Nepal’s Poison Information Centre on the brink of closure due to funds crunch
The centre’s assistance has saved lives, not only in big city hospitals but also in far-flung health facilities across the country.
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Sixth mpox case detected at Islamabad airport: health ministry
Dr Mukhtar Bharath, Coordinator to the Prime Minister on National Health Services, said that Border Health Services has screened 630,000 persons at the Islamabad airport.
Monkeypox in China under control, but travelers urged to be cautious
To better prevent and control the disease, China has launched health promotion campaigns to let individuals who plan to visit overseas destinations recording monkeypox outbreaks…
Diabetes: A hidden killer amidst Cambodia’s ageing population growth
Minister of Health Chheang Ra expressed his concern about the rising incidence of non-communicable diseases and Cambodia’s preparedness for its growing elderly population.
Ho Chi Minh sets up 12 rapid response teams to tackle measles outbreaks in schools
Despite a vaccination campaign that began on August 31, only 16,900 of the 200,000 children aged one to five in the city have been vaccinated. Currently, 74 per cent of measles…
Dengue cases in Philippines exceed peak of 2019 epidemic
The Department of Health on Thursday urged the public to intensify measures to protect themselves from dengue as it observed a continuous upsurge in cases nationwide, reaching…
Medical board doctor’s ‘note of dissent’
In the alleged note of dissent, Rina Das, the doctor, had said that she was against carrying out the inquest of the body after 4 PM in accordance with an order allegedly issued by…
Rise in dengue cases in Bangladesh rings alarm
According to the Directorate General of Health Services, a total of 17,284 dengue patients were hospitalised this year, while the total number of deaths is 102. The death rate…
Fifth mpox case confirmed in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: official
“The fifth case, a 33-year-old patient, came to Pakistan from a Gulf country on September 7 via the Islamabad International Airport,” said Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Health…
Syphilis cases in South Korea surge amid stricter reporting rules
The country recorded 1,881 syphilis cases in the first eight months of this year, a 4.5-fold increase from the 416 cases reported for the entirety of 2023.