Category: Community
Hundreds die in India for lack of organs, say experts
Health experts say that hundreds of people in need of organ transplants cannot be saved every year because of lack of donors. According to M. C. Misra, chief of the Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre at the All India […]
Israel to launch mass polio vaccination campaign to vaccinate 200,000 children
Health Minister Yael German said that Israel launches a mass campaign in the south of the country to vaccinate 200,000 children up to nine years old against polio. “The decision to proceed with a vaccination campaign was taken after it […]
Taiwan on a high alert after rabies outbreak
After 22 infections, Taiwan has now been put on a high alert. Taiwan started reporting rabies cases last month. Prior to the outbreak, Taiwan had been rabies-free since 1959. No humans or dogs have yet been reported infected in the […]
15 per cent of Chinese older than 60 have dementia: Study
Three in 20 Chinese Singaporeans above the age of 60 suffer from cognitive impairment or dementia, according to a study conducted by the National University Health System (NUHS). Issues with poor brain function were found to increase with age, with […]
Two health workers among latest Saudi cases of Mers virus
Two Saudi health workers who had been in contact for patients with Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers) coronavirus infections are among three new cases reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the United Nations (UN) agency said on Thursday. The […]
Chicken sales banned in Nepal
Nepal has banned the sale of chicken after bird flu outbreak at several poultry farms on the outskirts of the capital Kathmandu, say officials. Officials at Kathmandu District Animal Health Office said the government had imposed a week-long ban on […]
Indonesia’s schizophrenic patients go untreated
INDONESIA – The Health Ministry has revealed that more than 90 per cent of people diagnosed with schizophrenia in the country have no access to medical treatment. “The ministry estimates only around 10 per cent of people with schizophrenia are […]
One new HIV case reported in every two hours in Philippines
MANILA- The Philippine Department of Health (DOH) said Tuesday that one new case of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has been reported every two hours in the country so far this year. For June alone, there were 431 new HIV cases, […]
Mobile health service reaches 100,000 subscribers across Bangladesh
DHAKA- A global partnership of donors that aims at providing mobile phone aided health service this month reached 100,000 subscribers across Bangladesh under a program called Aponjon. Aponjon, the first-ever nationwide maternal and child health mobile messaging service in Asia, […]
China destroys substandard foods, cosmetics
CHINA – The entry-exit inspection and quarantine authorities stopped 86 batches of substandard foods and eight batches of substandard cosmetics from entering the domestic market in June, General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said on Monday. The substandard […]
