Health

‘Fix the system’: Indonesia parents seek justice after cough syrup crisis

by Gemma CAHYA Agence France-Presse JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Dinosaur-themed birthday decorations still hang on the walls of Safitri Puspa…

FBI director says Covid ‘most likely’ caused by Wuhan lab accident

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- FBI Director Christopher Wray said Tuesday his agency believes the Covid-19 pandemic was "most likely"…

Vaccine maker Novavax says ‘substantial doubt’ over future

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Covid-19 vaccine maker Novavax raised doubts Tuesday about its ability to continue its business, announcing…

Brisk daily walk could prevent one in 10 early deaths: study

PARIS, France (AFP) -- One in 10 early deaths could be prevented if everyone engaged in a small amount of…

‘Mad cow’ disease case identified in Netherlands

  Dutch officials have identified a single case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, commonly known as "mad cow disease", in a…

Vaccine misinformation spawns ‘pure blood’ movement

by Anuj Chopra and Marisha Goldhamer Agence France-Presse Washington, United States (AFP) -- Vaccine skeptics blocking transfusions for life-saving surgeries,…

World ‘dangerously unprepared’ for next crisis: Red Cross

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | Monday 1/30/2023  by Robin MILLARD All countries remain "dangerously unprepared" for the next pandemic, the…

WHO says Covid still an international emergency

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | Monday 1/30/2023   Three years to the day after the World Health Organization sounded the highest…

IMF approves $105 mn in emergency aid to Haiti

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday approved emergency aid of $105 million for Haiti, which…

Nurses in England launch fresh strikes over pay

London, United Kingdom (AFP) - Nurses in England began two days of strikes over pay Wednesday, as officials warned of…

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