Category: Community
India’s ban on foreign funds could harm health programs
The Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), a non-profit group backed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has expressed its worries regarding India’s ban on its foreign funds which, it says, may be detrimental to some government health programs. […]
Singapore to boost use of technology for better healthcare delivery
Singapore is ramping up the use of technology to improve healthcare delivery for patients nationwide. Health Minister Gan Kim Yong has recently announced that by the end of the year, all Singaporeans will have access to a new application that […]
WHO: India reports Zika virus cases
India has reported cases of the Zika virus infection in the country, the World Health Organization (WHO) said, adding that surveillance of the disease should be strengthened. The WHO said that on May 15, India’s health ministry reported three confirmed […]
Zuellig Pharma invests in Singapore-based start-up Klinify
Zuellig Pharma, a leading provider of pharmaceutical logistics services in Asia Pacific, has invested in a Singapore-based healthtech startup named Klinify, a cloud-based clinic management solution that helps doctors go digital, without interrupting their work processes. Maarten Kelder, Zuellig Pharma […]
Sudden rise in Yemen cholera cases, death toll
A sudden increase in Yemen’s cholera cases has been shown in a World Health Organization (WHO) document earlier this week, with the number of suspected cases rising to 35,217 since April 27, when the outbreak began to spread rapidly. That […]
Ethiopia’s Tedros becomes first African to head WHO
Ethiopia’s Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has become the first African to lead the World Health Organization (WHO) after winning the race for the top spot in the United Nations (UN) agency. Ethiopia’s ambassador to the UN in Geneva Negash Kebret Botora […]
WHO expects 300,000 cholera cases in Yemen within six months
The World Health Organization (WHO) said it is expecting as many as 300,000 cases of cholera in Yemen within six months and an “extremely high” number of deaths. “We need to expect something that could go up to 200,000-250,000 cases […]
G20 health ministers agree to take on antibiotic resistance
Health ministers from the G20 major economies met for the first time and agreed to cooperate in tackling issues such as antibiotic resistance. They also agreed to begin executing national action plans by the end of 2018. Germany, which holds […]
CDC: Growing opioid epidemic drives hepatitis C infection surge in the US
The US has seen an almost three fold increase in the new hepatitis C infection cases in the past five years due to the growing opioid epidemic in the country, particularly people’s sharing of needles used to inject drugs, federal […]
Major chocolate, candy companies agree to cut calories in sweets sold in US
Five major candy and chocolate companies have jointly agreed and committed to cut calories in many of their products sold in the US, marking a rare example of cooperation in a competitive industry and testament to the rising consumer distaste […]
