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One child dies, six hospitalised after polio drops in Bihar

Patna, June 28 (JEN) At least one child died on Saturday while six others were hospitalised after being administered with polio drops in Bihar's Vaishali district of Bihar. more

Massive damage to Nepal's healthcare services has put millions of quake survivors at risk, UN warns

New York, June 26 (JEN) The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursdaywarned the health of the people who survived Nepal's twin earthquakes could be at risk if regular servi ...

UN envoy on Ebola travels to Guinea Bissau after new cases reported in bordering Guinea

New York, June 25 (JEN) The United Nations envoy for Ebola response has begun a visit to take stock of prevention and preparedness efforts in Guinea Bissau, which remains at high risk given ...

South Sudan children at risk from cholera outbreak, warns UNICEF

New York, June 25 (JEN) A cholera outbreak is threatening South Sudan’s children in the latest blow to a country already teetering on the brink of all-out crisis amid incessant fighting an ...

Iraq: UN health agency seeks $60 million to keep critical health centres open in conflict areas

New York, June 24 (JEN) With temperatures soaring to over 120 degrees Fahrenheit in some parts of Iraq and the number of people fleeing violence topping 3 million, the World Health Organizat ...

At least 3,000 suspected Dengue fever cases reported in Yemen – UN health agency

New York, June 24 (JEN) Thousands of suspected cases of the mosquito-borne viral infection Dengue fever have been reported in conflict-ravaged Yemen, where a major health crisis is unfoldin ...

If current trends hold, childhood obesity will hit 70 million by 2025, warns UN health agency

New York, June 23 (JEN) Childhood obesity does not arise from lifestyle choices made by the child, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today, stressing that the huge problem, especially ...

90 pc pediatric deaths occur owing to no vaccination: Doctors

Kolkata, June 20 (JEN): Influenza is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality in children while its attack rates during annual epidemics are constantly highest among the little on ...

Thailand confirms first MERS case as outbreak spreads – UN health agency

New York, June 20 (JEN) Thailand has confirmed its first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, in a male traveller from Oman, and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday ...

WHO ramps up efforts against Tanzania cholera outbreak

New York, Jun 19 (JEN): The cholera outbreak in Tanzania continues to spread among the populations in the country’s western Kigoma region amid an influx of refugees from neighbouring Burun ...