Health

Ebola deaths surpass 2,000 in Democratic Republic of Congo

Straits Times

Ebola deaths surpass 2,000 in Democratic Republic of Congo

DAKAR, Aug 11 - Democratic Republic of Congo said on Tuesday that confirmed Ebola deaths had reached 2,011, the latest grim milestone in what health officials have described as the fastest-spreading outbreak on record.

Straits Times

Business Bhutan

ECB Sets Timeline for Second Phase of Fourth Local Government Elections

The roadmap for the second phase of the Fourth Local Government Elections has been set, with the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) announcing that elections for 205 Gewog Tshogdes and the Samdrup Jongkhar Thromde Tshogde will be…

Business Bhutan

SBY to miss the 81st Independence Day events for medical check up

Antara News

SBY to miss the 81st Independence Day events for medical check up

Indonesia's sixth President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) will not attend several events marking the country's ...

Antara News

PNP: 2 Baguio landslide survivors discharged from hospital

PNP: 2 Baguio landslide survivors discharged from hospital

MANILA, Philippines — Two survivors of a landslide in Baguio City were discharged from the hospital following treatment, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Tuesday. In a press briefing in Camp Crame, PNP public information chief…

Times of Israel

Health officials suspect Ebola in man who returned from DR Congo

Health Ministry says patient sought treatment after developing fever, now in isolation at Beersheba hospital; test results expected within 24 hours The post Health officials suspect Ebola in man who returned from DR Congo appeared first on…

Times of Israel

Watch: Two New Mater Dei Halls Open With 48 Additional Beds In €6.5 Million Investment

Lovin Malta

Watch: Two New Mater Dei Halls Open With 48 Additional Beds In €6.5 Million Investment

Two new halls have opened at Mater Dei Hospital, creating 48 additional beds as part of a €6.5 million investment, Health Minister Ian Borg announced. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lovin Malta (@lovinmalta) Borg explained…

Lovin Malta

AllAfrica

Tanzania: Singida Pushes Results-Based Nutrition Budget

[Daily News] Singida -- SINGIDA Regional Nutrition Committee has directed that the 2026/27 budget be used as a key tool for strengthening nutrition interventions and delivering measurable results in the fight against malnutrition.

AllAfrica

Malacañang details allocation of $600-M US health care grant

MANILA – Malacañang on Tuesday detailed the key sectors set to receive funding from a USD600 million (PHP36.95 billion) US grant aimed at boosting the Philippine healthcare infrastructure. Palace Press Officer Claire Castro told reporters…

S. Korea: Boy dies 3 days after telling police his grandmother beat him

S. Korea: Boy dies 3 days after telling police his grandmother beat him

An 11-year-old boy who died after being taken from a church in South Korea to a hospital had filed an abuse report just three days earlier, raising questions over whether authorities did enough to protect him. A restaurant employee took…

Daily Trust

NASENI: Inside Tinubu’s Push To Turn Nigerian Innovations Into Industry

For decades, Nigeria’s challenge has not been a shortage of ideas. From universities and research institutions to technology hubs and workshops, Nigerians have continued to develop solutions to problems confronting the country. The bigger…

Daily Trust

Trump signs order calling for spacing out childhood vaccines, against medical groups’ guidance

The Hindu

Trump signs order calling for spacing out childhood vaccines, against medical groups’ guidance

Donald Trump called the announcement a ‘major victory for parents’ rights, religious and constitutional rights, and for the gold standard science’

The Hindu

Russian attacks kill six in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia

Al Jazeera