13+ hour, 17+ min ago  (416+ words) The World Health Organisation has concluded Exercise Polaris II, a two-day simulation of a fictional bacterial outbreak spreading globally. WHO disclosed this on its website on Monday, noting that at least 26 countries, 600 emergency experts, and over 25 partners participated in the…...

21+ min ago  (218+ words) Roughly 390 million people are infected each year with dengue, and hundreds of thousands more are affected by Zika, chikungunya and yellow fever, transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. The World Mosquito Program, a not-for-profit owned by Monash University, arose out…...

12+ hour, 20+ min ago  (114+ words) The European Health Report 2024 Second European Programme of Work WHO/Europe, in collaboration with the WHO Country Office in the Republic of Moldova and national partners, will conduct a WHO Quality Rights capacity-building training and follow'up visit in Chisinau, Republic…...

1+ hour, 17+ min ago  (278+ words) A SPECIAL conference is aiming to help reduce drowning deaths through improved emergency response and prevention strategies. The Midlands Air Ambulance Charity is organising the Drowning Conference at its Shifnal airbase in Shropshire on Tuesday, June 2. The event will bring…...

7+ hour, 32+ min ago  (539+ words) If we learned one thing throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, it's that the "experts" in charge of handling public health and infectious diseases did not live up to pre-pandemic expectations. The widespread assumption, particularly among media outlets whose job it was…...

11+ hour, 23+ min ago  (274+ words) Nine more children died of measles and measles-like symptoms accross the country in the past 24 hours until 8: 0am on Tuesday, the government's health authorities reported. With the latest daily count, the total death toll from measles and symptoms reached 273, according to…...

3+ hour, 38+ min ago  (373+ words) JAKARTA - Deputy Minister of Home Affairs (Wamendagri) Akhmad Wiyagus emphasized that the alignment of programs between the central and regional governments is a dead price in dealing with the health crisis in Papua. The main focus at this time is…...

2+ hour, 43+ min ago  (906+ words) Breast cancer remains one of the most pressing health challenges in Southeast Asia, with an estimated 130 women dying from the disease each day across the region. Southeast Asia accounts for 39 per cent of all breast cancer cases globally and its…...

4+ hour, 10+ min ago  (642+ words) MBABANE " Government is considering taxing energy and sugary drinks following the health burden they have on its coffers, as children are hooked as early as primary schools. This follows that from pupils arriving in class jittery, restless and struggling to…...

4+ hour, 48+ min ago  (431+ words) CASTRIES, Saint Lucia " U. S. Air Force medical and support personnel, in partnership with the Saint Lucia Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs, officially launched the Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance Team (LAMAT) 2026 mission during an opening ceremony at the Millennium Heights…...