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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 ...

Fifty aid groups call for end to Gaza blockade

Fifty international NGOs and United Nations agencies on Thursday called on Israel to lift its Gaza blockade, first ...

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 ...

Indonesia world`s fifth pentavalent vaccine producer

Indonesia is now the world`s fifth pentavalent vaccine producer, after the state pharmaceutical firm PT Bio Farma has ...

Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces Additional $220 Million to Fight Global Tobacco Use

-     - Progress to date includes 1.2 billion people protected by effective tobacco control ...

Lactobacillus reuteri Protectis Reduced Diarrhoea in Children

         A double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 494 children showed that ...

Measles-related mortality rate drops 90 percent

The measles-related mortality rate in Indonesia has dropped by about 90 percent, a study by an international team of ...

New Actavis / Bioton Alliance to Shake up Diabetes Market

-   Global Managed-Care Offering to Help Bring Down Treatment Costs for 366 Million ...