Toxic air is giving young children asthma
The ongoing forest fires, vehicular and industrial emissions, and the burning of agriculture residue throughout the country have made the air toxic, exacerbating asthma problems…
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Project launched in Dhaka to purchase discarded items to tackle dengue
Responding to concerns about the logic of buying waste with public money when DNCC has a waste management department, Mayor Atiqul emphasised the importance of prioritising public…
S’pore’s National Kidney Foundation to open more than 200 additional slots for overnight service
With 41 dialysis centres, NKF is the biggest dialysis provider in Singapore, caring for around 5,500 of the roughly 9,000 people here who are on dialysis.
Thailand allows use of opium, magic mushrooms for medical purposes, research
Earlier, the ministry removed kratom, marijuana and hemp from the Category 5 list.
Dawn of a worse dengue era
Indonesia’s current situation mirrors what is happening globally. The World Health Organisation has noted an increase in dengue cases reported from about half a million in 2000…
Grassroots healthcare in China to get a boost
To help the facilities improve their capabilities and address shortcomings, health authorities have put forth several evaluation standards that each contain a two-tier evaluation…
Nepal to test Indian spice brands for pesticides after Hong Kong, Singapore ban
Experts say the presence of ethylene oxide, which is a flammable colourless gas with a sweet odour, in the spices, is quite concerning, as varieties of the products of both the…
Dengue deaths in Indonesia spike almost threefold compared to last year
The ministry has blamed the recent outbreak on a warmer rainy season caused by the El Nino climate phenomenon, which speeds up mosquitoes' life cycles, helping them grow faster…
UN report on women’s health finds Philippines ‘an inspiring case study’
Access to contraception, reductions in maternal death and the continued fight for gender equality are successes to be honored. Yet we know the fight for sexual and reproductive…
Majority of Malaysian youth have got the blues – survey
Six in ten Malaysian youth aged between 15 and 30 years had mild to severe depressive symptoms even though overall quality of life experiences among them was “satisfactory”, a…