Category: Community
Singapore tops in global healthcare efficiency ranking: Survey
SINGAPORE – The Republic came out tops in a global healthcare efficiency ranking, beating previous incumbent Hong Kong to first place as the Singapore Government continues to increase its expenditure on medical services and the ecosystem to cope with an […]
Philippine farmers reject Golden Rice as a corporate scheme to indebt farmers and destroy food security
In the Bicol Region of the Philippines, hundreds of farmers, scientists and consumers are gathering in opposition to the commercialization of Syngenta’s GM Golden Rice. Feeling as if their property is being overtaken and their food system hijacked, the farmers […]
Your medical record is worth more to hackers than your credit card
Your medical information is worth 10 times more than your credit card number on the black market. Last month, the FBI warned healthcare providers to guard against cyber attacks after one of the largest U.S. hospital operators, Community Health Systems […]
Health conditions in Iraq become alarming
The medical aid group Doctors Without Borders reports the health situation in Iraq is alarming. The group, known by its French initials MSF (Mo?decins Sans Frontio?res), says conditions are particularly dire for hundreds of thousands of people trapped in conflict […]
Security Council: Ebola threatens world peace
UNITED NATIONS – The UN Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution declaring the Ebola outbreak a threat to world peace and security, and calling on countries to provide urgent aid. The resolution was adopted unanimously after UN Secretary General […]
No wearing lab coats in public places
Dubai – The Ministry of Health (MoH) has instructed all practitioners of medical professions not to wear laboratory coats outside the medical institutions and medical schools to avoid transmission of diseases to others at work places or schools. This was […]
Taiwanese still ignorant about HIV, AIDS: group
TAIPEI – Taiwanese people’s ignorance of HIV and AIDS have not changed much over the past two decades, a local group said Monday, urging the public to educate themselves about the disease. Ignorance can lead to an unfriendly environment for […]
Communicable diseases warning issued after floods in Philippines
The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) Saturday warned the public of the transmission of communicable diseases following the floods that inundated Manila and surrounding provinces. The DOH said that flooding “can potentially increase” the transmission of water-borne diseases like typhoid […]
ASEAN members committed to strengthening healthcare cooperation
HANOI – Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have committed themselves to strengthening healthcare cooperation with a vision of “A Healthy, Caring and Sustainable ASEAN Community.” The commitment was stated in a joint statement adopted at the […]
Asia Pacific remains a very happy place with major disparities visible in the region
Singapore – The latest study conducted by Ipsos APAC and Toluna, reveals that Asia Pacific remains a highly happy place, with a vast majority of its citizens saying they feel happy or very happy. The poll was conducted in March […]
