Japan Began 17th Ocean Discharge Of Fukushima Nuclear-Tainted Wastewater

TOKYO, Dec 5 (NNN-NHK) – Japan yesterday began the 17th round of discharge of nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, into the ocean. The discharge operation, which started yesterday, is scheduled to run through Dec 22, and will release an estimated 7,800 tonnes of wastewater, according…

50 Tonnes Of Expired Medicines, Foodstuff Destroyed In W. Afghanistan

KABUL, Dec 5 (NNN-BNA) – Authorities in western Afghanistan’s Farah province, set on fire 50 tonnes of expired medicines and food items, urging drug stores and shopkeepers, to avoid selling expired items, it was reported today. According to the report, the burned items had been collected from drug stores and…

E. Australian State Issued Health Warning Over Mosquito-Borne Viruses

SYDNEY, Dec 4 (NNN-AAP) – Health authorities in the eastern Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), today, issued a warning over potentially deadly mosquito-borne viruses. The NSW Department of Health said in a statement, two mosquito-borne viruses that can cause brain swelling have been detected earlier than expected, in…

Pakistan Vaccinated Over 33 Million Children In Nationwide Measles-Rubella Campaign

ISLAMABAD, Dec 2 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan vaccinated more than 33 million children, in its nationwide measles-rubella (MR) and oral polio vaccine (OPV) campaign, achieving over 95 percent MR coverage, the Ministry of National Health Services, said, yesterday. The drive, led by the Federal Directorate of Immunisation, was carried out across…

HIV/AIDS Killed 1,000 People In Cambodia Last Year, Down Nine Percent: PM

PHNOM PENH, Nov 29 (NNN-AKP) – HIV/AIDS killed about 1,000 people in Cambodia in 2024, down nine percent from 1,100, a year earlier, Cambodian Prime Minister, Hun Manet, said. In a message, on Wednesday, and released to the media yesterday, Hun Manet said, the country recorded roughly 1,200 new HIV…

Japan’s Flu Cases Hit Warning Level At Fastest Pace In 10 Years

TOKYO, Nov 24 (NNN-NHK) – The average number of influenza patients reported at designated medical institutions across Japan has hit warning levels, at the fastest pace in 10 years, according to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. During the week from Nov 10 to 16, 145,526 flu patients were…

Gazans In Extremely Dire Situation After Flooding: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – Four days after heavy rains inundated large swaths of the Gaza Strip, the Palestinians are living in an extremely dire condition, UN humanitarians said. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said, the situation continues, despite efforts by the UN and…

Vietnamese Gov’t Warns Of Potential Flu Outbreak

HANOI, Nov 19 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam’s Ministry of Health, warned of a potential flu outbreak, after the country logged up to 11,000 cases of seasonal influenza per month, over the past three months, a sharp rise from the mid-year figures, local media VnExpress reported, yesterday. Since the beginning of the…

Over 70 Australian Schools Closed Due To Possible Asbestos Contamination

CANBERRA, Nov 17 (NNN-AAP) – More than 70 schools in the Australian capital of Canberra were ordered to close today, due to growing concerns about possible asbestos contamination from decorative sand products. The government of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), said that, 71 of 94 public schools in Canberra and…

Measles-Rubella Cases Up 37 Percent In Philippines This Year

MANILA, Nov 16 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines recorded 4,718 measles-rubella cases from Jan to mid-Nov this year, 37 percent higher than the 3,434 cases logged in the same period of 2024, the country’s Department of Health (DOH) said, yesterday. Around 73 percent of cases are unvaccinated and most of them…
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