Australia detects first case of contagious H5 bird flu Wirsha June 19, 2026 A skua, a scavenger bird that play a crucial role in maintaining the ecological balance of Antarctica, is pic... Continue Reading
Budget: Experts welcome tax relief on sanitary pads, contraceptives but urge caution Wirsha June 14, 2026 Women pack fabric sanitary pads in a tailor workshop. — AFP/File The federal government has proposed abolishi... Continue Reading
'Alcohol consumption to decline globally despite rising demand in India' Wirsha June 11, 2026 A visitor holds a wineglass outside the Black Sea resort of Anapa in the Krasnodar region, Russia. — Reuters/... Continue Reading
Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to nearly 600 Wirsha June 09, 2026 An aerial view from a UN helicopter shows residential settlements and dirt roads, as aid agencies intensify e... Continue Reading
Nearly 500 confirmed cases in Central Africa Ebola outbreak: WHO Wirsha June 06, 2026 Director-General of the WHO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tours the Evangelical Medical Centre , in Bunia, Ituri... Continue Reading
China, Pakistan deepen cooperation in traditional medicine Wirsha June 06, 2026 Close-up of herbal ingredients and glass jars used in traditional Chinese medicine therapy. — Pexels BEIJING:... Continue Reading
In a first, 'universal vaccine' designed by AI Wirsha June 05, 2026 A person poses with a dose of Novavax Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine in this illustration picture taken in Schwen... Continue Reading
Unsafe food kills 1.5 mn people a year worldwide: WHO Wirsha June 04, 2026 A boy holds a hamburger made with a doughnut bun at the Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona, California Septemb... Continue Reading
Ebola had 'big head-start' but response catching up: WHO Wirsha June 03, 2026 Medical team from the Alliance for International Medical Action, an international NGO, set up a treatment cen... Continue Reading
WHO says suspected Ebola cases drop to 116 after hundreds ruled out Wirsha June 02, 2026 Health workers get dressed in personal protective equipment at the Evangelical Medical Center in Bunia, Itur... Continue Reading
Federal cabinet approves 'track and trace system' to combat counterfeit medicines Wirsha June 02, 2026 Representational image of different medicine pills seen in their original packaging in Brussels, Belgium Augu... Continue Reading
Dutch health officials clear hantavirus ship to sail again Wirsha May 30, 2026 The cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, leaves the port of Granadilla de Abona, in Ten... Continue Reading
WHO chief rallies community in Congo's Ebola response, calls for more funding Wirsha May 30, 2026 The World Health Organisation Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, speaks to journalists upon his a... Continue Reading
African Union's health agency vows Ebola Bundibugyo vaccine by end of 2026 Wirsha May 28, 2026 A nurse wearing protective medical clothing draws a dose from a vaccine vial during the launch of an Ebola tr... Continue Reading
Social media as bad for children as smoking, say British doctors Wirsha May 26, 2026 Students from Ricards Lodge and Rutlish High Schools in Wimbledon look at their mobile phones during an inter... Continue Reading
Ebola patients flee in attacks on Congo health facilities, hobbling response Wirsha May 25, 2026 Medical Director of Mungwalu General Hospital Richard Lokudu speaks to Reuters next to the burned remains of ... Continue Reading
Pakistan tightens airport screening after Ebola outbreak in Africa Wirsha May 23, 2026 Airport Security Force personnel stand guard at the Islamabad International Airport on April 18, 2018. — Reu... Continue Reading
Doctors suspended after HIV-positive patient operated on at Multan hospital Wirsha May 23, 2026 Nishtar Hospital in Multan. — Facebook@Nishtar Hospital, Multan/FileSuspended individuals directed not to lea... Continue Reading
Uruguay records first death by euthanasia Wirsha May 23, 2026 A representational image shows a hospital bed in the palliative care unit of the Clinic Saint-Elisabeth in Ma... Continue Reading
Dr Naseem Salahuddin, senior infectious diseases specialist, dies in Morocco road accident Wirsha May 22, 2026 Dr Naseem Salahuddin, during an interview. — Screengrab from Youtube/@IndusHospitalHealthNetwork Leading infe... Continue Reading