Category: Community
India imposes polio restriction for Pakistani travellers
ISLAMABAD – Pakistanis travelling to India will require mandatory polio vaccination, the Indian embassy said, tightening cross-border travel rules with a new policy which also affects other nations impacted by the crippling disease. Pakistan, one of only three countries where […]
PH gov’t warns of rising measles cases
MANILA-The Philippine Department of Health (DOH) warned Wednesday the public, particularly those in Philippine capital city of Metro Manila, of the rapid increase of measles cases. DOH-National Capital Region (NCR) Director Eduardo Janairo issued the warning after the Regional Epidemiology […]
Number of stunted children increases in Indonesia: Survey
INDONESIA – Despite government efforts to combat malnutrition, the recently released basic health research (Riskesdas) shows an increase in the percentage of children under five who suffered from stunted growth over the past few years. The recently released 2013 Riskesdas […]
S Korea discards more than 130,000 embryos last year
SOUTH KOREA – A total of 131,708 fertilized eggs were gotten rid of last year due to an increase in the number of embryo transfers and the prevalent medical practice of collecting multiple eggs for higher chances for conception, officials […]
Alcohol restrictions common in other countries
SINGAPORE – While Singapore seeks public views on proposed measures to restrict the sale and drinking of alcohol, some countries already have such laws in place. In Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, no-alcohol zones are commonplace. In […]
HIV/AIDS cases increase in Afghanistan
KABUL- The number of HIV/AIDS positive cases has increased in 2013 as compared to last year in Afghanistan, a statement of Public Health Ministry released here on Sunday said. “At least 162 cases of HIV/AIDS positive have been registered across […]
Hong Kong to quarantine 17 people over bird flu case
HONG KONG – Hong Kong will quarantine 17 people after the city confirmed its first human case of the deadly H7N9 bird flu, officials said Tuesday. The 17 are mostly relatives of the employer of a 36-year-old Indonesian domestic helper, […]
MERS death in Dubai raises global toll to 70
DUBAI: Health authorities in the capital of the United Arab Emirates say a woman has died from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS. The health authority in Abu Dhabi reported the death of the Jordanian woman, 38, on Tuesday. […]
Epidemic might break out in Tacloban
If the piles of garbage and bodies still buried in the rubble and garbage are not collected, there might soon be an epidemic in Tacloban City and other places that were battered by Supertyphoon “Yolanda.” The streets were still littered […]
China reports 70,000 new HIV infections in 9 months
BEIJING- China reported some 70,000 cases of new HIV infections in the first nine months of the year, bringing the total number of people living with HIV/AIDS to 434,000, the country’s health authority said Sunday. From January to September, 80.7 […]
