Category: Health alert
Report predicts rapid chronic disease growth in China
BEIJING- Chronic diseases will experience rapid development in China, as the number of patients is expected to triple or even quadruple in the coming two decades, a newly-released report warns. “With an increasingly aging population and various factors that lead […]
Fears of Ebola outbreak as patient admitted in Kenya’s coast
MOMBASA, KENYA – Fears gripped Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa on Friday after a truck driver was quarantined at the local hospital. The patient was admitted that the Aga Khan Hospital after he was suspected to be infected with the […]
2 cutaneous anthrax cases confirmed in E China
BEIJING – Two cases of cutaneous anthrax have been confirmed in Lianyungang of East China’s Jiangsu province, a spokesman for the Ministry of Health said here Monday. Skin irritations were found among seven villagers in Lianyungang, said Deng Haihua, the […]
Bird flu claims 9th victim in Indonesia this year
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The Health Ministry says bird flu has killed a 37-year-old man in central Indonesia, marking the country’s ninth fatality this year. The Ministry’s website said Monday that the man died July 30 in Yogyakarta province after […]
Aflatoxin found in infant formula in South China
GUANGZHOU – Provindical authorities announced that they have discovered mildew contamination in some infant formula products during an ongoing dairy safety overhaul. Excessive amounts of aflatoxin were detected in five formula products that were produced between July and December last […]
HSA warns public of illegal drugs
SINGAPORE – The Health Sciences Authority has alerted members of the public to illegal and adulterated capsules that are being sold as herbal or traditional medicines. Recently, three people ended up in trouble, while one landing himself in the intensive […]
DOH demands hospitals to report all cases of EV-71 infections
PHILIPPINES – The Department of Health (DoH) announced mandatory notification of the virus to health authorities. Health Secretary Enrique Ona ordered all hospitals and health providers to report to the DOH individual cases, or even outbreaks, of all EV-71 infections. […]
Health Ministry says no EV-71 in Malaysia
MALAYSIA – The country’s Health Ministry announced that the deadly enterovirus 71 (EV-71) that killed at least 52 children in Cambodia has not entered the country. Health Minister Liow Tiong Lai (see insert photo) said that there was one patient […]
EV-71 in Thailand still under control
THAILAND – Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) in Thailand is under control thanks to measures put in place to prevent a virulent strain from spreading to Thailand from Cambodia, Deputy Public Health Minister Surawit Khonsomboon said yesterday. Extraordinary surveillance […]
Indonesia on high alert over Enterovirus 71
INDONESIA – The country’s Health Ministry is currently operating under a heightened state of vigilance to monitor the recent development of a mysterious disease that reportedly has killed more than 50 children in Cambodia since April. The Health Ministry’s Director […]
