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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 […]
Sri Lanka offers India assistance to probe kidney racket
The Sri Lankan police on Thursday offered to assist India to investigate an alleged kidney racket involving both countries. Police spokesman Ajith Rohana said that while there are reports that the Indian police are considering sending a team to Sri […]
Obama to court SE Asia from increasingly extremist Malaysia
Malaysia’s government is battling against a smoking epidemic that threatens its young people — and it fears Barack Obama’s big Pacific trade deal will make the health crisis even worse. When the president, a reformed smoker himself, lands in Kuala […]
New healthcare devices launched in Bangalore
Healthcare and lifestyle giant Royal Philips launched six innovative products, mainly to address accessibility issues in healthcare. The products include diagnostic devices for heart problems, an ultrasound scanner and a device to monitor maternal and child health. The products were […]
Japan fails to get measles-free country status
The World Health Organization has declined to certify Japan as free of measles. A Japanese expert on infectious disease control, Nobuhiko Okabe, says the WHO did not accept Japan’s request to recognize the eradication of measles in the country at […]
Healthcare needs of the poor require urgent attention
Leave aside the semantics, both the Congress and the BJP promised in their manifestos to lower out of pocket expenditure on healthcare that pushes a large number of Indians over the poverty line. When UPA-I came to power in 2004, […]
International SOS sees increase in demand for Malaria advice
International SOS, the world’s leading medical and travel security risk services company, has seen a 27% rise in the number of calls for information and advice on malaria since 2010. In 2013 the Group dealt with approximately 870 malaria cases […]
