Category: Community
Cambodia reports sixth bird flu death this year
PHNOM PENH – A three-year-old Cambodian girl has died from bird flu, bringing the country’s toll from the deadly virus to six so far this year, the World Health Organisation said Wednesday. The girl, from the southern province of Kampot, […]
Separate Drug Controller for Traditional Medicine Planned in India
The union health ministry in India is planning to set up a separate central drug controller for traditional systems of medicine and homeopathy to keep pace with global developments in drug control. “India has a pluralistic healthcare delivery system where […]
UAE to Ban Animal Product Imports from Three Countries
The United Arab Emirates revealed that it has banned imports of animal products from Algeria, Bulgaria and Lebanon. Rashid Ahmed bin Fahd, minister of environment and water, issued a number of ministerial resolutions under which the ban was imposed. The […]
Indian Swine Flu Outbreak Puts Bangladesh on Alert
With India dealing with a fresh outbreak of swine flu which has so far claimed 95 lives in the country, Bangladeshi health ministry has asked officials to remain on alert as a precautionary measure. “We’re on alert as a precautionary […]
42 hit by dengue in St Patrick’s Road
SINGAPORE – Forty-two residents in the landed homes in St Patrick’s Road have come down with dengue fever as the epidemic goes into its fifth week with the number of infections continuing to soar. Last week, 296 people caught the […]
Swine Flu Cases Rise to 64 in New Delhi
Health officials in New Delhi revealed four more additional cases of swine flu on Friday, taking the total number of people infected by the H1N1 virus to 64 in the capital city. “Four people where tested positive for swine flu […]
Two Human Cases of Bird Flu Reported in China
China has reported two human cases of bird flu in the southwestern city of Guiyang, say officials. A 21-year-old woman and 31-year-old man tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus on Sunday after developing symptoms on February 2 and […]
3 Thai agencies find high mercury levels in fish
THAILAND – Toxicity tests conducted by three departments under three different ministries all showed high mercury accumulation in fish in water resources near an industrial estate in Prachin Buri province. The source of the mercury contamination has, however, not yet […]
China targets reproductive technology abuse
BEIJING- Chinese health authorities on Tuesday launched a campaign to fight against assisted reproductive technology (ART) abuse. Unauthorized ART use, surrogate motherhood and the illegal collection and supply of sperm and eggs, as well as the illegal sale and abuse […]
Vietnam warns border areas with Cambodia of avian influenza threat
HANOI-The Vietnamese Ministry of Health has warned eight provinces near the border with Cambodia of a threat coming from the avian influenza H5N1 that has killed four Cambodians this year, reported by Vietnam’s state-run news agency on Tuesday. The warning […]
