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Asia
CNA Explains: China’s pneumonia outbreak – should you be concerned?
BEIJING: China is dealing with a surge in respiratory illnesses that is straining its healthcare system and sparking global concern…
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Heat, disease, air pollution: How climate change impacts health
INFECTIOUS DISEASES The changing climate means that mosquitoes, birds and mammals will roam beyond their previous habitats, raising the threat…
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Asia
1 in 7 in Southeast Asia live with a mental health condition, treatment gap in some countries is ‘huge’: WHO official
UNIVERSAL RIGHT TO GOOD MENTAL HEALTH On Mental Health Day this year, the WHO is focusing on the universal right…
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United States
Dengue fever is likely to ‘take off’ in Europe as planet heats
Climate change could make dengue fever a major threat in southern Europe this decade, WHO scientist warns. ADVERTISEMENT Dengue fever…
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Dengue will ‘take off’ in southern Europe, US, Africa this decade, WHO scientist says
Farrar previously spent 18 years working in Vietnam on tropical diseases including dengue. He later headed up the Wellcome Trust…
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Germany
Glyphosate: Berlin calls for a ban in the EU
Could the controversial herbicide be prohibited across the European Union member states? Germany wants glyphosate to be abandoned in the…
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WHO holds first traditional medicine summit
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is expected to open the WHO conference via a video message, has repeatedly promoted…
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Commentary: How is ‘variant of interest’ Eris different from other Omicron variants?
India first saw this variant back in May, but it has also seen only sporadic cases, and no major rise…
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Asia
WHO flags India-made syrup in latest warning over contaminated drugs
The World Health Organization on Monday (Aug 7) flagged a batch of contaminated common cold syrup, manufactured by an Indian…
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Extreme heat straining health systems: WHO
FINDING THOSE AT RISK Maria Neira, the WHO’s public health and environment chief, said the agency was particularly concerned about…
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