Indian Authority Revokes Licence, Orders Shutdown Of Company Responsible For Cough Syrup Deaths

NEW DELHI, Oct 14 (NNN-PTI) – The local government in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, yesterday, announced the complete revocation of the manufacturing license of a pharmaceutical company, responsible for producing the cough syrup that was linked to the recent child deaths in two states. The government also…

Bangladesh Launches Typhoid Vaccination Campaign For 50 Million Children

DHAKA, Oct 13 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladeshi government launched a nationwide typhoid vaccination campaign, aiming to immunise about 50 million children between the ages of nine months and 15 years. Bangladesh’s Health Adviser, Nurjahan Begum, yesterday officially launched the campaign in Dhaka. The month-long drive will provide free injectable typhoid…

Pakistan To Start Nationwide Polio Vaccination Campaign In 159 Districts

ISLAMABAD, Oct 13 (NNN-APP) – A polio vaccination campaign is set to kick off from today, in 159 districts of Pakistan, to protect children from paralytic polio, the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) said, yesterday. During the week-long drive, more than 45.4 million children, under the age of five, will…

Egypt Moves To Deliver Aid To Gaza After Ceasefire: President

CAIRO, Oct 11 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, said yesterday that, Egypt has begun sending urgent food and medical aid to the Gaza Strip, following a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. Sisi made the remarks in a phone call with UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, stressing the need…

Six Patients Died In Fire At Hospital In West India

NEW DELHI, Oct 6 (NNN-PTI) – Six patients died, when a massive fire broke out inside an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a government-run hospital, in India’s western state of Rajasthan, confirmed the local police, today. The fire broke out during the night, intervening Sunday and Monday, at the Sawai…

Bangladesh’s Dengue Fever Death Toll This Year Rises To 212

DHAKA, Oct 6 (NNN-BSS) – Dengue fever claimed nine lives in Bangladesh yesterday, marking the country’s highest single-day death toll this year, and bringing the total fatalities to 212, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), said. The data showed Bangladesh also recorded its highest single-day dengue admissions this year,…

Indian Health Ministry Confirms Presence Of Diethylene Glycol Beyond Permissible Limits In Coldrif Cough Syrup

NEW DELHI, Oct 5 (NNN-PTI) – India’s federal health ministry, confirmed that, samples of Coldrif cough syrup in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, contained diethylene glycol (DEG) beyond permissible limits, multiple local media reports said, yesterday. The statement comes amid investigations into the deaths of 12 children, allegedly linked…

22,000 Sri Lankans Die Each Year Due To Alcohol-Related Causes: Official

COLOMBO, Oct 3 (NNN-LNW) – About 22,000 Sri Lankans die annually, as a result of alcohol-related causes, said the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol, today. Speaking to journalists as Sri Lanka marked World Temperance Day, Dr. Ananda Rathnayaka, chairman of the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol, warned that,…

Iran Condemns Israel’s Interception Of Gaza-Bound Aid Flotilla

TEHRAN, Oct 3 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, yesterday, strongly condemned Israel’s interception of international humanitarian aid vessels, and the detention of their passengers. He made the remarks in a statement, hours after Israel confirmed on Wednesday that it had detained several ships from the Global Sumud…

Zionist Israeli Army Shuts Route For Return Of Displaced Palestinians To Northern Gaza

GAZA, Oct 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Zionist Israeli army, yesterday, announced the closure of Al-Rasheed coastal road, the main route linking southern and northern Gaza, to prevent the return of displaced Palestinians. The road is closed, allowing only southward movement, for those still in Gaza City, said arrogant Zionist Israeli…
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