The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has stepped up its scrutiny of loose (unpacked) edible oil across Maharashtra, with Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe warning that violations could lead to strict action, including imprisonment up to seven years. It has raised concerns over the safety and quality of cooking oil sold without proper packaging or labelling. The crackdown, associated with…
MALAYSIA’S dengue burden has surged by more than half this year, with 58,079 cases and 55 deaths recorded nationwide up to Epidemiological Week 32, prompting the Health Ministry to intensify efforts…
Sarcomas, rare types of cancer, can often first appear as seemingly harmless lumps. Some are even operated on before a diagnosis is properly established.
Sarcomas, rare types of cancer, can often first appear as seemingly harmless lumps. Some are even operated on before a diagnosis is properly established.
[UN News] The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will receive 70,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine from the UN's international vaccine coordination group (ICG) to protect frontline communities…
DR Congo receives 70,000 Ervebo Ebola vaccine doses
20,000 doses allocated for clinical trial in DRC
Ebola outbreak declared May 15, deadliest in country's history
[UN News] The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will receive 70,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine from the UN's international vaccine coordination group (ICG) to protect frontline communities…
[RFI] On World Mosquito Day, attention remains focused on the devastating impact of the disease in Africa. The continent accounts for 95 per cent of malaria-related deaths worldwide.
Five years after first malaria vaccine, progress seen in Africa.
RTS,S vaccine integrated in childhood programs in 25 African countries.
WHO pre-qualified first anti-malarial treatment for newborns in April.
