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WHO supports Jakarta`s free medical treatment for the poor

The World Health Organization (WHO) appreciates and supports Jakarta city`s program of free medical treatment for the ...

Hajj pilgrims should anticipate coronavirus spread

Health Deputy Minister Ali Ghufron Mukti has warned all hajj pilgrims to anticipate the spread of coronavirus, one ...

Health Ministers Pledge to Achieve Leprosy-Free World at International Leprosy Summit

-     The International Leprosy Summit, organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) and The ...

Herbalife Asia Pacific Extravaganza 2013 Mega Events Open with Record 55,000 Participants

- Global nutrition company, Herbalife (NYSE: HLF), announces the opening of its Asia Pacific Extravaganza 2013 at a ...

WHO chief urges to put health high on agenda in development plan

Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), on Monday called for efforts from member ...

The disabled are nothing abnormal in society

People with disabilities are normal part of human diversity that should get equal treatment from the society, a ...

Health Ministry installs thermal scanner in airports to prevent H7N9

Health Ministry has set up thermal scanner at international airports and seaports in anticipation of the spread of a ...

Global Leaders Support New Six-Year Plan to Deliver a Polio-Free World by 2018

- Today, at the Global Vaccine Summit, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) presented a comprehensive ...

First Global Vaccine Summit Highlights Remarkable Progress Towards Vaccinating Every Child

- More than 300 global leaders, health and development experts, vaccinators, celebrities, philanthropists, and business ...

WHO says no poultry contact in some China bird flu cases

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that a number of people who have tested positive for a new strain of ...

FDA Approves FibroScan® for Non-invasive Liver Diagnosis

-- Echosens™ is pleased to announce that FibroScan® device received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and ...

Avian Influenza A (H7N9) Threatens, GenScript Supports Researchers in Impending Battle with Rush Gene Service

- This week the World Health Organization reported three cases in which humans were infected with Avian Influenza A ...

Success story of Indonesia`s fight against tuberculosis

Daeng Nuru from Langkai island, South Sulawesi province, sits for five hours in a small boat to get to Research Center ...

International Conference to Present Progress on Typhoid Fever Control and Prevention

- International and regional health experts will convene in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 1-2 March 2013 to review progress on ...

Over 360 mln people live with hearing loss

More than 360 million people in the world are suffering from hearing loss, a report released by the World Health ...