Category: Community
Facebook’s Zuckerberg, wife Chan to invest US$3 bn to cure diseases
When Facebook’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg, and his pediatrician wife, Priscilla Chan, had their daughter, they pledged to allocate 99% of their wealth to philanthropic causes such as promoting equality and curing diseases during their lifetimes. At a recent event held […]
ASEAN members pledge increased cooperation in fight against Zika virus
Health ministers from the 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as well as representatives from the World Health Organization (WHO) attended a teleconference that was recently held to address the growing number of Zika virus […]
AIDS, TB, malaria global fund raised over US$12.9 bn from donors
International donors have raised more than US$12.9 billion in global fund as part of the campaign to effectively eradicate AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria by 2030. Various governments, faith-based and private sector partners were asked by the Global Fund to raise […]
SEA nations to establish health emergency fund, says WHO
Eleven member countries of the World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia Region have agreed to set up a dedicated fund for health emergencies in the region, which is considered one of the most disaster-prone areas, as a critical step towards […]
WHO: Sri Lanka is certified malaria-free
Sri Lanka was recently certified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as malaria-free. In an outstanding public health achievement, the country has successfully eliminated malaria, a life-threatening disease which long affected the island country. “Sri Lanka’s achievement is truly remarkable. […]
Philippines confirms first locally acquired Zika case
The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) confirmed on September 5 the country’s first reported case of the Zika virus infection this year, and the sixth recorded case in the country since 2012. The DOH said that the infection was locally […]
Health ministers from 11 Southeast Asia WHO countries meet in Sri Lanka
The Health Ministers from 11 World Health Organization (WHO) member nations from the South-East Asia Region are meeting from September 5 to 9 in Colombo, Sri Lanka to set the region’s health priorities. According to a WHO press release, a […]
Largest biomedical center in Europe opened in London
The Francis Crick Institute, the biggest medical laboratory in Europe, recently opened in London, UK. The institute, named after the co-discoverer of DNA, will focus on and examine fundamental questions about how illnesses develop to find new ways to treat […]
Singapore’s Zika virus cases rise to 82, travel warnings issued
As of August 30, Singapore’s confirmed Zika virus infection cases climbed to 82 since the first case was reported on August 27. The US has also issued a travel warning for pregnant women to avoid traveling to the city-state, joining […]
First Zika case in Hong Kong confirmed
Health authorities in Hong Kong are now investigating the city’s first case of the Zika virus infection. The victim is a 38-year-old woman expatriate woman who traveled to the Caribbean just this month. She is currently in an isolation ward […]
