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Trump admin sows doubt over vaccines in 'Make America Healthy Again' report
AFP, Published on 23/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - A highly anticipated White House report outlining Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s agenda devotes significant space to raising alarm over vaccines, while touching on environmental and nutrition concerns that remain at odds with broader administration actions.
Anti-doping bodies condemn 'dangerous' drug-fuelled Enhanced Games
AFP, Published on 23/05/2025
» LOS ANGELES — Anti-doping bodies on Thursday condemned plans for the first edition of the Enhanced Games in Las Vegas, an Olympics-style event where athletes will be free to use performance-enhancing drugs.
Life in a flu bubble
Oped, Postbag, Published on 22/05/2025
» Re: "Covid cases hit 33k last week", (BP, May 19) & "Covid alert as six die last week,' (BP, May 13).
WHO adopts landmark pandemic agreement
AFP, Published on 21/05/2025
» GENEVA - The World Health Organization's member states on Tuesday adopted a landmark Pandemic Agreement on tackling future health crises, after more than three years of negotiations sparked by the shock of Covid-19.
Landmark global pandemic pact approved
Published on 20/05/2025
» GENEVA - Members of the World Health Organization have adopted a landmark agreement on how to prepare for future pandemics following the Covid-19 outbreak, which killed millions of people between the years of 2020 and 2022.
Sanofi Leads Regional Effort to Safeguard Flu Vulnerable
Published on 20/05/2025
» Bangkok, Thailand – Sanofi, a global leader in biopharmaceutical innovation, recently hosted a hybrid symposium titled "Safeguarding High-Risk Groups: The Importance of Flu Prevention and Effective Communication." The event brought together 380 healthcare professionals from across Southeast Asia and India to address the burden of influenza among vulnerable populations and shared strategies for improving health outcomes.
Covid cases surge to 33k in Thailand, with 6k in Bangkok
Post Reporters, Published on 19/05/2025
» Covid-19 cases reported in Thailand spiked to 33,030 last week, with at least 6,000 cases in Bangkok, according to the Department of Disease Control.
Covid narrative redux
Postbag, Published on 18/05/2025
» Re: "Protectionism will not protect", (Opinion, May 16).
BDMS endorses vaccines as flu season nears
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/05/2025
» Preventive vaccination is essential in reducing the severity of symptoms and limiting the spread of infectious diseases, especially as flu season approaches, according to medical experts from the Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (BDMS) group.
Protectionism will not protect
Oped, Published on 16/05/2025
» As many Global North countries turn inwards, foreign assistance has become an easy target. The decimation of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has dominated headlines, but the United Kingdom and many European countries have also cut their foreign-aid budgets. Policymakers in these countries view this spending as a form of charity and think that bolstering their economic and military might can deliver more benefits for more people.