Tag: Health
Forgotten lepers dream of love on Christmas
“They don’t want me because of my leprosy. I don’t know what I have done wrong. It’s painful. It’s even more painful than leprosy itself.”
Youth play role in Catholic Church’s cancer awareness initiative in India’s...
The Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Trichur-Palayoor in Kerala organized school children to volunteer to spread awareness about cancer
Global heating, human development could drive future waves of disease in...
Disturbance of ecosystems as humans interact with wild species make future outbreaks and pandemics more likely
Aid agencies note spike in dengue cases in Philippines’ typhoon-affected areas
A surveillance report from the Center for Health Development in Caraga region showed that 867 dengue cases were reported from January to May
Black Death origin mystery solved… 675 years later
The start of the Black Death has been linked to a so-called "Big Bang" event
Social dialogue, key to strengthening safety, health at work – ILO...
Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have shown the importance of an effective collaboration between social partners
Sri Lanka hospitals running out of life-saving drugs
The country's inflation hit a record 17.5 percent in February with food inflation hitting 25 percent
Volunteer pedicurists help Hong Kong’s elderly
While Hong Kong has a public healthcare system, many complain they have to wait for long periods to be seen
Nepal chokes on smoke and ash as drought-worsened wildfires rage
Hundreds of fires have been spreading across the country since November, in the worst wildfire season seen in a decade
Indonesia Islamic council hopes for halal ruling before mass vaccination
The world's largest Muslim-majority country plans to soon launch vaccinations on after obtaining 3 million doses from China's Sinovac Biotech
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