ISLAMABAD, Jan 28 (APP): Health experts on Tuesday advised parents to take extra preventive measures to protect their children from carrying pneumonia in wake of prevailing high risk season. According
UNITED NATIONS, June 23 (APP): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday declined to declare a global emergency as a deadly respiratory virus spread from China to at least five
ISLAMABAD, Jan 23 (APP): Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health, Dr Zafar Mirza Thursday said all passengers arriving into Pakistan from China will have to undergo a strict screening
Beijing, Jan 22 (AFP/APP): A new SARS-like virus has killed nine people in China, infected hundreds and reached as far as the United States, with fears mounting about its spread
Hong Kong, Jan 22 (AFP/APP): Asian investors shifted cautiously Wednesday after the previous day's sharp losses but they remained on edge after a deadly virus from China was confirmed to
Beijing, Jan 21 (AFP/APP): China has confirmed cases of human-to-human transmission in the outbreak of a new SARS-like virus as the number of cases soared and the World Health Organization
Beijing, Dec 31 (AFP/APP): China is investigating an outbreak of atypical pneumonia that is suspected of being linked to SARS, the flu-like virus that killed hundreds of people a decade
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap/APP):South Korea will donate US$5 million to the World Health Organization (WHO) for a humanitarian assistance project in North Korea to increase access to medical treatment for
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 05 (APP):Despite exceptional headway globally in fighting malaria in the last decade, the progress has slowed in recent years and critical targets will likely be missed, according
Geneva, Nov 22 (AFP/APP): Four in five adolescents worldwide do not get enough physical activity, to the detriment of their health, the World Health Organization said Friday, warning that girls