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Israel’s Health Ministry to probe into deaths of Thai farmers
Ministry’s regulations for the safe handling of pesticides are not properly enforced when foreign workers are concerned. A human rights organization filed some 40 complaints last year with the Economy Ministry on behalf of foreign workers who said they were […]
On path to global eradication, UN health agency certifies 11 Asian nations free of polio
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today certified as polio-free 11 countries in Asia that together are home to a quarter of the global population. Bangladesh, Bhutan, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, […]
India worked with Muslims to build trust and beat polio
India—Global health experts long believed that India, with its massive population, poor sanitation and widespread poverty, would be the last country in the world to eradicate polio. On Thursday, however, public-health officials are expected to certify that the South Asian […]
Brown cloud of death: Indonesia’s industry is killing SE Asia
Many of Southeast Asia’s cities are being blanketed in an acrid, smoggy mix of smoke and ash from forest fires, industrial emissions, and vehicular exhaust. Land-clearing agricultural fires in Indonesia, mostly in the province of North Sumatra, are producing much […]
Health officials agree on stronger bird flu monitoring
PHNOM PENH — Cambodian and Vietnamese officials say they are prepared to take stronger measures to monitor the region for avian influenza, following two days of talks. Efforts include close monitoring of the economic trade of fowl and better information […]
Crossing the borders for health care
Why would 8 million people cross borders for healthcare? Including 1/300 in the U.S.? According to an infographic sent by Deyanara Riddix (Nursing School Hub) to Healthcare Asia (HCA), 20% of Americans struggle to pay medical bills, while 3 out […]
Global warming to hit Asia hardest, warns new report on climate change
Flooding, famine and rising sea levels will put hundreds of millions at risk in one of the world’s most vulnerable regions People in coastal regions of Asia, particularly those living in cities, could face some of the worst effects of […]
Health Minister: Developed countries in Asia must adopt health-care technologies
SINGAPORE -Developed Asian countries facing an ageing population need to find new ways to meet the rising health-care needs of their seniors to guard against health-care inflation, warned Health Minister Gan Kim Yong. Read an excerpt of Minister Gan’s speech: […]
Why the Chinese are beating up and even killing their doctors
SHANGHAI – In most countries, proud parents are delighted when a son or daughter decides to become a doctor when they grow up. In China, such a choice is now a source of parental trepidation: medical professionals are increasingly being […]
Japan to grant 11.7 mln USD to Cambodia for health development
PHNOM PENH – The Japanese government will sign up to provide 11.7 million U.S. dollars to Cambodia next week to help the country in its health sector development, according to a news statement from the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]
