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The researchers examined diabetes diagnosis, treatment, and management in Thailand, Colombia, Iran, Mexico, England, Scotland, and the United States. The results show among others that 62% of men in Thailand are underdiagnosed and untreated.
15:58 Mar 9, 2011
The 8th of March 2011 marks the centenary of the very first International Women's Day which was celebrated in 1911 in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland, when more than one million women and men attended International Women's Day rallies ca
10:01 Mar 8, 2011
'While much achievement has been made in the past decades, women workers across Asia still struggle for more rights and equality. They need to find more ways to make their voices heard, such as engaging in politics'
11:06 Mar 7, 2011
Latest study shows that millions of people worldwide may be at risk of early death from diabetes and related cardiovascular illnesses because of poor diagnosis and ineffective treatment.
19:53 Mar 2, 2011
'In the Asia-Pacific region, and across the world, there are too many examples of countries with laws, policies and practices that punish, rather than protect, people in need of HIV services. Where the law doesn't advance justice, it stalls progre
13:03 Feb 24, 2011
A civil society movement is growing in lead up to the United Nations (UN) Summit on non-communicable diseases (NCDs), said the Chairperson of NCD Alliance Ann Keeling, who was speaking at the WHO-wide Planning Meeting for the UN High level Meeting o
14:28 Feb 18, 2011
Although far from optimal, still considerable progress has been made in providing healthcare to transgender people in many parts of the world. Yet their mental health needs remain far from being served.
18:25 Feb 15, 2011
The TB control programme in Bhutan is meeting the WHO standards. This has been possible due to the commitment of health workers. The concept of Gross National Happiness has been ingrained into all Bhutanese citizens - that while wealth is important,
10:36 Feb 15, 2011
Funding is key in this process, however the TBVI research gathering brought up another major requirement for success; collaboration. Group efforts and partnerships are valued important by researchers. WHO's Uli Fruth is nothing less then excited ab
09:15 Feb 12, 2011
A police spokesman while giving details said the parents of abducted Bhutanese boy Sonum had told the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs that their son was kidnapped and thereafter sold to Iqbal Zahgeer of Srinagar, Kashmir.
13:08 Feb 10, 2011
In Andhra Pradesh state of India, a doctor gulped down sleeping pills when pulled up by authorities for not doing field visits to follow up tuberculosis (TB) patients (source: The Times of India).
04:55 Feb 9, 2011
Bhutanese society, known for its conservatism, is now beginning to face up to the realities of HIV/AIDS. What has helped this is the support that the Palace has extended to the National AIDS Control Programme. The Royal Decree on HIV/AIDS calls for
11:27 Feb 1, 2011
Carl Urbin reports here about Youth For Human Rights and the organizations fight for freedom and humanity for all.
05:55 Feb 1, 2011
Food insecurity might present in different forms in different people which may include macronutrient and micronutrient deficiencies, ART interactions, obesity, lipodystrophy, range of mental health concerns, and more importantly, behavioural outcome
06:53 Jan 27, 2011
The United Nations General Assembly has created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, in July 2010 - a new agency solely focused on women's rights with a view to invest in women's equality.
08:59 Jan 17, 2011
The First Asia to Gaza Caravan was given a warm send off from Latakia, Syria, where the Baath Party Chief and former Ambassador to India, Dr. Mohsen Alkhyyr, accompanying the Governor of Latakia, announced that the names of the caravan members would
07:41 Jan 7, 2011
The year 2010 came to an end, but the need to attend to lung health has certainly become more pressing as we enter in the year 2011.
08:36 Jan 5, 2011
The Asia to Gaza caravan arrived to a grand welcome by the Governor of Latakia, Dr. Khalyl Mashhaddya, a cardio-thoracic surgeon, on 25th December, 2010, in the port city of Syria, with school children playing their band and raising pro-Palestine an
09:57 Jan 3, 2011
One of the most powerful and cost-effective mediums to educate consumers about the hazards of smoking is the pictorial health warning on the package of tobacco products itself. It has universal reach, and the cost of package warnings is paid for by
09:40 Dec 27, 2010
The birth of Christ is an event which teaches humanity the lessons of austerity and humility. It teaches us to respect the poorest of the poor and to accept the graces, as well as tribulations of life with equanimity. Let us not forget the real mean
09:40 Dec 26, 2010
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