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56 % TB patients in India, Indonesia, China & Pakistan: WHO

MELBOURNE, 2 November 2024: Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by infection with the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB most commonly affects a person’s lungs, but can also affect other parts of the body and can cause serious illness. TB can be...

FAO, WHO: Adequate, balanced, moderate, and diverse diet is healthy

October 30, 2024

FAO, WHO: Adequate, balanced, moderate, and diverse diet is healthy

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have formulated principles of...

Outbreaks of Mpox & Avian Influenza raise global pandemic threat

October 14, 2024

Outbreaks of Mpox & Avian Influenza raise global pandemic threat

14 October 2024 – Recent outbreaks of Marburg virus, Mpox and the latest strain of avian influenza (H5N1) are a stark...

Nearly 1.8 bn adults risk disease not doing enough physical activity

June 26, 2024

Nearly 1.8 bn adults risk disease not doing enough physical activity

GENEVA, 26 June 2024: New data show that nearly one third (31%) of adults worldwide, approximately 1.8 billion people, did...

Planned surgery wait times longest on record: AMA report

April 19, 2024

Planned surgery wait times longest on record: AMA report

MELBOURNE/CANBERRA, 19 April 2024: Planned surgery wait times in Australia’s public hospitals are now the longest on record, and emergency...

WHO Social Connection Series: Roz’s story

January 17, 2024

WHO Social Connection Series: Roz’s story

Social isolation and loneliness are painful, harmful for our health, and can affect anyone, anywhere. Sharing our stories of social...

WHO : Protecting you from substandard and falsified medicines (Video)

January 6, 2024

WHO : Protecting you from substandard and falsified medicines (Video)

Source- WHO, 5 January 2024.

Free vaccines in pharmacies from January 1, 2024

December 28, 2023

Free vaccines in pharmacies from January 1, 2024

MELBOURNE, 28 December 2023: The Pharmacy Guild of Australia says patients will no longer have to pay for vaccines at...

WHO’s Science in 5 : Adult eye care (Video)

December 19, 2023

WHO’s Science in 5 : Adult eye care (Video)

Did you know that 70% of the people who need eye glasses do not have access to them? What are...

Malaria surge in Pakistan, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Uganda, PNG

December 1, 2023

Malaria surge in Pakistan, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Uganda, PNG

MELBOURNE, 30 November 2023: Between 2021 and 2022 the largest cases of Malaria happened in Pakistan, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Uganda, and...

WHO advises not to use non-sugar sweeteners for weight control

May 15, 2023

WHO advises not to use non-sugar sweeteners for weight control

WHO, 15 May 2023 : The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new guideline on non-sugar sweeteners (NSS), which...

WHO alert against contaminated cough syrup made by Indian-Punjab firm

April 26, 2023

WHO alert against contaminated cough syrup made by Indian-Punjab firm

GENEVA, 25 April 2023: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has in a Medical Product Report Alert refers to a cough...

India-WHO clash over Gambia cough syrup deaths

December 18, 2022

India-WHO clash over Gambia cough syrup deaths

MELBOURNE/NEW DELHI, 18 December 2022: India and World Health Organisation (WHO) lock horns over the Indian cough syrups exported to...

Introduction to Cardiovascular Pathologies (1) – What is a Heart?

December 17, 2022

Introduction to Cardiovascular Pathologies (1) – What is a Heart?

Heart disease tops the list of death-causing diseases according to World Health Organization (WHO)1, NIH2, and Healthline3 websites. In the...

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