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Gaza, Aug 24 (IANS) Delaying a humanitarian pause in the Gaza Strip increases the risk of polio spreading among children, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has warned. Philippe…

Gaza, Aug 24 (IANS) Delaying a humanitarian pause in the Gaza Strip increases the risk of polio spreading among children, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has warned. Philippe…

Hanoi, Aug 23 (IANS) Vietnam's Health Ministry has launched a campaign to provide measles vaccines for children in 100 districts and towns of 18 localities at a high risk of outbreaks, local media reported. Based on the World Health…

Hanoi, Aug 23 (IANS) Vietnam's Health Ministry has launched a campaign to provide measles vaccines for children in 100 districts and towns of 18 localities at a high risk of outbreaks, local media reported. Based on the World Health…

Kinshasa, Aug 20 (IANS) Roger Kamba, the Health Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has said that the ongoing mpox outbreak has been declared a "continental emergency". Kamba on Monday reported that since the beginning…

Jerusalem, Aug 19 (IANS) Nearly 3 million doses of polio vaccines have been delivered to the Gaza Strip since the onset of the Hamas-Israel conflict in October 2023, according to Israeli authorities. A total of 282,126 vials of the polio…

Helsinki, Aug 16 (IANS) Swedish health authorities have confirmed that they have identified the first case of the more infectious Clade I variant of mpox in the country. The Public Health Agency of Sweden said on Thursday that this is also…

Helsinki, Aug 16 (IANS) Swedish health authorities have confirmed that they have identified the first case of the more infectious Clade I variant of mpox in the country. The Public Health Agency of Sweden said on Thursday that this is also…

Paris, Aug 10 (IANS) More than 3,000 cases of dengue fever have been imported into mainland France so far this year, setting a new record, local media reported, quoting the country's public health agency (SPF). Between May 1 and August 6,…

Addis Ababa, Aug 9 (IANS) The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has called for urgent action to avert the "concerning spread" of mpox across the continent. Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya, addressing a…

Seoul, July 20 (IANS) Some medical professors vowed on Saturday to boycott training programmes for junior doctors in protest of the government's push for accepting the resignations of striking trainees and the medical school admission quota…

Seoul, July 20 (IANS) Some medical professors vowed on Saturday to boycott training programmes for junior doctors in protest of the government's push for accepting the resignations of striking trainees and the medical school admission quota…

Washington, July 18 (IANS) US President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 as his bid for re-election faced fresh opposition from within his own Democratic party."Earlier today following his first event in Las Vegas, President Biden…

Washington, July 18 (IANS) US President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 as his bid for re-election faced fresh opposition from within his own Democratic party."Earlier today following his first event in Las Vegas, President Biden…

Washington, July 8 (IANS) US Vice President Kamala Harris' husband Doug Emhoff recently tested positive for Covid-19, the latter's office has announced. In a statement on Sunday, Emhoff's Communications Director Liza Acevedo said the Second…

Dharamsala, July 4 (IANS) After a successful knee replacement surgery at a top New York hospital, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is rapidly recovering and able to walk, two of his personal physicians said on Thursday."His Holiness…

Dhaka, July 1 (IANS) Noise pollution in Bangladesh capital Dhaka is reaching alarming levels, severely impacting the daily lives of its residents, a study showed. Increasing traffic, unnecessary honking, rampant use of loudspeakers and…

Seoul, June 24 (IANS) Representatives of doctors and the government in South Korea are expected to sit down for talks as early as this week, as both sides have hinted that they would hold negotiations to seek a breakthrough to end the…