Health
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Death toll rises to 44 as typhoon Lekima wreaks havoc in eastern China
The death toll from typhoon Lekima in eastern China rose to 44 people on Monday morning, according to official data,…
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Death toll from India floods rises to 95, hundreds of thousands evacuated
The death toll from floods in India's states of Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra rose to 95, official figures showed on…
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Typhoon in eastern China causes landslide, killing 18 people
Eighteen people were killed and 14 were missing in eastern China on Saturday in a landslide triggered by a major…
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Japan’s Mount Asama erupts, weather agency issues warning
The Japan Meteorological Agency said Mount Asama in central Japan erupted late on Wednesday and issued a warning not to…
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Gaubin Rural Hospital confirms TB Resistant Patients
Gaubin Rural Hospital on Karkar Island have confirmed that three of its TB patients at have developed resistance to TB…
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Philippines weighs re-use of controversial dengue vaccine
The Philippines is considering re-introducing a dengue vaccine whose use it halted because of links to the deaths of several…
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Congo races to contain Ebola after gold miner contaminates several in Goma
Congolese authorities were racing to contain an Ebola epidemic on Thursday, after a gold miner with a large family contaminated…
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Strong earthquake kills at least one in Indonesia
A powerful undersea earthquake that struck off the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Java has killed at least one person…
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Goroka General Hospital CEO Refutes Claims of Improper Equipment
Goroka General Hospital refutes public claims that they are not using proper equipment and testing to detect bacteria and…
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Drugs Ineffective
Specialist doctors at Goroka General Hospital are saying that many available drugs or medicines in the country are becoming ineffective.…
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