Health

H1N1 Flu Kills 139 In Yemen

SANAA, Yemen, Feb 13 (NNN-SABA) – H1N1 flu has killed 139 people in Yemen’s northern provinces since 2018, the local…

Mongolia Slaughters Pigs To Contain African Swine Fever

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia, Feb 12 (NNN-MONGOLIA WEB) – Mongolia has culled a total of 2,394 pigs, to contain the spread…

China to speed up launch of new cancer drugs

BEIJING, Feb 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China will further shorten the time required for the registration and approval of new cancer…

23 Killed, Many Got Sick After Consuming Spurious Liquor In India

by Peerzada Arshad Hamid NEW DELHI, India, Feb 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 23 people were killed and many others…

WHO Delegation Visits Health Centres In Syria’s Quneitra To Support Health Services

QUNEITRA, Syria, Feb 8 (NNN-SANA) – With  the aim of supporting health services, a delegation from the World Health Organisation…

PLO Calls For International Oversight Of Prisoners In Israeli Jail After Death Of Palestinian Inmate

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Feb 8 (NNN-WAFA) – Officials of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), have called for international monitoring over the…

Last 4 years hottest on record, UN confirms

The sun sets behind a series of overhead power lines. Photo courtesy UN PARIS, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The last…

Ebola In DRC Threatens Neighbouring South Sudan: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has prompted the United Nations…

Nigeria Records 41,000 Cancer-Related Deaths In 2018: WHO

ABUJA, Nigeria, Feb 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – A total of 41,000 Nigerians were killed by cancer in 2018, out of an…

Albania Invest 11.4 Million USD In Five Years, On Tumour Treatment, Diagnostic Equipment

TIRANA, Albania, Feb 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Albania invested over 10 million euros (around 11.4 million U.S. dollars) in the past…