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Alcohol kills one people every 10 seconds worldwide: WHO
Alcohol kills 3.3 million people worldwide each year, more than AIDS, tuberculosis and violence combined, the World Health Organization said Monday, warning that booze consumption was on the rise. Including drink driving, alcohol-induced violence and abuse, and a multitude of […]
International SOS enters into partnership with AMAS in India
To support its growth plans in India, International SOS is proud to announce a strategic partnership with AMAS Medical Services Pvt. Ltd in India. International SOS has invested in a minority stake in the AMAS business, which is based in […]
High antibiotic levels in China’s water
High concentrations of antibiotics have been found in major Chinese rivers, said Thursday’s Beijing News citing a report from the Chinese Science Bulletin, an academic journal. The report by the East China University of Science and Technology, along with Tongji […]
WHO highlights hand washing need
On Hand Hygiene Day (May 5), WHO urges health workers to practice good hand hygiene when caring for patients, to protect them from contracting infections in health facilities. Initial results from a new WHO global survey confirm that these infections […]
Beijing hopes to replicate Chinese moms’ breast milk
The Beijing government has begun a project to develop baby formula that will closely resemble Chinese women’s breast milk. Zhang Xiaohua, an official with the Beijing Science and Technology Commission, confirmed on Monday that the project has started. It has […]
UAE Ministry of Health warns against bogus doctors
Fake doctors have been providing medical services in hotels and at homes, the Ministry of Health warned on Sunday. The unlicensed doctors have claimed they can treat difficult cases or perform plastic surgery, the ministry said in statements published by […]
Polio makes alarming comeback, World Health Organization warns
The World Health Organization says the spread of polio is an international public health emergency that threatens to infect other countries with the crippling disease. In an announcement Monday, the agency described the ongoing polio outbreaks in Asia, Africa and […]
Malaria-free Asia Pacific one step closer
As the 2014 World Malaria Day campaign draws to a close, 15 Asian Pacific countries have declared a commitment to eradicating malaria from the region. The countries are partners in the Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN), a group jointly […]
How a health care plan quickly lowered infant mortality
Few problems in developing countries are as gut-wrenching as high infant mortality — and yet it is a problem that has solutions. A policy change in Thailand’s health care system has quickly led to significantly lower infant mortality rates among […]
Antibiotic resistance now ‘global threat’, WHO warns
Resistance to antibiotics poses a “major global threat” to public health, says a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO). It analysed data from 114 countries and said resistance was happening now “in every region of the world”. It […]
