Fresh gastroenteritis cases in Bangalore
Sixty-five fresh cases of gastroenteritis were reported at the Isolation Hospital on Old Madras Road on the outskirts of the City today following the outbreak of the disease three days ago. The total number of people, including children, admitted to the hospital since Friday, when the disease broke out, is …
Rural water supply scheme launched
The Kerala Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (KRWSA), an autonomous body functioning under the Irrigation Department, today launched an ambitious $ 80 million (Rs 350 crore) World Bank-aided rural water supply and sanitation project to be implemented in around 100 panchayats in the State.
NGOs can make rules but governments control the money
Ever since the demonstrators squished that trade summit in Seattle 15 months ago, people have complained that non governmental organizations want nothing less than to block globalization. This understates their real ambition grievously. The NGOs that count don't want to block globalization at all. They want to control it.
Sri Lanka to get bacteria from Cuba
The Sri Lankan government plans to import a strain of bacteria from Cuba to destory mosquitoes, a health ministry official said.
Women's status in Third World makes them prey to AIDS
The poverty and powerlessness of women in Africa and Asia are combining to make them increasingly vulnerable to AIDS which some research groups are now calling a women's disease.
Member states oppose Brussels beef plan
The European Commission's ambitious plans to shrink the union's growing beef mountain were called into question as agriculture ministers from member countries engaged in heated discussions on how to resolve the BSE, or mad cow disease crisis.
Bush medicine plan raises doubts
President George W. Bush's plan to help poor, elderly Americans pay for medicine is drawing skepticism across the country, as state health officials, legislators and policy experts say his effort to fill a significant gap in the U.S. health care system could prove ineffective and place an unfair burden on …
New UK restrictions as animal disease spreads
Britain's outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease worsened, prompting initiatives by the UK government to tackle the crisis and the slaughter of animals in Germany and the Netherlands. The number of confirmed cases across Britain rose to 12 after animals at a further four farms and one abattoir were found to be …
'Stone diseases more common in North'
About 3 per cent population of Northern India suffers from stone diseases. The stone diseases are higher in northern part of the country as compared to the southern parts. Incidence of stone formation is higher in the states of Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi …
NACO's unreleased AIDS figures find way to UN site
While the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) is yet to release the latest figures on HIV incidence in the country--claimed that statistics are still being compiled-the very same statistics have been available on the UNAIDS website for the past several months. What's surprising is the site credits NACO as the …