Kenya inks cooperation deal with Thailan...
NAIROBI, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's Health Ministry on Thursday signed a framework agreement on sharing expertise and technologies needed to achieve universal health coverage in the African country
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Kenya inks cooperation deal with Thailan...
NAIROBI, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's Health Ministry on Thursday signed a framework agreement on sharing expertise and technologies needed to achieve universal health coverage in the African country
Ex-Nissan chief Ghosn's health in questi...
TOKYO, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Ex-Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn, who was released from a detention facility in Tokyo a day earlier, has not regained full health, meaning a news conference has no
Ex-Nissan chief Ghosn's health in questi...
TOKYO, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Ex-Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn, who was released from a detention facility in Tokyo a day earlier, has not regained full health, meaning a news conference has no
Xi'an life expectancy to surpass 81 year...
XI'AN, April 9 (Xinhua) -- The average life expectancy of Xi'an residents is expected to reach 81.88 years by 2030, according to a health plan issued by the capital city of northwest China's Shaanxi
Chinese health authorities pledge cleane...
BEIJING, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Health authorities have issued an action plan pledging to make all hospital toilets clean, hygienic and tidy by the end of 2019. The action plan, with a theme of jointly
UNEP warns of health risks due to enviro...
NAIROBI, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on Wednesday warned of increased human health risks if no action is taken to curb global environmental degradation. In a
World Health Day observed in China
The National Health Commission (NHC) recently hosted an event to commemorate the 70th World Health Day at West China School of Medicine of Sichuan University, in Chengdu, capital of southwest Chin
Kenya says non-communicable diseases des...
NAIROBI, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- A spike in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) has threatened the stability of Kenya's health system, a senior official said on Wednesday. Rashid Amana, chief administrative
Health spending pushes 100 mln people to...
About 100 million people worldwide are pushed into extreme poverty each year by health spending, despite government coverage of an average of 51 percent, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on
Aussie state looks to boost mental healt...
SYDNEY, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Primary school students across the Australian State of New South Wales (NSW) will soon have access to new classes aimed to help them deal with mental health issues such as
Adolescent brain development links risk ...
Abnormal brain structure during adolescence might foreshadow a higher risk of schizophrenia in adulthood, according to a recent Chinese study. A hypothesis about neurodevelopmental disorders of schiz
WHO seeks 43.5 mln USD for urgent health...
TRIPOLI, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said it needed 43.5 million U.S. dollars to provide life-saving medical assistance for 388,000 people affected by armed c
Demanding privacy, and establishing trus...
February’s Wall Street Journal report pulled back the curtain on just how much is at stake when individuals share their personal health information with health and fitness applications. Several of the
Diseases cost Africa $2.4 trillion every...
Diseases are causing a massive financial loss to African countries, with millions of working hours lost in recovery and treatment, a World Health Organization (WHO) report said. Various illnesses sip
Tunisian minister of youth and sports ap...
TUNIS, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Tunisian Minister of Youth and Sports Sonia Ben Cheikh was appointed by Prime Minister Youssef Chahed as acting minister of health, the government said Sunday. "This post
New Zealand to offer free mental health ...
WELLINGTON, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Porirua near New Zealand capital Wellington will be the first community to benefit from a trial of free mental health support, which aims to expand access options and