New York City’s rat problem seems to be getting worse. The city’s rat complaint hotline is receiving a record number of calls – more than the 24,000 received last year. Some officials call it a […]
Public Health
After 15 Year Battle India Finally Wins The War On Tetanus
A year after seemingly eradicating polio, India has attained another public health success. Following a 15-year crusade, the nation has practically eradicated tetanus as a killer of mothers and newborns. The illness, caused by a […]
Chinese Government Turns to Internet For Help in War Against Drugs
In a move full of irony, the Chinese government has opened a website it hopes will beef up its National Anti-Drug Campaign. Known better for its crackdown on social media freedom, the Government through its […]
Deadly MERS Virus Reaches Thailand
Thailand’s Public Health Minister Rajata Rajatanavin officially confirmed its first case of MERS on Friday, as the highly contagious virus continued to spread further from the Middle East into eastern Asia. The Health Minister said […]