Khartoum, Aug 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sudan’s Health Minister Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim on Saturday officially declared a cholera outbreak in the country. “The lab test of watery diarrhea at the Public Health Laboratory proves it to be…
Johannesburg, Aug 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday expressed “deep concern” over the rapid spread of Mpox in Africa, calling for international support for the continent in its response to the ongoing…
New Delhi, Aug 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The government on Saturday said they are closely monitoring the global monkeypox situation, and preparedness and cautionary measures are being put in place to prevent and control the spread of…
Kolkata, Aug 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The West Bengal government on Saturday ordered the transfer of 42 doctors amid the ongoing RG Kar movement After the government notification regarding the transfers from the Health Department dated August…
Patna, Aug 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The ongoing strike by junior doctors in Bihar has disrupted health services across the state. Major government medical colleges and hospitals have ceased operations as a show of solidarity following the…
New Delhi, Aug 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Union Health Ministry on Saturday assured doctors of all possible efforts to ensure safety, as services were impacted in the states in the wake of nation-wide strike called by…
New Delhi, Aug 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) As the gory incident involving the assault, rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata has sent shockwaves across the country, healthcare professionals on Saturday reiterated the demand for…
Prague, Aug 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Czech Health Minister Vlastimil Valek and his Slovak counterpart Zuzana Dolinkova signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance cooperation in medicines policy and medical devices. The two countries on Friday agreed…
New Delhi, Aug 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Army jointly executed a first-ever para-drop operation, delivering the Aarogya Maitri Health Cube at a high-altitude location near 15,000 feet, said the…
New Delhi, Aug 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) A total of 7.37 crore hospital admissions worth Rs 1 lakh crore have been authorised under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) as of June 30, 2024,…
Ramallah, Aug 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Gaza Strip recorded the first case of poliovirus infection in 25 years as the enclave continues to toil in the protracted conflict. The Ramallah-based Palestinian health ministry on Friday said…
Seoul, Aug 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Following the World Health Organization’s declaration of mpox outbreaks in Africa as a global health emergency, South Korean authorities have decided to ramp up quarantine and surveillance measures. The Korea Disease…
Jaipur, Aug 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The deadly Chandipura virus is spreading across Rajasthan as the number of people infected by it has increased to four, while 74 people are suspected to be infected by it, state…
Chandigarh, Aug 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Health services were severely impacted in the PGIMER, the premier health institute here with a daily footfall of around 10,000 patients, and across Punjab as all Outpatient Department (OPD) services were…
Seoul, Aug 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Following the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) declaration of mpox outbreaks in Africa as a global health emergency, South Korean authorities have decided to ramp up quarantine and surveillance measures. The Korea…
Chandigarh, Aug 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Faculty Association of PGIMER in Chandigarh has decided to support the strike call of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) along with other associations on August 17 in solidarity with the…
New Delhi, Aug 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Friday demanded a Central Act (Central Protection Act for Doctors) protecting medical professionals from violence at workplaces, saying only a legislation to this effect…
Jakarta, Aug 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indonesia is developing a new Tuberculosis (TB) vaccine to strengthen the fight against TB, which has claimed an average of 150,000 lives annually. “Our new domestically produced vaccine is now entering…
Tokyo, Aug 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) A food poisoning outbreak has affected 458 people over contaminated spring water in a restaurant in southwest Japan, local media reported on Friday. The incident is linked to a restaurant in…
Suva, Aug 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Fiji’s Ministry of Health has recorded 552 new HIV infections in the first six months of this year, 33 per cent more than the total number recorded in 2023. The Ministry…