Category: Community
Nepal sends in the clowns to help young patients
DHULIKHEL, Nepal – He may not be much of a doctor but the children’s faces light up when Dush The Clown shuffles onto their ward in his floppy shoes and red nose to prescribe his unique brand of medical care. […]
China underscores mental health education for students
BEIJING – China’s Ministry of Education on Monday urged more efforts to provide qualified mental health education and services to students in primary and middle schools. Local education authorities and schools should strictly implement a newly revised guideline on mental […]
Panacea to Supply Polio Vaccines to Central Government
New Delhi based pharmaceutical company Panacea Biotec revealed that it has signed a deal with the central government to supply more than 345 million doses of its Trivalent Oral Polio Vaccines (tOPV) and Bivalent Oral Polio Vaccine (bOPV) over the […]
Philippines moves closer to birth control law
MANILA – The Philippines moved closer to a controversial birth control law Monday as lawmakers passed a bill paving the way for increased sex education and free contraceptives, despite intense lobbying by the Catholic church. The Senate, or upper house, […]
Asian women largely ignorant about fertility facts
MALAYSIA – Results from a recent study of 1,000 women across 10 Asian countries, including Malaysia, has revealed critical knowledge gaps about fertility, the key causes of infertility, and fertility treatment options. Called Starting Families Asia, the study was aimed […]
Ten-fold subsidy increase for Henan AIDS patients
ZHENGZHOU – People suffering from AIDS/HIV infection in central China’s Henan, one of the provinces worst hit by the virus, are to get medical allowance ten times of the current amount, local authorities announced Monday. Monthly allowance to AIDS/HIV patients […]
Initiative to Fight Non-Communicable Diseases
Indians will benefit from a five-year program to fight the rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) that was launched on Friday. The initial focus of the program is on improving outcomes for people with diabetes and high blood pressure. The […]
Brain Drain Quickens in Afghanistan
Mohammad has watched friends and relatives leave Afghanistan even as he holds onto a good job at a US construction company. One fled to Europe after witnessing a Taliban suicide attack on an upmarket lakeside hotel near Kabul in June. […]
Toxic chemicals in Cameron Highland’s major rivers
CAMERON HIGHLANDS – Two toxic and illegal pesticides known to cause serious health problems to humans are poisoning Cameron Highland’s major rivers. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) researchers who conducted numerous tests found concentrations of the banned pesticides DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) and […]
Indonesia says it has found more virulent bird flu strain
JAKARTA – Indonesia has identified the bird flu virus that killed hundreds of thousands of ducks in recent weeks as a more virulent type which is new to the country, according to a letter seen Tuesday. “We found a highly […]
