Health

Gaza Becomes “Graveyard” For Palestinian Children: UNRWA Chief

GAZA, Nov 21 (NNN-WAFA) – Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in…

25 Commando Recruits Hospitalised In Sri Lanka Following Fever Outbreak

COLOMBO, Nov 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – Twenty-five recruits have been hospitalised and around 500 others placed under quarantine, following a fever…

Strictest Anti-Air Pollution Measures In Delhi As Air Quality Turns Severe

NEW DELHI, Nov 19 (NNN-PTI) – The strictest anti-air pollution measures, under the Graded Response Action Plan-4 (GRAP-4) were invoked…

Pakistani Gov’t Vows To Eradicate Polio As 2024 Cases Rise To 49

ISLAMABAD, Nov 16 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani prime minister’s focal person for polio eradication, Ayesha Raza Farooq, vowed yesterday, to continue…

Pakistan To Tackle Diabetes By Taking Preventive Measures, Raising Awareness: President

ISLAMABAD, Nov 15 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani President, Asif Ali Zardari, said yesterday that, his country is committed to tackling the…

Pakistan Takes Action To Tackle Rising Smog, Air Pollution

ISLAMABAD, Nov 13 (NNN-APP) – Amid rising smog and air pollution in various districts of Pakistan, the country has been…

Over 267,000 Cases Of Mosquito-Borne Diseases Reported In Pakistan’s Sindh

ISLAMABAD, Nov 12 (NNN-APP) – A total of 267,389 cases of mosquito-borne diseases have been reported in Pakistan’s southern Sindh…

China-Brunei Joint Venture Held Blood Donation Campaign

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Nov 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Hengyi Industries Sdn. Bhd., a petrochemical joint venture between China and Brunei, hosted…

Bushfire Threat Forces Evacuation Of Northern Australian Town

SYDNEY, Nov 6 (NNN-AAP) – Residents of a town in the Australian state of Queensland, have been evacuated, due to…

Sri Lanka Launches Measles Vaccination Programme Targeting Youth

COLOMBO, Nov 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Health, launched a special measles vaccination programme starting yesterday and running…