Category: Community
2,000 Cambodian children die of diarrhea per year: UNICEF
PHNOM PENH – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) office in Cambodia said Sunday that a new figure showed that about 2,000 Cambodian children die every year of diarrheal diseases due to lack of safe water, sanitation and basic hygiene. […]
Dengue fever cases increase in Brunei due to rainy season
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Ministry of Health (MoH) has reminded the public to be wary of mosquito-borne diseases, especially during the current rainy season, as dengue fever cases have tended to rise in Brunei. The Moh, in a statement […]
Noncommunicable diseases kill more people
MANILA, Philippines – Almost two-thirds of all deaths globally in 2011 were due to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) like cancer, diabetes, and chronic lung and heart ailments. Concerned with the alarming number mirrored in the region, members of the Association of […]
China offers rewards to 6 regions to fight air pollution
BEIJING – China said on Monday it would give rewards amounting to 5 billion yuan (US$816.91 million) for curbing air pollution in six regions where the problem is serious, underscoring government concern about a source of public anger. The Finance […]
China jails sellers of “cooking oil” made from gutter waste
SHANGHAI – A Chinese court on Wednesday jailed one man for life and sentenced more than a dozen to up to 15 years in jail for producing and selling cooking oil made from gutter waste, the latest food safety scandal […]
Elderly not getting enough ‘sun’
SINGAPORE – This is sunny Singapore. Yet seven in 10 of the elderly here are not getting enough vitamin D. Many of them tend to stay indoors, often after suffering from falls, strokes or depression. An international expert on geriatric […]
Six dead in Philippine epidemic caused by rat urine
MANILA – A bacterial epidemic caused by water contaminated with rat urine has hit a flood-ravaged region in the northern Philippines, killing six people and overwhelming local hospitals, a health official said Wednesday. At least 132 people were infected with […]
Wasp stings in sharp decline
CHINA – Efforts to remove deadly wasps that have killed 42 people in Ankang, Shaanxi province, since July have begun to pay off, as the number of cases of severe wasp stings dropped significantly in the past week, health authorities […]
Hand-foot-and-mouth cases in Singapore hit weekly high of 1,109
SINGAPORE– There were 1,109 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) diagnosed during the week from Sept. 22-28 in Singapore, according to the data released by the city- state’s Ministry of Health. The number was the highest this year […]
More Thais go under the knife for the perfect look
THAILAND – With her slinky blue top and coiffed hair dyed bronze, Ms Inchuon Meechai cuts a self-assured figure as she strides down the street in Bangkok. Speak to her nicely, and the 39-year-old mother of two will tell you […]
