Health

Campaign Begins To Protect 45 Million Children From Polio In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Oct 30 (NNN-APP) – A nationwide campaign to protect millions of children from polio, kicked off in Pakistan, an…

Policeman Killed In Terrorist Attack On Polio Vaccination Team In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Oct 29 (NNN-APP) – Armed men attacked policemen, providing security for polio vaccination workers, in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa…

ICRC Reports Dire Situation In N. Gaza

GAZA, Oct 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – An official from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), yesterday, described the situation…

Gaza Faces Risk Of Polio Spreading If Vaccination Continues To Delay: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – An immediate ceasefire is needed in Gaza, as the enclave faces the additional threat…

Joint Action Needed To Protect Children From Environmental Health Risk In Cambodia: Report

PHNOM PENH, Oct 24 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia released a report on children’s environmental health (CEH) yesterday, highlighting joint action to…

Stricter Measures In Delhi To Counter Rising Air Pollution

NEW DELHI, Oct 23 (NNN-PTI) – Stricter anti-air pollution measures were put in place in New Delhi, in a bid…

Eastern India’s Hooch Tragedy Death Toll Reached 35

NEW DELHI, Oct 19 (NNN-PTI) – The death toll in eastern India’s hooch tragedy hit 35 yesterday, a government official…

Sudan Records Over 2,500 Dengue Fever Cases: Ministry

KHARTOUM, Oct 18 (NNN-SUNA) – Sudan recorded 2,520 dengue fever cases, including 13 deaths, in five states, the Health Ministry…

Chinese Envoy Calls For Upholding, Revitalising Effectiveness Of UN Security Council Resolutions

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – The effectiveness of UN Security Council resolutions should be upheld and revitalised, China’s permanent…

Japan Reports First Bird Flu Outbreak Of The Season

TOKYO, Oct 17 (NNN-NHK) – A highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza was detected in chickens at a poultry farm…