Health

Wintertime Air Pollution Peaks In Bangladesh

by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Dec 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – As temperatures plummeted in recent weeks, the capital, Dhaka’s air quality worsened, creating…

Cambodia On Track To Achieve 2025 HIV Targets

PHNOM PENH, Dec 12 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia is on the right track to achieve the 95-95-95 HIV treatment targets by…

Over 10,000 Rat Fever Cases Reported In Sri Lanka This Year

COLOMBO, Dec 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – Over 10,000 cases of leptospirosis, commonly known as rat fever, have been reported in Sri…

Being Overweight Surpasses Smoking As Australia’s Leading Health Risk

CANBERRA, Dec 12 (NNN-AAP) – Being overweight has become the leading risk factor, contributing to disease in Australia for the…

Australian Mental Healthcare System Failing Those In Need: Doctors’ Body

CANBERRA, Dec 7 (NNN-AAP) – Australia’s mental healthcare system is failing the people who need it most, the nation’s peak…

Over 12,000 Mongolian Children Vaccinated Against HPV

ULAN BATOR, Dec 6 (NNN-APA) – At least 12,847 children aged 11, have been vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV),…

Gaza Records Highest Rate Of Child Amputees Amid War: UN Agency; Total Deaths: 44,502

GAZA, Dec 4 (NNN-WAFA) – Gaza now has the highest number of child amputees, per capita, in the world, the…

PFAS Chemicals Detected In 20 Percent Of Japanese Tap Water In Gov’t Survey

TOKYO, Dec 2 (NNN-NHK) – Potentially harmful per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals, have been detected in about 20 percent of…

57 HIV Cases Reported In Brunei Last Year: Minister

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Dec 2 (NNN-ANN) – There were 57 new HIV infections among citizens and permanent residents in Brunei,…

HIV Cases In Philippines May Reach 215,400 By Year-End

MANILA, Dec 2 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH), said yesterday that, the number of HIV cases or…