IN OTHER WORDS : Unprepared If avian influenza starts sweeping through the world’s population anytime soon, neither the US nor international health authorities will be prepared to cope with it. There is not enough vaccine or antiviral medicine available to protect more than a... 17 Jul, 2005
Bird flu still a danger: UN officials tell meet Agence France PresseKuala Lumpur, July 4: The bird flu virus remains as dangerous as ever and nations must do more to prepare for a pandemic among humans, United Nations agencies said today at a conference on the disease. Although the avian influenza... Women 04 Jul, 2005
Experts to hammer out strategy against avian flu Associated Press Kuala Lumpur, July 3:Health, food and animal experts plan to hammer out a strategy this week to ensure that the bird flu virus does not spread from humans to humans — a possibility that has raised fears of an influenza pandemic. The... Women 03 Jul, 2005
Crucial to Nepal The UN office in Nepal together with its 17 partners is geared to implement the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) funded-projects in Acham, Banke, Chitwan, Doti, Jhapa and Rupendehi districts of Nepal as soon as the resources are... 24 May, 2005
Avian flu pandemic may halt Asian growth, says ADB report Kathmandu, November 4: Asian Development Bank (ADB) has hinted that an avian flu pandemic could halt Asia’s growth to virtually zero and reduce the global trade of goods and services by 14 per cent. The report, ‘The Potential Economic Impact of an... 11 Apr, 2005
SNIPPETS Blasts kill 14 in China BEIJING: Fourteen people were killed and 12 others injured in two explosions on Thursday in northwest China’s tense Xinjiang region, in incidents officials could not rule out were caused by separatists. The first blast... Women 20 Jan, 2005
SNIPPETS Six killed in Kashmir SRINAGAR:Six people, including five suspected rebels, were killed in separate gunbattles on Friday in Kashmir, officials said. Indian troops surrounded a rebel hideout on Friday in the Hano hills and killed three rebels in a... Women 14 Jan, 2005
This year’s health concerns The GuardianLondon:2005 looks like an action-packed year on the health front. Exciting new research projects will come to fruition, there will be more progress in treating cancer and heart disease, a new virus will scare us witless and we will get... Travel Abroad 03 Jan, 2005
IN OTHER WORDS Flu threat Avian influenza has disappeared from the headlines, as rapidly as it began. But this is not because the threat has receded. The risk of H5N1 avian influenza mutating into a humanly transmissible strain is as high as ever. To date, different... 12 Apr, 2004
Sex education Sex education is about to be included in schools across the country to promote greater awareness on safe sex and HIV/AIDS pandemic. A course-design for standard sixth till tenth has been finalised by the Ministry of Education with support from the... 02 Mar, 2004
