrhea. After pneumonia, diarrhea is the deadliest threat to infants worldwide, killing about 700,000 every year. More than 40 pathogens — viruses, bacteria and parasites — cause diarrhea in children in developing countries. According to decades-old guidelines from the World Health Organization, these children should receive oral rehydration; intravenous rehydration if they cannot keep fluids down; and a zinc supplement. The guidelines also say that children should receive antibiotics only when there is blood in their stool. At the time the recommendations were written, the best science indicated that blood was a sign of bacterial infection, and bacterial diarrhea is usually the most dangerous. But bacterial causes are more common than had been realized, recent studies have found, and blood is not always present. ...

Africa has achieved a year without any new cases of wild polio for the first time, but experts warn that violent insurgencies could yet prove their “achilles heel” in finally eradicating the disease. The poliomyelitis virus attacks the nervous system and can cause irreversible paralysis within hours of infection. No cases have been identified in Africa since 11 August last year in the Hobyo district of Mudug province in Somalia, meaning that the continent is two years away from being certified polio-free. But both Somalia and Nigeria, which also saw its last polio case in 2014, are battling Islamist militant groups – al-Shabaab and Boko Haram respectively – raising fears that vaccines will not reach children displaced by conflict. Africa close to wiping out wild polio after six months free of disease “I just hope Boko Haram will not be the achilles heel of our work,” said Oyewale Tomori, professor of virology at the Nigerian Academy of Science, who has dedicated four decades of ...

Rakhi or Raksha Bandhan is an Indian festival that celebrates the bonding between brothers and sisters, even if they are not biologically related. Though it is primarily a Hindu festival, it has long surpassed communal borders and is celebrated by many across the country and abroad regardless of religion. The Indian festival has a lot of history behind it. Hindu mythology depicts several episodes that refer to the ceremony and historical references - ancient , medieval and modern - have strengthened the humane faith that promotes its universality. on August 29, brothers and sisters across the country will tie the knot of protection. Before that, let us find out the stories and myths behind Raksha Bandhan: According to Bhavishya Purana, Vishnu had given a holy cotton thread to Shachi, wife of Indra, to tie it around her husband's wrist before he goes to fight demon king Bali Vishnu Purana suggests that Goddess Lakshmi, wife of Lord Vishnu, tied a thread around demon king Bali...

The greatest popstar of all time, Michael Jackson, was born on August 29 in 1958. Michael 'King of Pop' Jackson has ruled over the world with his iconic voice and signature moves for decades. Even after six years of his death, his songs reverberate and who hasn't tried to do the forward lean and failed? Jackson has been criticised several times for different reasons, however, the legend is still admired by millions and remembered by even more. On his 67th birth anniversary, let's 'moonwalk' around some lesser known facts about Michael Jackson: -His middle name was Joseph. -His favourite books were Rip Van Winkle and The Old Man and the Sea -In The Wiz, an on-screen representation of The Wizard of Oz , MJ played Scarecrow. -Jackson won eight Grammy awards in 1984, the highest by a single person in one year, ever. -His record Thriller remains the world's best-selling record ever with over 50 million copies being sold. -It cost over 5 million dollars to ma...

Water, sanitation and hygiene education, Eastern Ghana My children no longer fall sick from water-related diseases and no longer get diarrhea. Nyama Akparibo Villager from Asamponbisi Village, Bolgatanga district in Eastern Ghana Access to water and sanitation facilities in Ghana is low, particularly in rural areas. Only 50 percent of the rural population in Ghana has access to water. Access to sanitation can be as low as 42 percent in urban areas and 11 percent rural areas. The main traditional sources of water in many parts of rural Ghana are small ponds and unprotected wells, both of which are easily polluted, causing disease and ill-health. The Oxfam Water for Survival program is working with WaterAid UK and local partner, Rural Aid to provide hand dug wells with pumps and constructing Ventilated Pit Latrines. Water and sanitation initiatives are complemented by hygiene education activities to ensure that the health benefits for the community can be maximized. “Now there is ...

Many Viasat1Ghana viewers are quite upset with the break in Transmission in Tamale. Please the Transmitters in Tamale has developed a problem due to the unstable power supply. I myself did not quite enjoy my three month stay in tamale, even with a multi tv decoder and a DvD PLAYER. i missed my favorite station programmes to the extend i had to sleep early or watch movies online. Television in Ghana without Viasat1Ghana is really boring. I wish to appeal to my fellow viewers to be a bit patient as the Technical Team is working to restore and bring back all the missing smile of its viewers in the region. Everyone would agree that Viasat1Ghana is a station for every viewer, any age, any social class. With exciting, educating and entertaining programmes like Desperate Housewives, This Morning, MUSE, The Delay Show, The Hard Truth, On The Frontline, Movie @ 10, Real Husbands Of Hollywood, Sports Xtra, CSI: New York, The One Show, CSI: Miami, Fascinating Cities Of The World, NCIS: Los...

Dubbed the Pan-African entertainment television show, once expected to hit our silver screens, WatsUp TV has gone to achieve that and can now roll its head for becoming one of the pace setting entertainment shows promoting African Video Content when they launched their revolutionary program on Ghanaian Television in 2014 at the High Gate Hotel in Accra attended by the famous Football Freestyler and Guiness Book of Record holder, Iya Traore. The gap between the consumption of African entertainment content of within the sub region has seen a great improvement when they recently launched the Top 10 Show which features Videos from both the Anglophone and Francophone Countries. Also with a Facebook following of over 31,000 and very engaged on twitter with 15,000 followers, WatsUp TV has really delivered on its mission to have a show created by the fans. The recently launched WatsUp TV Africa Music Video Awards (WAMVA) slated for 2016 has also been praised as most people didn't exp...