disease
Whooping cough kills children in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
December 1, 2022
Whooping cough kills children in Afghanistan
A total of 300 people, most of them children, have been infected with whooping cough in Zabul province, in southern…
About one million people die yearly due to lead poisoning: WHO
World
October 25, 2022
About one million people die yearly due to lead poisoning: WHO
An estimated 1 million people die from lead poisoning annually and millions more, many of them children, are exposed to…
World Polio Day: vaccinations save lives in Afghanistan
World
October 25, 2022
World Polio Day: vaccinations save lives in Afghanistan
October 24 is World Polio Day. Polio is a serious and contagious disease of the central nervous system that primarily affects…
Half a billion people at risk of heart disease, diabetes and obesity, WHO says
World
October 20, 2022
Half a billion people at risk of heart disease, diabetes and obesity, WHO says
Nearly half a billion people will develop heart disease, obesity or diabetes if governments do not take “urgent action” to…
Measles outbreak kills 700 children in Zimbabwe
Africa
September 7, 2022
Measles outbreak kills 700 children in Zimbabwe
At least 700 children have died following a measles outbreak that has been ravaging the landlocked southern African country of…
China coronavirus: Death toll rises as disease spreads
World
January 25, 2020
China coronavirus: Death toll rises as disease spreads
The death toll from a newly-discovered coronavirus in China has risen to 41 on the day of the Lunar New…