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Thailand confirms maiden MERS case Reuters Bangkok, June 18  Thailand confirmed its first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome today, becoming the fourth Asian country to register the deadly virus …

Thehimalayantimes News Rajan Pokhrel  Kathmandu, April 6 Life expectancy to be up by 2034In two decades, women likely to outlive men by two yearsLevel of welfare of population to improve …

Plague is a bacterial disease caused by Yersinia pestis, which primarily affects wild rodents. It is spread from one rodent to another by fleas. Humans bitten by an infected flea …

French scientists on Tuesday unveiled the genetic mechanism by which they believe two men were spontaneously cured of HIV, and said the discovery may offer a new strategy in the …

A new TB drug with a novel mechanism of action – delamanid – is now available for treatment of adults with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), a form of tuberculosis resistant to …

22 OCTOBER 2014 ¦ GENEVA ”This is the nineteenth global report on tuberculosis (TB) published by WHO in a series that started in 1997. It provides a comprehensive and up-to-date …

Indian Actor Aamir Khan arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday afternoon.The actor is here in the capacity of Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF, He was appointed the UNICEF Ambassador for malnutrition in 2011. He …

Towards an Age-friendly World A key strategy to facilitate the inclusion of older persons it to make our world more age-friendly. An age-friendly world enables people of all ages to …

WHO, UNICEF, World Bank Group, UN-DESA Population Division joint news release 16 SEPTEMBER 2014 | NEW YORK Download Documents : Levels and Trends in Child Mortality 2014 New data released …