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The country’s health ministry has been organising drills to see whether or not hospitals are prepared to deal with a major influx of patients

The brutal war in Ukraine is now over a year old. While estimates of the numbers of civilians killed and injured vary, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has estimated that 8,317 civilians have been killed and a further 13,892 injured from the beginning of the war…

The strain, a sub-variant of Omicron, has resulted in a 13-fold increase of cases across India with protection measures put back in place for the first time in a year.

The World Health Organisation said it is currently monitoring the new variant

The troubling 'Arcturus' Covid variant is more formally known as the Omicron sub-variant XBB.1.16 with most cases coming from India which has seen a recent surge in infections

A woman in China has become the world’s first known human fatality from H3N8 bird flu, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said.

A Chinese woman has become the first person to die from a type of bird flu that is rare in humans, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said, but the strain does not appear to spread between people.

The WHO says the woman, who died in March, probably contracted the virus at a market and the risk of spread is low.

XBB.1.16 may not be just another run-of-the-mill Omicron, according to a prominent pediatrician in India.

"I never say never, but at the moment it’s very doubtful" - Roger Daltrey

On World Health Day that falls on April 7, the World Health Organization celebrates 75 years of improving public health and well-being in the Southeast Asia region and globally, fully committed to achieving Health for All through universal health coverage (UHC) -- when all people can access the health services…