Category: Community
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 […]
Malaysians die younger than people in conflict zones
PETALING JAYA – Malaysians have a lower life expectancy than citizens in conflict zones like the Gaza Strip, Israel, Syria and Libya, according to the latest figures by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The country fell by four […]
Malaysia looks into extending visiting hours in public hospitals
PETALING JAYA – Medical organisations have lauded the Health Ministry’s initiative to look into extending visiting hours in public hospitals. Malaysian Medical Association president Dr S.R. Manalan said flexible hours were a good idea as family support was important in […]
Special IC for blind people with guide dogs
SINGAPORE – Blind people in Singapore who use a guide dog will soon be issued with a special identity card to smooth out access issues at malls or restaurants. The card, administered by the Guide Dogs Association of the Blind […]
Seoul toughens smoking ban in restaurants
SEOUL – Smoking will be prohibited in restaurants, bakeries, coffee shops and bars with a surface area of 150 square meters or larger nationwide starting from Dec. 8, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Tuesday. Indoor as well […]
