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.
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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…
Is inflation giving you anxiety? You’re not alone
Bangladesh's high inflation is straining households financially and mentally. Financial stress disrupts mental balance, leading to burnout, impaired relationships, and physical…
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.
New Filipino smokers hit 9.5M from 2021 to 2023; senate, health advocates express alarm
A health expert suggested a further increase in taxation of tobacco products, and to make taxes on electronic smoking devices equal to that of tobacco products, stressing this…
25 new radiation oncology machines being installed across Myanmar
To help reduce the waiting list for cancer radiation treatment as a priority, not only public hospitals but also five private hospitals have been granted permission to provide…
Malaysia PM Anwar: AI in healthcare to boost efficiency, reduce cost wastage
He emphasised that since assuming office and taking on the Finance portfolio, his top priorities have consistently been education and healthcare.
Kathmandu metropolis launches free cervical cancer screening
The health department is also planning to collect details of the elderly over 70 years who have been on medication for various non-communicable diseases. Officials said that the…