EThekwini Municipality’s Health Unit Embarking on Anti-rabies Road Show

The eThekwini Municipality’s Health Unit is embarking on an anti-rabies road show aimed at informing people about the outbreak of rabies and the importance of getting dogs vaccinated.

Sri Lanka Seeks Indian Assistance on Medical Issues

Minister of Health of Sri Lanka, H.E. Maithripala Sirisena called upon India’s Minister of Health & Family Welfare Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad. The two Ministers recounted the close historical and cultural ties existing between India and Sri Lanka.

South Africa is One of the Most Vulnerable Countries to the H1N1 Virus

World health experts believe South Africa is one of the most vulnerable countries to the H1N1 virus. Health experts attended an H1N1 symposium in Johannesburg on Monday as the world prepares for a fresh outbreak of the deadly virus. There were more than...

World Health Organization Donates Laboratory Equipment And Education Materials to Seychelles

The World Health Organization has donated laboratory equipment and public education materials for use in schools and health promotion activities throughout Seychelles. The equipment, worth $123 000, was handed over by WHO liaison officer Cornelia Atsyor...

U.N. Says Aid Agencies Need $11m for Water And Sanitation to Help Displaced Somalis

Aid agencies in Somalia are appealing for $11 million to provide for a fresh wave of people displaced by fighting in the capital with emergency water and sanitation programs, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)...

Number of Swine Flu Cases in South Africa Rises to 48

The number of confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu virus in South Africa has increased to 48. While 17 new cases in South Africa were confirmed on Wednesday, Mpumalanga reported its first case of the H1N1 flu virus on Thursday. A 30-year-old man, living in...

11 New Cases of H1N1 Influenza Reported in South Africa

There is now a total of 29 confirmed AH1N1 influenza (Swine Flu) cases in South Africa, following 11 new cases reported at the weekend. The 11 cases, all university students, presented with flu-like symptoms at various medical centers and were confirmed...

Battlestar Galactica Star Tricia Helfer Declares, ‘If You Have to Be Human, At Least Be Humane’

Battlestar Galactica beauty Tricia Helfer and her rescued cat, Mr. Nix, strike a heavenly pose in PETA’s gorgeous new ad campaign, “Be an Angel for Animals.” Although her character, Number Six, may have a strong distrust of the human...