health

S. Korea starts process to suspend licences of 4,900 striking doctors

By Kang Jin-kyu SEOUL, March 11, 2024 (AFP) - South Korea said Monday it had started procedures to suspend the…

S. Korea begins licence suspension process against striking doctors

SEOUL, March 5, 2024 (AFP) - South Korea said Tuesday it would start notifying striking trainee doctors that their medical…

Meningitis kills 20 Nigerian school students

KANO, Nigeria, Feb 28, 2024 (AFP) - A meningitis outbreak in Nigeria has killed at least 20 boarding school students…

Bangkok says work from home as pollution blankets city

BANGKOK, Feb 15, 2024 (AFP) - Bangkok city employees have been told to work from home to avoid harmful air…

US officials confirm rare human case of bubonic plague

LOS ANGELES, Feb 14, 2024 (AFP) - Officials in the US state of Oregon have said they are dealing with…

World’s biggest flying lab takes off in Asia, fighting air pollution for millions

CLARK, Philippines, Feb 9, 2024 (AFP) - NASA has kicked off a series of marathon flights in Asia with the…

Brazil on dengue fever alert

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 6, 2024 (AFP) - Sao Paulo opened an emergency operations center Tuesday to deal with a…

Child pneumonia spikes in Pakistan’s smoggy winter

LAHORE, Pakistan, Feb 2, 2024 (AFP) - In a Pakistan paediatric ward, a chorus of infant coughs and straining lungs…

New cancer cases to soar 77% by 2050: WHO

GENEVA, Feb 1, 2024 (AFP) - The number of new cancer cases will rise to more than 35 million in…

Cameroon launches historic large-scale malaria jab campaign

SOA, Cameroon, Jan 22, 2024 (AFP) - Cameroon on Monday launched the first malaria vaccination programme to be offered nationwide…

Princess of Wales in hospital after surgery: palace

LONDON, Jan 17, 2024 (AFP) - The Princess of Wales is facing up to two weeks in hospital and several…

Madrid wants masks worn in hospitals as viruses surge

MADRID, Jan 5, 2024 (AFP) - The Spanish government on Friday called for the wearing of masks to be obligatory…

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