Geneva, Nov 22 (EFE).- Some 500 patients and doctors from the Indonesian Hospital in the north of Gaza were evacuated on Tuesday in a new operation coordinated by humanitarian agencies, the United Nations said Wednesday in its daily report on the conflict. The evacuation was carried out the day after an attack on the hospital … Read more
Islamabad, Nov. 18 (EFE).- The government of Pakistan’s Punjab province has banned the production and sale of five “alcoholic” cough syrups after the World Health Organization (WHO) issued an alert following a complaint from the Maldives, officials said Saturday. The banned cough syrups, manufactured by Lahore-based Pharmix Laboratories (PVT) LTD, were found to contain high … Read more
Dhaka, Nov 15 (EFE).- Dengue has claimed more than 1,500 lives so far this year in Bangladesh, marking the worst ever outbreak in the country, officials said Wednesday. At least 24 people died from the viral disease in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths in 2023 to 1,520, according to the … Read more
Geneva, Nov. 2 (EFE) – The head of the World Health Organization’s emergency health program, Mike Ryan, expressed anger on Thursday over the lack of humanitarian access and security guarantees for health workers in Gaza, saying that the level of obstruction of these activities is unprecedented. “I have operated in many different crises in my … Read more
Dhaka, Oct 26 (EFE).– Three specialist doctors that have been flown in from abroad are treating Bangladesh’s ailing former prime minister and opposition leader Khaleda Zia, who faces a ban on foreign travel from the government, her party said on Thursday. The doctors arrived in Dhaka this week and have already ed the local physicians … Read more
Jerusalem, Oct 21 (EFE).- Surgeries performed without anesthesia and in the corridors of hospitals is the daily life of the remaining hospitals in the Palestinian Gaza Strip, controlled by the Islamist group Hamas and subject to ongoing Israeli bombardment that on Saturday entered its fifteenth day. “Those who may have a hope of life are … Read more
Bangkok, Oct 10 (EFE).- A 2-year-old girl has become the third person to die after contracting bird flu in Cambodia this year. Tests confirmed that the girl had contracted H5N1, the Ministry of Health said in a statement about the death late Monday night. Dead chickens were found at the house where the little girl … Read more
By Paloma Almoguera Singapore, Oct 8 (EFE).- In Singapore, encountering a swarm of millions mosquitoes may paradoxically offer protection against dengue fever. But how? The island has undertaken the “Wolbachia Project,” which involves releasing thousands of mosquitoes inoculated with the Wolbachia bacteria to control their reproduction and reduce the spread of dengue. Nurashikin Binte Abdul … Read more
Dhaka, Oct 9 (EFE).– Physicians in Bangladesh on Monday advised former prime minister Khaleda Zia of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to undergo liver transplant abroad as they had “exhausted” all medical options available for her in the country. “The real situation is very complex and difficult. Our medical board and all those involved … Read more
Tokyo, Oct 3 (EFE).- Japan’s authorities and businesses have mobilized to promote the consumption of locally caught seafood since the government started releasing treated Fukushima wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. The release of the wastewater prompted China to ban imports of Japanese marine products, and generated boycotts and suspicion among consumers. From the end of … Read more
San Salvador, Sept 28 (EFE).- The absolute criminalization of abortion in El Salvador, one of the most restrictive countries, constitutes violence against women, said activists from the Feminist Assembly on Thursday. The declarations come amid the World Day of Action for Legal Abortion celebrated every year on September 28. In El Salvador, women are usually … Read more
Brasilia, Sept 26 (EFE). – Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Tuesday launched a strategy to strengthen the country’s health services, guaranteeing universal access and the sector’s autonomy. With an investment of 42 billion reais (about 8.4 billion dollars or 8 billion euros), it aims to expand the national production of priority items … Read more
