HEALTH

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung has taken a novel approach to encourage the public to maintain healthy habits . By parodying an iconic scene from Swift's You Belong With Me music video, Mr. Ong aims to spread messages on physical and mental well-being in a creative and engaging manner .
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2 years ago Read more at BNN Breaking

In an effort to make clean water accessible and affordable, northern Uganda has embarked on pro-poor initiatives, significantly lowering the cost for the less privileged . These groundbreaking strategies ensure that communities, particularly in rural and refugee areas, can secure safe water without financial strain . In small towns and rural growth centers, the price for a unit (1,000 litres) of water is set at Shs1,500 . This figure is further reduced in areas housing refugees and their host communities .
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2 years ago Read more at BNN Breaking

The NRL players that could crack the NFL | 00:46 Roosters star Angus Crichton has opened up on the turbulent off-season he endured after the 2022 Rugby League World Cup . As per the SMH, the back rower’s name was involved in vicious rumours and innuendo that were circulating through text messages . In France, the 28-year-old had to be restrained and taken to a mental facility because of a manic episode
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2 years ago Read more at Fox Sports

National Health Insurance (NHI) is South Africa’s strategy to achieving universal health coverage . It has had detractors continuing to tear it apart, saying they would take their disagreements to the courts to ensure it did not get implemented . This follows years of discussions and various stages of planning, its passing by Parliament last year and the recent allocation of R1.4 billion by the Treasury .
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2 years ago Read more at IOL

Amidst a landscape of burgeoning scientific discoveries, the international community faces a critical juncture . Professor Yasmine Belkaid highlights the dual challenges of a diminishing pool of career scientists and inadequate public funding . This predicament is exacerbated by geopolitical frictions that impede essential international collaboration, threatening the effective exploitation of advances in crucial fields like immunology and neuroscience .
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2 years ago Read more at BNN Breaking

2,653 bushfires reported in 2023 alone, marking a noticeable increase from the previous years . World Health Organization acknowledges around 200 zoonotic diseases that could threaten human health under such circumstances .
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2 years ago Read more at BNN Breaking

Mental health is of great value to any person as it helps in focussing and overcoming obstacles in life but also to get along with the people around . Dr Nita Radhkrishnan, additional professor and HOD, department of paediatric haematology and oncology, suggested different ways to deal with mental health in both children and adults .
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2 years ago Read more at ETHealthWorld

Colgate-Palmolive has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting oral health by donating more than 5000 Bright Smiles, Bright Futures kits to hospitals in Fiji . This initiative is part of the company's ongoing efforts to enhance oral health education and awareness in the Pacific Islands, where it has been active for over 25 years . The partnership with the Fiji National University, Ministry of Health and Medical Services, and The Fiji Dental Association underscores a collective endeavor towards a healthier future .
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2 years ago Read more at BNN Breaking

A quarter of all deaths every year are caused by cardiovascular disease . There are many contributing factors to heart disease, some of which are out of our control like our age and genetics . However, our lifestyle has a huge influence on heart health - with diet being one of the key factors .
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2 years ago Read more at Express

Suman Agarwal, one of the OG nutritionists in the city, has always been on the side of nutrition rather than deprivation . She has helped women lose up to 50 kg just by regulating eating habits . The obvious Dessert, ice-cream, cupcakes, fried foods, potatoes—are the obvious foods to avoid .
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2 years ago Read more at mid-day.com