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White House fires health agency head who refused to quit
AFP, Published on 28/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - The Trump administration confirmed Wednesday it had fired the head of the top US public health agency after she refused to step down during a standoff with vaccine sceptic Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr.
Funding dries up but Aids battle rages on
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 28/08/2025
» Kigali, Rwanda: The International Aids Society (IAS) Conference 2025 (IAS2025), held recently, in Kigali, Rwanda, provided a platform for Thai civil groups to reflect on how the US president's funding freeze will affect their work and the lives of those they are trying to save.
CP Foods H1 profits up 134% to B18.9bn
Business, Published on 19/08/2025
» Charoen Pokphand (CP) Foods Plc has posted a net profit of 18.9 billion baht for the first half of the year, growth of 134% year-on-year.
At least 40 dead in Sudan's worst cholera outbreak in years
AFP, Published on 14/08/2025
» TAWILA — At least 40 people have died in Sudan's Darfur region in the country's worst cholera outbreak in years, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Thursday.
Imported chikungunya cases will rise steadily in Hong Kong, leading expert warns
Published on 08/08/2025
» Hong Kong is expected to experience an increase in imported chikungunya fever cases, a leading infectious disease specialist has said, calling on the public to avoid travelling to high-risk areas after the city recorded three more infections.
Authorities on high alert for avian flu
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/08/2025
» Health authorities are on high alert for cases of bird flu, after an outbreak in Cambodia killed six people.
Hong Kong records first imported case of chikungunya fever since 2019
Published on 04/08/2025
» Hong Kong has recorded its first imported case of chikungunya fever since 2019, involving a boy who returned from the mainland Chinese city of Foshan which is facing an outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease, the South China Morning Post has learned.
Tallying the tariff trade-offs
Business, Published on 04/08/2025
» The 19% US reciprocal tariff on Thai goods could offer some much-needed relief for businesses in Thailand, as this rate aligns with the regional average.
Novo Nordisk Completes Landmark Diabetes Affordability Project
Published on 31/07/2025
» Bangkok, - Novo Nordisk Pharma (Thailand) Ltd. (Novo Nordisk) today announced the successful completion of the Affordability Project in Thailand as part of its ongoing commitment to drive change in diabetes in the country. This transformative initiative was launched in collaboration with the Department of Medical Services, Ministry of Public Health. Over the past three years, the project has actively addressed the rising diabetic problems in Thailand through a public-private partnership with the Thai state-owned Rajavithi Hospital, Institute of Medical Research & Technology Assessment and Bureau of Medical System Supervision as the project’s main implementor.
Monkeypox cases reach 40 for the year, govt urges caution
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 13/07/2025
» The government confirmed there have been 40 confirmed cases of monkeypox in Thailand so far this year, with officials urging vigilance, particularly among high-risk groups and travellers returning from affected regions.