Malawi destroys nearly 20,000 expired AstraZeneca Covid vaccines
LILONGWE, Malawi: Health authorities in Malawi have destroyed 19,610 doses of expired AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines. Health Minister Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda put some of the vials...
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World leaders call for international treaty to fight future pandemics
LONDON, UK: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has joined more than 20 world leaders in calling for a new global settlement to help the world...
Outcry in Sri Lanka over forced cremation of Muslim coronavirus victims
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Anger mounts after at least 15 Muslims, including a 20-day-old baby, were cremated in Sri Lanka against the family wishes and funeral...
Ebola outbreak in Congo still ‘qualifies’ as global emergency: WHO
KINSHASA, Congo: The World Health Organization expert committee said current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo still classifies as a global emergency, on...
Battle for Tripoli claims 1,000 lives in three months
TRIPOLI: World Health Organization said that almost 1,000 people have been killed since Libyan renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar launched a campaign to capture the...
Ebola deaths in DR Congo cross 1000 mark
As many as 1,510 cases of Ebola have been reported in North Kivu and Ituri provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Congo’s Ministry of...
WHO reports major stride in Pakistan’s fight against polio
ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday reported that Pakistan had made a major ‘stride’ in its fight against the crippling disease of polio....
China expands public smoking ban in Shanghai
SHANGHAI: Shanghai widened its ban on public smoking Wednesday as China’s biggest city steps up efforts to stub out the massive health threat despite conflicts...
Elephantiasis virus may boost AIDS risk: report
PARIS: People infected with a common parasitic worm may be twice as likely to acquire the HIV virus that causes AIDS, a field study from...
World Health Day: History and theme
Today is world’s health day. It is an annual awareness- raising day organized by World Health’s Organization (WHO). Each year it has different theme, this...