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Over 65,000 cases of dengue fever in Vietnam this year with 11 deaths: health ministry

Dengue fever cases have surged dramatically across Vietnam this year, with more than 65,000 infections and 11 deaths recorded so far, according to the Ministry of Health.

  • Published: September 5, 202510:00 am
  • Author Viet Nam News
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Will South Korea legalise abortion pills?

Without follow-up legislation to regulate procedures and guarantee safe access, women seeking abortions are left in a blind spot.

  • Published: September 4, 20259:12 am
  • Author Choi Jeong-yoon
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750 hospitalised with cholera, gastroenteritis in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan

Water tanks and supply lines were inspected between August 30 and 31, with supplies suspended overnight “as a precaution”. Tanks were cleaned and disinfected on August 31,…

  • Published: September 4, 20259:11 am
  • Author Imtiaz Ali Taj
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What you need to know about Pakistan’s first-ever HPV vaccination drive for girls aged 9 to 14

It is set to kick off in Sindh, Punjab, Islamabad and AJK, from September 15, and is targeting 13 million girls.

  • Published: September 3, 20259:33 am
  • Author Yumna Khan
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‘Air pollution fuelling superbugs’: study

The study involving 116 countries revealed that for every one percent increase in particulate matter (PM) in the air, there is a corresponding increase in antibiotic resistance,…

  • Published: September 3, 20257:58 am
  • Author Martin Carvalho
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Suicide toll in Nepal slightly declined in last fiscal year

6,866 people killed themselves last year, 357 fewer than the previous year. Experts say current measures are still insufficient.

  • Published: September 2, 20259:47 am
  • Author The Kathmandu Post
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Singapore’s tough stance on vapes draws mixed response amid surge in youth vaping overseas

Singapore announced on Aug 17 that it would toughen its stance on vaping and treat it as a drug issue.

  • Published: September 2, 20259:23 am
  • Author David Sun
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Jakarta scales up vaccination as measles cases surge

In its ministerial regulation issued in 2017, the Health Ministry mandated a compulsory measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine as part of national immunisation programmes for…

  • Published: September 2, 20259:22 am
  • Author Gembong Hanung
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Singapore study shows girls a lot more anxious than boys about being judged negatively

By the age of 13, their social anxiety levels are significantly higher than boys'.

  • Published: September 1, 20259:25 am
  • Author Theresa Tan
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Bhutanese government revises taxes on alcohol and tobacco to curb non-communicable diseases

In Bhutan, NCDs such as cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes account for 72 percent of all deaths annually.

  • Published: September 1, 20257:56 am
  • Author Kuensel

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