Category: Community
Recommendations for safer childbirth in Indonesia
A joint report by U.S. and Indonesian experts has provided recommendations to improve the survival of mothers and newborns in Indonesia. The report, sponsored by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, called for increased investments in medical infrastructure including facilities […]
Cambodia sees rising number of chicken pox cases: WHO
Cambodia has reported an increase in the number of cases of chicken pox or varicella, according to a joint statement by the World Health Organization and the Cambodian Ministry of Health on Friday. “Health centers, clinics and hospitals in Kandal […]
Shanghai drinking water hit by salt tide
Record intrusion of seawater affects about 2 million residents. Shanghai is taking measures to ensure water safety as the city experiences its longest-lasting salt tide in more than 20 years, affecting the drinking water of about 2 million residents. A […]
S Korea offers North help with foot-and-mouth outbreak
SEOUL – South Korea on Monday offered to send vaccine and medical equipment to North Korea to help contain an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, in a further sign of warming cross-border ties. The offer came days after North Korea confirmed […]
Kidney failure cases increasing rapidly in PH due to unhealthy lifestyle
MANILA- The number of Filipinos suffering from kidney failure is rising annually by an alarming rate of 10 to 15 percent due to their unhealthy lifestyle, the Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) said Saturday. Dr. Antonio Paraiso, DOH program manager […]
Thousands of Riau residents suffer respiratory illnesses
Clouds of smoke covering Riau province since the end of January are showing no signs of disappearing, causing the number of people suffering from acute respiratory infections (ISPA) to increase. “There is no region free of ISPA patients. The smoke […]
S.Korea ramps up disinfection after foot-and-mouth outbreak over border
South Korea has stepped up disinfection of citizens returning from North Korea after an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in pigs in the communist state. Workers in the Kaesong industrial complex jointly run with North Korea, as well as people crossing […]
No more “fast food” in Bolivia: McDonald’s has closed down all its restaurants
Bolivia became the first McDonald’s-free Latin American nation, after struggling for more than a decade to keep their numbers out of ‘the red.’ And that fact is still making news. After 14 years in the nation and despite many campaigns […]
By 2050 China can prevent 12 million smoking deaths: study
Full implementation of a set of neglected anti-smoking policies that China had already agreed to can prevent nearly 13 million tobacco-related deaths in the country by 2050, researchers said on Wednesday. The estimated number of lives saved, more than the […]
Filipino doctors eye India transplant record
MANILA – Even Filipino doctors want to be part of the Guinness book of world records. Celebrating the 31st founding anniversary of the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI), health officials announced their plan to break India’s record of having […]
