Soaring PM2.5 levels in Laos pose health risks
The Haze Monitoring Division of the Natural Resources and Environment Research Institute notes that Laos experiences severe air pollution every year during the dry season.
Rabies outbreak in Thailand’s Khon Kaen under control: authorities
The initial report revealed that the source of the rabies was an infected dog that entered the area and bit a cow prior to its slaughter. The villagers later consumed the meat of…
Thai government to distribute masks to vulnerable groups amid PM2.5 crisis
The Public Health Ministry has confirmed that sufficient supplies of face masks are available, including 7,383,880 surgical masks and 603,026 N95 respirator masks.
Ticking time bomb? Study on ticks in Singapore calls for greater vigilance
A recent study has learnt that all 11 species of ticks found to have bitten humans in the island-state between 2002 and 2023 are capable of carrying one or more harmful microbes.
Filipinos warned anew on side effects of injectable glutathione
There is no evidence on the efficacy of glutathione for lightening the skin, and users of both oral (tablets and capsules) and intravenous (IV or “drip”) glutathione may only…
Bangkok opens public-health emergency response centre amid PM2.5 smog
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) opened a public-health emergency response centre on Saturday to tackle the impact of PM2.5 air pollution on people’s health.
China reports decline in respiratory infectious diseases
China is still in the midst of the winter and spring peak season for flu, which typically lasts from November to February or March.
Japanese firm funds polio vaccinations in Laos
Laos was declared polio free in 2000, joining all the other countries that had successfully wiped out polio. But in 2016, a series of laboratory tests confirmed that polio was…
In Nepal, nearly 70 percent of medical doctors fail licensing test
Of the 844 doctors who sat for the exam, only 262 passed.
Japan gifts medical incinerators to 29 hospitals in Cambodia
The incinerators are capable of burning infectious waste, organic waste, sharp objects and other medical waste.