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Abortion in Afghanistan: 'My mother crushed my stomach with a stone'
AFP, Published on 05/12/2025
» KABUL - When Bahara was four months pregnant, she went to a Kabul hospital to beg for an abortion. "We're not allowed," a doctor told her. "If someone finds out, we will all end up in prison."
Why malaria still persists in much of Africa
News, Bjorn Lomborg, Published on 12/06/2023
» We think of malaria as a problem faced only by humid, hot countries. But just over a century ago, the disease thrived as far north as Siberia and the Arctic Circle, and was endemic in 36 states of the US. We don't have specific data that far back for Thailand, but back then, malaria is estimated to have killed 2.5 million people each year in the Western Pacific, Middle East and South Asia.
Can we afford to lose effective drugs?
News, Published on 22/11/2021
» Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) might be known to consumers and patients simply as drug resistance. However, it is actually a looming threat to global health security which threatens to derail efforts to reach the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development goals.
Brazil's Bolsonaro fined for maskless motorcyle rally
AFP, Published on 13/06/2021
» SAO PAULO - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was fined $100 Saturday for violating Covid-19 containment measures in Sao Paulo state by failing to wear a face mask and provoking huge crowds at a motorcycle rally for supporters.
Criticism, jokes as Copa America moved to Brazil over Covid
AFP, Published on 01/06/2021
» BRASíLIA - When Covid-19 overwhelmed Argentina too badly to host the South American football championships, officials decided to move the tournament to pandemic-battered Brazil of all places, drawing criticism from epidemiologists and a flurry of jokes.
Drug-resistant malaria gaining foothold in Africa: study
AFP, Published on 15/04/2021
» PARIS - Researchers on Thursday reported the first clinical evidence that drug-resistant mutations of the parasite responsible for malaria are gaining ground in Africa.
COVID-19 Spurs Thailand’s Rise as Global Medical Hub
Published on 29/09/2020
» When Professor Sir Nick White arrived in Thailand from Oxford University 40 years ago to join a small medical research unit, his duties included treating malaria and milking venomous snakes. Today, from his base at Bangkok’s Mahidol University, he leads an international team conducting a worldwide COVID-19 drug trial.
Lives at risk as trafficking in faulty masks surges: UN
AFP, Published on 08/07/2020
» VIENNA: Lives are at risk as the new coronavirus pandemic has led to a surge in the trafficking of substandard masks, sanitisers and other medical products, the UN warned Wednesday.
Brazil's Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus
AFP, Published on 08/07/2020
» BRASíLIA - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro announced on Tuesday he had tested positive for the coronavirus but said he was feeling "perfectly well" and had only mild symptoms.
Brazil surpasses one million cases
AFP, Published on 20/06/2020
» RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil passed the bleak milestone of one million coronavirus cases Friday, reporting a new one-day record number of infections as the pandemic continues to surge in Latin America's largest country.