Health

Pakistan Confirms Detection Of Wild Poliovirus In Environmental Sample

ISLAMABAD, May 14 (NNN-APP) – The Pakistani health ministry, confirmed the detection of wild poliovirus in an environmental sample, from…

Aussie State Issued Health Alert Over Life-Threatening Counterfeit Drugs

SYDNEY, May 9 (NNN-AAP) – The health authority in the Australian state of Queensland, issued an alert today, warning local…

Brazil Urges People To Continue COVID-19 Vaccination

BRASILIA, May 6 (NNN-CMA) – Brazilian President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, yesterday urged the people to continue to get…

Philippines Receives Over 1.8 Million Foreign Tourists Since Jan

MANILA, May 4 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines received more than 1.8 million foreign tourists since Jan this year, Philippines Tourism…

Wild Poliovirus Detected In Sewage Samples Of NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, May 4 (NNN-APP) – Wild poliovirus has been detected in sewage samples, from Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province,…

Indian Ocean Countries Eye Post-Pandemic Tourism Recovery

PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, May 4 (NNN-PINA) – Member countries of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) are meeting in Balaclava,…

Australian Gov’t Takes Action To Reduce Smoking, Stamp Out Vaping

CANBERRA, May 2 (NNN-AAP) – The Australian government decided today, to take strong action, to reduce smoking and stamp out…

Three Killed In California Plane Crash

LOS ANGELES, May 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Three people were killed, after a small plane crashed yesterday afternoon, in the area…

Uganda Rules Out Ebola Outbreak After Results From Suspected Case Turn Negative

KAMPALA, May 2 (NNN-IRIN) – Uganda has ruled out an Ebola outbreak, after laboratory results of a suspected case turned…

Death Toll From Gas Leak In India Rose To 11

NEW DELHI, May 1 (NNN-PTI) – The death toll from gas leak in India’s Punjab state rose to 11 yesterday,…