Health

Indonesia expands child-friendly spaces to support mental health

Indonesia is expanding child-friendly spaces and strengthening inter-ministerial cooperation to address rising mental ...

Mother keeps promise to late daughter via hair donation

A 42-year-old police officer has been regularly donating her hair to make wigs for children undergoing cancer treatment, fulfilling a promise she made to her daughter, who died in 2023. Sgt. Lee Hyeon-ju of the Chungbuk Provincial Police…

Expanded benefits for children with disabilities face access gaps

MANILA, Philippines — More learners with disabilities are entering schools, but many regions still lack the health professionals and facilities needed to provide the support required by law. Lawmakers raised the concern during a House…

US military jammed GPS before medical plane crash

A federal investigation is underway after a medical plane carrying two nurses and two pilots crashed during a military GPS jamming operation in New Mexico.

US regulators approve Moderna flu vaccine

WASHINGTON — Vaccine manufacturer Moderna said Wednesday the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved its new influenza vaccine, nearly six months after the regulator briefly rejected an application for review. The company’s…

Invasive Mosquito Pushes Malaria Into Africa’s Cities

The invasive Asian mosquito Anopheles stephensi is urbanising malaria in Africa, with a Djibouti study confirming Plasmodium vivax transmission and detections now reaching Ghana. The post Invasive Mosquito Pushes Malaria Into Africa’s…

US Pledges US$242 Million More for DR Congo Ebola Fight

Washington announced a further US$242 million for the Ebola response, taking US pledges past US$512 million, as Uganda exits its outbreak and the DRC epidemic climbs. The post US Pledges US$242 Million More for DR Congo Ebola Fight…

Uganda: WHO Defends Uganda's Early Declaration of End to Ebola Outbreak

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) has defended Uganda's decision to declare the end of its Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak before completing the conventional 42-day waiting period, saying the country…

California teen honors late father, raises record $1.23 million for blood cancer

N600m needed to restore vandalised electricity in Abaji – Council chairman

The Chairman of Abaji Area Council, Hon. Abubakar Umar Abdullahi, says about N600 million is required to restore electricity following the vandalism of power infrastructure in the area. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the…

4 passengers burnt to death in Abuja-Lokoja road crash

Four passengers were burnt to death after two buses collided and burst into flames at Piri village along the Abuja-Lokoja Highway. A witness, Markus Nathaniel, said the crash occurred at about 5:48am on Wednesday and involved a Peugeot J5…

Police arrest suspected killers of officers in Rivers, recover stolen rifles

Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command’s Violence Crime Response Unit (VCRU) have arrested three suspected killers of two police officers in Aluu Community, Ikwerre Local Government Area, and recovered firearms stolen during the…