Barbados is free of active Zika transmission
The World Health Organization (WHO) has removed its Zika virus country classification scheme which categorized Barbados and most of the Caribbean as having active Zika virus transmission. The Carib...
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PNG hit by first polio outbreak in 18 years
A polio outbreak has been confirmed in Papua New Guinea, 18 years after the Pacific nation was declared free of the disease. In a statement, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said one case of pol...
Compulsive video-game playing now new mental health problem
For video game addicts, it might soon be "game over." In its latest revision to a disease classification manual, the World Health Organistion said Monday that compulsively playing video games now q...
EU bans meat imports from 20 Brazilian plants
The European Union has decided to ban meat imports from 20 Brazilian plants amid concerns about sanitary controls. The decision mostly affects poultry and was made by EU member states Thursday. Eur...
QEH recertified as baby-friendly hospital
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) has successfully been reassessed and recertified under the World Health Organization (WHO) Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BHFI). The hospital officially recei...
UN: About 11 percent of drugs in poor countries are fake
About 11 percent of medicines in developing countries are counterfeit and likely responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of children from diseases like malaria and pneumonia every year, the Wo...
WHO issues new guidelines on treating with child sex abuse
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued new guidelines on treating with children and adolescents who were victims of sexual assault or rape. In a report issued October 19, WHO said for the f...
World Health Organization revokes appointment of Mugabe
The head of the World Health Organization revoked his appointment of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe as a "goodwill ambassador" on Sunday after the choice drew widespread outrage and criticism. ...
Drug resistant Gonorrhea on the increase
If you needed another reason to protect yourself during sex, here's one. Gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted disease that can infect the genitals and throat, is now resistant to antibiotics, ma...
WHO: 2nd Ebola case confirmed among 20 suspected in Congo
The World Health Organization (WHO) says a second case of Ebola has been confirmed by laboratory testing amid an outbreak in a remote corner of northern Congo. WHO said Tuesday that among the 20 su...