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Gaza launches polio vaccination campaign for children amid ongoing conflict
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Gaza launches polio vaccination campaign for children amid ongoing conflict

Geneva: A large-scale vaccination campaign to fight a polio outbreak in the Gaza Strip is set to begin on September 1, announced the World Health Organisation (WHO) representative for the occupied Palestinian territories on Friday.Richard Peeperkorn told a press briefing from Gaza that the two-round...
African swine fever outbreak spurs emergency response in South Korea
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African swine fever outbreak spurs emergency response in South Korea

Seoul, Aug 31: The government here said on Saturday it has ramped up disinfection efforts and inspections following a confirmed African swine fever (ASF) outbreak at a pig farm in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province, aiming to prevent the disease from spreading as the nation prepares for the upcoming Chuseok...
S. Korean presidential committee proposes raising cost coverage in essential medical fields
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S. Korean presidential committee proposes raising cost coverage in essential...

Seoul, Aug 30: South Korea’s presidential committee on medical reform said on Friday it has proposed increasing cost coverage rates by the state health insurance system in essential medical fields within three years. The proposal by the presidential committee also aims to bolster compensation for...
More than half of the world does not consume essential micronutrients: Study
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More than half of the world does not consume essential micronutrients: Study

New Delhi, Aug 30: More than half of the world's population does not consume enough calcium, iron, or vitamins C and E, according to a new study. The study, published in the Lancet journal, is the first to present estimates of the inadequate consumption of 15 micronutrients that are important for...
Govt efforts reduced TB incidence by 16pc, lowered deaths by 18pc: Anupriya Patel
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Govt efforts reduced TB incidence by 16pc, lowered deaths by 18pc: Anupriya...

New Delhi, Aug 30: Efforts led by the government to curb tuberculosis (TB) in India has led to a 16 per cent decline in incidences, while deaths have been lowered by 18 per cent, said Anupriya Patel, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare. While India has committed to eliminate TB by...
Israel, Hamas agree to pauses for polio vaccinations in Gaza: WHO
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Israel, Hamas agree to pauses for polio vaccinations in Gaza: WHO

United Nations, Aug 30: Israel and Hamas have agreed to three separate, zoned three-day pauses in fighting in the Gaza Strip for the polio vaccination campaign, a World Health Organization (WHO) official has said. The polio vaccination campaign in Gaza will start on September 1, said Rik Peeperkorn,...
Most nurses, medical workers in S.Korea call off planned strike
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Most nurses, medical workers in S.Korea call off planned strike

Seoul Aug 29: Most nurses and medical workers in South Korea called off their planned strike on Thursday after reaching last-minute wage deals, hospital officials said, easing concerns over public health services that have been strained by a protracted walkout by trainee doctors. The Korean Health...
J&K HC orders continuation of benefits under Ayushman Bharat Yojana amid dispute
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J&K HC orders continuation of benefits under Ayushman Bharat Yojana amid dispute

Srinagar, Aug 29: The J&K High Court has intervened after all private hospitals in the union territory decided to refuse patients under the national health insurance programme, Ayushman Bharat Yojana, from September 1. Private hospitals in J&K jointly decided to refuse patient admissions...
US reports more illnesses, deaths in Listeria outbreak
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US reports more illnesses, deaths in Listeria outbreak

Los Angeles, Aug 29: The US has reported more than 50 illnesses and eight deaths in Listeria outbreak, according to the latest data released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Listeria is a hardy germ that can remain on surfaces, like meat slicers, and foods, even at...
South Korea sees rebound in childbirths for first time in 8 years in Q2
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South Korea sees rebound in childbirths for first time in 8 years in Q2

Seoul, Aug 28: The number of babies born in South Korea rose for the first time in more than eight years in the second quarter of 2024, data showed on Wednesday, as the country is grappling with its ultra-low birth rate. A total of 56,838 babies were born in the April-June period, up 1.2 per cent...
Monkeypox kills 610 in Congo: Health Minister
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Monkeypox kills 610 in Congo: Health Minister

Kinshasa, Aug 28: At least 610 people were killed due to monkeypox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said Health Minister Roger Kamba. The minister urged the population to adhere to protective measures, especially with the upcoming school year in early September, and to get vaccinated...
AIIMS, Osaka University to set up medical device development centre in Haryana
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AIIMS, Osaka University to set up medical device development centre in Haryana

New Delhi, Aug 28: The All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi has collaborated with Osaka University in Japan to set up a medical device development centre in Haryana’s Jhajjar. The new National Centre for Medical Device Development, Validation, and Skill Training, in line with the...
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