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COVID-19 screening tightened at Bangladesh’s Chattogram Airport as cases rise in India

Health screening equipment has been installed. Thermal scanners are being used for non-contact temperature checks and airport authorities made face masks mandatory in sensitive…

  • Published: June 9, 20259:26 am
  • Author The Daily Star
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Nepal performs first sex change surgery

The Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital team performed the surgery on a 25-year-old transgender woman from Janakpur, with help from an American doctor.

  • Published: June 9, 20259:16 am
  • Author Arjun Poudel
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Paid less than unskilled labourers, community health workers in India go on strike

This is not the first time they have protested against work conditions, nor are they the only state’s health workers in India to do so. In Kerala’s capital, female community…

  • Published: June 6, 20251:43 pm
  • Author Rohini Mohan
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One dies of Covid-19 in Dhaka

This was the first reported death this year.

  • Published: June 6, 202511:35 am
  • Author The Daily Star
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Brain-dead organ donors hit record high in Japan in 2024

Of about 900 medical institutions nationwide capable of organ donation, however, only about one-third have actual experience.

  • Published: June 5, 20259:34 am
  • Author The Japan News
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Eid holiday, rain spark fear of dengue spike in Bangladesh

Entomologists caution that without proper precautions from both city authorities and Dhaka residents, vacant homes and unchecked water sources could become breeding grounds for…

  • Published: June 5, 20259:33 am
  • Author Helemul Alam
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In Malaysia, mainstream and social media urged to observe ethical reporting in suicide cases

Among the objectives of the guidelines include preventing imitative suicides, promoting help-seeking behaviour, enhancing public awareness and education, as well as supporting…

  • Published: June 4, 202512:21 pm
  • Author Junaid Ibrahim
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Surge in COVID-19 cases: Virus making a comeback in Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, US

Between May 25 and 30, Thailand reported 65,880 new COVID-19 cases with three fatalities. In Malaysia, the Health Ministry said an average of 600 cases were reported each week…

  • Published: June 4, 20259:36 am
  • Author Ragananthini Vethasalam
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HIV cases in Philippines surge 500%, prompting health department call for emergency

The number of confirmed HIV cases per day in the country reached 57 from January to March this year, marking a 500 percent increase—the highest in the Western Pacific Region.

  • Published: June 4, 20259:35 am
  • Author Faith Argosino
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This Pakistani organisation is launching a course to educate young girls on menstrual health

The four-module course is free of cost and is being conducted online by PCOS Helps for girls aged 10 to 18.

  • Published: June 4, 20259:33 am
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