Category: Community
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 […]
Second Most Polluted City In The World Turns towards Buses
MONGOLIA- A people renowned for their horse riding skills have to contend every day with ever more Hummers, Land Cruisers and Range Rovers on the streets of Ulan Bator. Mongolia’s vast open steppes and deserts stretch for hundreds upon hundreds […]
Grants for healthy lifestyle
SINGAPORE – The Health Promotion Board (HPB) has launched a new grant to help fund projects which promote healthy lifestyles. More than 4,500 of the board’s health ambassadors will be able to tap on the grant of up to $500 […]
Philippine gov’t tries to prevent disease outbreak in typhoon-hit areas
MANILA- The Philippine government urged Saturday the people in the evacuation centers in typhoon ravaged- areas to keep their temporary shelters clean to prevent the spread of diseases. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte, in an interview over a state-run radio […]
Are bad workplace habits putting you at risk of diabetes?
SINGAPORE – According to a global survey done in 2011, 50 per cent of Singapore workers spend well over eight hours a day at the office. Two out of ten workers put in more than eleven hours of work a […]
Report: India Lags Behind in Breastfeeding Practices
A World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative report said that only eight million of the 26 million babies born in India every year are breastfed within an hour of birth. It also ranked India at 31 out of the 51 countries surveyed. […]
Missed jabs led to more measles cases
SINGAPORE – The number of measles cases trebled last year, largely due to incidents of young children not being vaccinated, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has revealed. The infection rate had declined rapidly since the introduction of compulsory vaccinations in […]
