Category: Community
‘We were slow’: WHO admits mistakes in Ebola response
The head of the World Health Organisation conceded on Wednesday that the UN body was slow to respond to the outbreak of Ebola that has now killed more than 6,300 people in west Africa. “It is fair to say the […]
Affordable cancer treatment for the poor
CANCER is a disease that takes not only a physical toll on the patient but also their finances because of the cost of treatment and medication. There are numerous non-governmental organisations in the country, many of which are headquartered in […]
Dangerous weed mushrooming in Malaysia
SUNGAI PETANI – It has been dubbed the “worst weed of the century”, destroying native flora and crops, causing rashes that can leave humans permanently scarred and damaging the intestines of animals that eat it. Called Parthenium hysterophorus, it was […]
Chinese government suspends Hepatitis B vaccines
The Chinese government has temporarily halted the administration of a sexually-transmitted disease (STD) vaccine for newborn babies following the horrific deaths of eight infants over the past several months. Reports out of Shanghai indicate that millions of doses of hepatitis […]
Tissue samples: A need to protect owners’ rights
A public consultation on the Human Biomedical Research Bill is ongoing online until Dec 18. To be enacted next year, the new law will, among other things, establish a regulatory framework for how human tissue will be sourced for and […]
Transfusions infected some Pakistani children with HIV-Report
According to Pakistan’s health ministry, it was investigating a report that 10 children had been infected with H.I.V. after receiving blood transfusions. The children have thalassemia, a disease of the blood that requires regular transfusions, and reports of the H.I.V. […]
Cases of influenza predicted to increase: CDC
TAIPEI, Taiwan – With this week’s sudden drop in temperatures, and based on statistical data gathered in past years, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday said that many cases of influenza may be expected in the near future. The […]
Air pollution in Delhi is worse during winter
As the cold weather sets in Delhi, a quantitative analysis on particulate matter (PM) has highlighted that residents are exposed to significantly higher levels of air pollutants in winter than in summer. Air pollution continues to be one of the […]
WHO warning as China says nearly 500,000 living with HIV
BEIJING – The World Health Organisation issued a call to action to China Monday over HIV/AIDS as government figures said nearly half a million people are living with the disease or its precursor, with hundreds of thousands more thought to […]
Pneumonia patients on the rise in Korea
The number of pneumonia patients has increased 9 percent in the last four years, according to the country’s Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service. The lung disease was the fifth most common cause of death for South Koreans in their […]
