United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Monday called for ramping up recovery efforts in West Africa where the Ebola virus had wreaked havoc. While speaking to...
Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has achieved its goal of isolating and treating 70 percent of Ebola patients in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea Conakry,...
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Wednesday said the outbreak of avian flu in the state was limited to three districts and there was no need...
Islamabad: A World Health Organization (WHO) mission arrived in Pakistan to assess arrangements made by the government to keep Ebola virus out of the country, a...
Islamabad: A polio vaccination team, accompanied by policemen, was attacked in Pakistan Monday while administrating polio vaccination drops to children, media reported. At least one person...
Antananarivo: At least 40 people were killed in an outbreak of plague in Madagascar, a media report said Saturday. The disease may spread rapidly as fleas...
Washington: The US military may extend its mission to combat the spread of Ebola in West Africa beyond six months, if there was a surge of...
United Nations: A newly-released World Health Organisation (WHO) report shows that drowning claims the lives of 372,000 people each year, UN deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq said...
