Health
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Manam Settlers Waiting for K10 million Government Resettlement exercise
Image source: Yokei986 Youtube Channel Manam islanders living in the care-centres are yet to get an update on the K10million…
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Smoke alarm: Indonesians take tiny steps against Big Tobacco
Major cigarette companies operating in the country include PT Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk, which is controlled by U.S. giant Philip…
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First ‘Let’s Talk Cancer’ Workshop Hosted
The Papua New Guinea Cancer Foundation (PNGCF) conducted its first full day ‘Let’s Talk Cancer’ Cervical & Breast Cancer workshops.
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Yemen declares state of emergency in Sanaa over cholera
Image: A nurse attends to a boy infected with cholera at a hospital in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah,…
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At least one dead in new Ebola outbreak in Congo
This latest Ebola outbreak is Congo's eighth, the most of any country.
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Cyclone Donna retires as Pacific’s powerful storm in May
Another tropical cyclone also active at the moment in the Pacific is Cyclone Ella, although NASA says it is less…
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Infant mortality and malaria soar in Venezuela, according to government data
Hospitals often lack basic equipment like incubators, and pregnant women are struggling to eat well, including taking folic acid, factors…
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Volcanic Eruptions
Image: Mount Tavurvur erupting in Rabaul on August 29, 2014, spewing rocks and ash into the air, forcing the evacuation of local…
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Study finds how polluting nanoparticles get into blood and damage hearts
Inhaled nanoparticles like those pumped out in vehicle exhausts can work their way through the lungs and into the bloodstream…
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Japan wrestles over smoking ban as Olympics loom
Tokyo risks being one of the unhealthiest Olympic Games hosts in years, as an anti-smoking law exposes deep rifts over…
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