Category: Community
Sri Lanka spends over US$10 mn every year on snakebites
Considered a major public health issue in many rural communities all over the world, snakebites often affect the victims’ ability to work and require medical care. In Sri Lanka, the government spends more than US$10 million annually, leading to economic […]
Bhutan has highest users of tobacco and marijuana in Southeast Asia
Bhutan has 24.6% smokers in South East Asia, making it the highest in the region, according to a report in mental health status of adolescents in Southeast Asia. Tobacco use remains high among 13 to 17 year-old individuals, constituting to […]
England’s Sally Davies wants DNA tests to be routine for cancer patients
England’s Chief Medical Officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies, said DNA tests should be routinely offered to cancer patients to help select the best treatments for them. Dame Sally says in her annual report that the National Health Service (NHS) must […]
Almost 10% of US babies born preterm, numbers to continue to rise
The rate of premature births in the US is at almost 10% and the numbers will continue to go up, a new government report showed. There are also more low birth weight babies born last year than in previous years, […]
WHO scaling up emergency response for major cholera outbreak in Yemen
The World Health Organization (WHO) is aggressively scaling up its massive emergency response to curb the spread of a major cholera outbreak in Yemen, according to Ahmed Zouiten, WHO’s senior emergency adviser for Yemen. Two years into a devastating civil […]
China faces world’s largest diabetes epidemic, study says
China is now facing the world’s largest diabetes epidemic, with 11% of its population already suffering from the metabolic illness and almost 36% are pre-diabetic, a US study has found. The survey, which included 170,287 participants and was conducted in […]
Itochu, Lippo Group to jointly operate hospitals in Southeast Asia
Japanese trading house Itochu Corporation will be teaming up with Indonesian conglomerate Lippo Group to operate hospitals in the Southeast Asia in a bid to leverage on the region’s increasing demand for advanced medical services from the private sector. Itochu […]
TÜV SÜD to certify medical packaging materials in India
TÜV SÜD, a global testing, certification, inspection and training provider, has been accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Certifying Bodies (NABCB) to issue ISO 15378:2011 certification to manufacturers of primary packaging materials for pharmaceuticals and medical devices. ISO 15378:2011 […]
UK hospitals look to Asia for nurses amid shortage
Hospitals in the UK are turning to Asia to for new nurses after a massive drop in applications from Europe after the “Brexit” vote. A team of officials from Whittington Hospital flew out to the Philippines on a head-hunting mission […]
Breastfeeding shown to reduce chronic pain from C-section operation
Women who breastfeed after a caesarean section (C-section) could decrease the pain experienced after the operation, according to new studies. Around a quarter of all births in Britain, US and Canada, are carried out by C-section, which results in chronic […]
