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Philippines to vaccinate millions as polio virus resurfaces
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines is preparing to vaccinate millions of children against polio to halt an outbreak of a disease it believed to have been eradicated two decades ago, a top official said on Friday.
BCG unable to prevent TB in adults
GEORGE TOWN: The little round scar on your left upper arm – your BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) vaccination – will not stop you from being infected with tuberculosis (TB) as an adult.
U.N. aid chief says Saudi Arabia to pay $500 mln for Yemen aid next week
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - United Nations aid chief Mark Lowcock said Saudi Arabia plans to pay $500 million (402.4 million pounds) next week of a pledge it made in February to help fund a humanitarian response in Yemen, which the world body has described as the world's worst aid crisis.
Taliban revoke ban on Red Cross, provide security guarantees
KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban on Sunday revoked their ban on the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Afghanistan and gave a guarantee of security for its staff doing humanitarian work in areas under their control.
Respiratory and eye-related illnesses on the rise due to haze
KUANTAN: Early findings on the effects of haze on health has shown an increase of 30% to 40% in certain illnesses.
Vaccination
VACCINATION is a method whereby killed or weakened antigens are administered to our body to create active immunity against specific pathogens (virus or bacteria).
WHO welcomes Facebook pledge to curb anti-vaccine misinformation
The World Health Organisation said on Sept 5 it welcomed a commitment by Facebook that it would direct users seeking vaccine information on its Instagram, Facebook Search, Groups and other forums towards facts, not misinformation.
WHO welcomes Facebook pledge to curb anti-vaccine misinformation
LONDON (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Thursday it welcomed a commitment by Facebook that it would direct users seeking vaccine information on its Instagram, Facebook Search, Groups and other forums towards facts, not misinformation.
Uganda confirms another Ebola case
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda reported another case of Ebola on Thursday, a nine-year-old girl who had crossed the border from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, where the haemorrhagic disease has killed at least 1,800 in a year-long outbreak.
The many uses of a basketball court
Manila: Indoor courts are central to life in tens of thousands of towns and cities across basketball-mad Philippines, hosting everything from funerals and beauty pageants to “circumcision season”.