Tag: Health
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
‘We’re dying a slow death’: New Delhi’s poisonous air a perennial...
For a sprawling metropolis of 18 million, there are only 40 field staff to enforce environment standards
Indian villagers have clean water thanks to UV-measuring device and Caritas
Caritas India delivers Austrian-made UV-measurement devices to villagers at high risk of suffering water-borne diseases
Coronavirus is driving discrimination in Asia, warns Red Cross
Half of those surveyed blamed a specific group for virus spread, with many mentioning Chinese people, immigrants and foreigners
More Indian workers at risk of suicide due to financial hardships...
Pandemic has destroyed livelihoods of many of the country’s poor