Health

Teenager Dies By Suicide In West Australian Youth Detention Centre

SYDNEY, Aug 30 (NNN-AAP) – A teenager has died by suicide, at a youth detention centre in Western Australia (WA),…

Mpox Kills Over 610 In DR Congo: Health Minister

KINSHASA, Aug 28 (NNN-IRIN) – The ongoing mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has resulted in…

UN Continues Aid Operations In Gaza Despite Violence, Israeli Evacuation Orders

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – Despite Gaza’s deadly violence and several recent Israeli evacuation orders, further disrupting aid operations,…

Australian Gov’t Secures 22 Million Bags Of IV Fluid Amid Shortage

CANBERRA, Aug 27 (NNN-AAP) – The Australian government has secured the supply of an extra 22 million bags of intravenous…

Jordan Launches Initiative To Support Amputees In Gaza

AMMAN, Aug 27 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan launched an initiative, to support amputees in Gaza, in response to an unprecedented increase…

Roundup: UN Humanitarians Struggle To Deliver Aid In Gaza

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – A recent spate of Israeli evacuation orders, has forced a shutdown of UN agency…

Philippines Grapples With Leptospirosis, Dengue Surge: President

MANILA, Aug 24 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine President, Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, yesterday said, his country has been experiencing a surge in…

UN Warns Delayed Humanitarian Pause In Gaza Could Fuel Polio Outbreak Among Palestinian Children

GAZA, Aug 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Delaying a humanitarian pause in the Gaza Strip, increases the risk of polio spreading among…

Kyrgyzstan Tightens Sanitary, Quarantine Measures To Prevent Mpox

BISHKEK, Aug 22 (NNN-KNA) – The smallpox situation in Kyrgyzstan is stable, and precautionary measures are being implemented, according to…

Indonesia Tightens Foreign Arrival Surveillance Against Mpox Infection

JAKARTA, Aug 20 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia’s health authorities are stepping up its health screening scheme for foreign arrivals, including foreigners…