Category: Community
New centre to boost training in elderly care
SINGAPORE – Every doctor and nurse should know how to care for the elderly, especially as the population ages. This is partly why the National Healthcare Group (NHG) has set up a centre dedicated to this field. The Institute of […]
83 Malaysian students ill after drinking free milk
MUAR, Malaysia – Eighty-three pupils of a Malaysian school in Muar suffered food poisoning after drinking milk supplied under the free milk scheme. The pupils started vomiting and purging 30 minutes after drinking the milk during recess on Thursday. School […]
China steps up campaign against healthcare bribery
BEIJING- China’s Ministry of Health has ordered patients and hospitals to sign a document agreeing that no bribes will be offered or accepted by the two parties. When a public hospital accepts a new inpatient, both sides should sign the […]
Neglected tropical diseases still endemic in Indonesia: minister
JAKARTA- Indonesian Health Minister Nafsiah Mboi said that Indonesia remained an endemic country for neglected tropical diseases that could cause disabilities and downgrade the quality of human resources, local media reported Saturday. Neglected tropical diseases were poverty-related infectious illnesses mostly […]
China makes move to handle new type of coronavirus: MOH
BEIJING- China has taken an active stance in preventing an epidemic of a new type of coronavirus, the Ministry of Health said Friday. The ministry has set up a team of experts, composed of specialists in fields such as epidemiology, […]
Three MDG fund launched in Myanmar
YANGON- Three Millennium Development Goals (3 MDG) Fund has been launched in Myanmar aimed at developing program to reduce maternal and child mortality rate and to fight three diseases — HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria in the next five years, […]
WHO calls for strategic investments in HIV to halt new infections
HANOI- World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for the Western Pacific Shin Young-soo said Thursday that member states in the region should accelerate implementation of the HIV interventions. “HIV will remain endemic in key populations for many decades, with increasing […]
Singapore monitors the situation of the new fatal virus
SINGAPORE- Singapore’s Ministry of Health on Tuesday informed the city-state’s hospitals the new unknown virus that are said to be related to the deadly SARS infection, in order to ensure vigilance in any emergencies, according to a report by local […]
Organ donation is gaining popularity in Saudi Arabia
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia- Organ donation is gaining popularity in Saudi Arabia with the issuing of five million cards for potential donors in various parts of the Kingdom. Organ transplant specialist, Dr Hassan Abdullah Al Khanani, told Saudi-based Okaz newspaper on […]
New immune deficiency disease discovered in Asians
Thailand – A new immune-deficiency disease similar to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has been detected in Asians, especially in Taiwan, Hong Kong, the Philippines and Thailand. This was revealed by Dr Ploenjan Chetchotisak of Khon Kaen University’s faculty of medicine […]
