Health

HIV Cases In Philippines May Reach 215,400 By Year-End

MANILA, Dec 2 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH), said yesterday that, the number of HIV cases or…

Summit On Mine-Free World In Cambodia Adopts Two Key Documents To Build Safer World From Mines

SIEM REAP, Cambodia, Nov 30 (NNN-AKP) – The Siem Reap-Angkor Summit, on a Mine-Free World, concluded successfully here in north-west…

Pakistan Reports Three New Polio Cases, Bringing Tally To 55 This Year

ISLAMABAD, Nov 25 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan reported three polio cases yesterday, bringing the total number of cases in the country…

Dengue Cases In Philippines Up 81 Percent So Far This Year

MANILA, Nov 24 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH), said yesterday that, it tallied 340,860 dengue cases from…

Flash Flood In Indonesia’s South Tapanuli Claims Two Lives

JAKARTA, Nov 23 (NNN-ANTARA) – Two people were killed in a flash flood that hit three villages in South Tapanuli…

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…