Health

UNICEF has awarded a contract for the first ever supply of a malaria vaccine to GSK with a value of up to USD 170 million. The landmark award will lead to 18 million doses of RTS,S/AS01...

With the monkeypox vaccine in short supply in the United States, thousands of foreigners, including Americans are flocking to Montreal to get their shots. Canada’s second-largest city, located about 70 kilometers (43 miles) north of the...

Days after leader Kim Jong Un declared “winning” over Covid-19, official media reported that North Korea has lifted a mask requirement and eased other virus restrictions. The declaration follows Pyongyang’s accusation of Seoul earlier this week...

According to UNB, the total number of Covid cases has already surpassed 592 million due to an increase in new infections in several regions of the world. The death toll on Thursday morning hit 6,444,786 and...

Eating salt substitutes could lower the risks of early death from cardiovascular diseases, according to a new study by an international research team including Australian and Chinese experts. Bruce Neal, executive director of the George Institute...

An upsurge in gang-related violence has shut access to health services across some urban areas in Haiti, leaving one in 20 children living in Cité Soleil – a violence-ravaged commune in Port-au-Prince – at risk of...

North Korea reported zero fever cases on Friday for a seventh straight day, state media said, adding that everyone who had fallen sick since the country confirmed its first Covid-19 infections had recovered. The isolated country,...

Children’s lives are among the millions in danger. Up to December 2022, the health service will need US$ 123.7 million to respond. People’s lives and health are in danger in the wider Horn of Africa as...

The country today received first consignment of Covid-19 vaccines for children. A total of 15 lakh 2 thousand 400 doses of specially prepared Pfizer vaccine arrived here. The director of the health department, M Shamsul Haque,...

On Thursday, in the midst of a fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Peru extended the state of emergency. As of August 1, the decision extends the state of emergency for 28 days. “The national state...