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Facing anti-malaria nets, mosquitoes alter habits

After two African villages started using mosquito nets to fight malaria, the local mosquitoes seemed to change their ...

Tobacco Farmers Unite in Condemning WHO's Plan to Threaten 30 Million Jobs

-ITGA Launches Global Petition Campaign to Oppose Draconian Measures     More than 30 million ...

Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia set up dengue network

Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia announced on Tuesday that they have set up a network to push forward information ...

World Hepatitis Alliance Welcomes New Global Framework

-Alliance calls on governments to support the WHO strategy by setting regional targets to eradicate this killer ...

Indonesian Health Ministry wary of mystery illness in Cambodia

The Indonesian Ministry of Health is wary of an undiagnosed illness that has claimed the lives of at least 50 ...

300,000 people in U.S. living with chagas disease

As many as 300,000 people in the United States may have chronic Chagas disease, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...

Undiagnosed disease kills 61 Cambodian children

Cambodia's Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) are currently conducting an active ...

New Data Reveals Public Ignorance About the Impact of Lung Disease

-         New data released by the Forum of International Respiratory Societies ...

Health Experts Highlight Growing Typhoid Pandemic in Asia

-As Outbreaks in the Region Continue to Rise, Global Health Leaders Call for Expanded Immunization ...

Nippon Foundation Chairman Named Goodwill Ambassador for Welfare of National Races in Myanmar

-     The Nippon Foundation announced on June 12 that its Chairman Yohei Sasakawa has been ...

Polio eradication shifts into emergency mode

-       New cases at lowest levels ever, but funding gap threatens ...

Bio Farma receives international recognition

With 11 products provided by Indonesia`s leading vaccine manufacturer, PT Bio Farma has received recognition from the ...

Obituary - Indonesians mourn demise of minister Endang

In October 2010, many Indonesians were shocked to learn that Health Minister Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih was suffering ...

Dengue fever endemic in Malang

Fifty-seven sub-districts in Malang city, East Java, are working to halt the spread of dengue fever, local health ...

World Health Organization and Alzheimer's Disease International Say Dementia Must be a Global Health

-     New Report Calls on Nations to Recognise Dementia as a Public Health ...