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Indonesia seeks post-pandemic healthcare system reform

WebJanuary 9, 2023. JAKARTA – After lifting all remaining pandemic health restrictions at the end of last year, the government now plans to focus its attention and resources on transforming the country’s healthcare …

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Indonesia’s Health Ministry to prepare transition to end Covid-19

WebMay 9, 2023. JAKARTA – The Health Ministry is preparing the transitional steps for Indonesia to end the COVID-19 health emergency following the World Health …

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South Korea unveils plan to tackle ailing mental health

WebSEOUL – South Korea on Tuesday rolled out a comprehensive plan to offer mental health checkups every two years for young Koreans aged 20 to 34 and other …

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South Korea to increase medical students by 2,000 despite doctors

WebFebruary 7, 2024. SEOUL – The South Korean government on Tuesday announced it will increase the medical school enrollment quota by 2,000 to address the shortage of …

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Under pressure, junior doctors in South Korea leave strike decision

WebFebruary 14, 2024. SEOUL – Tensions continued to build Tuesday between doctors and the government, with a group of over 10,000 junior doctors ending their first discussion about …

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Chronic doctor shortage pushes South Korea's hospitals to shut …

WebOctober 26, 2022. SEOUL – The number of hospitals offering medical services for infants and children at night or on weekends are shrinking amid a chronic shortage of …

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Obesity in Malaysia has reached ‘alarming level’, warns MOH

WebKUALA LUMPUR – Half of the Malaysian adult population is either overweight or obese, with the Health Ministry warning that the matter was reaching an alarming …

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World Bank approves $258 million to support healthcare in Pakistan

WebJune 9, 2022. ISLAMABAD – The World Bank has approved $258 million to strengthen primary health care systems and accelerate national efforts towards universal health …

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World Bank approves funds for Cambodia healthcare project

WebMarch 15, 2022. PHNOM PENH – The World Bank has approved $113 million in new financing to improve access to quality healthcare in Cambodia focusing on poor and …

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Policy on health workers’ allowance fair: Philippines Dept of Health

WebJanuary 25, 2022. MANILA — The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday defended its policy which would determine the allowance of health-care workers based on their risk …

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Rural South Korea faces stark health care inequality: report

WebSeptember 5, 2023. SEOUL – South Koreans living in rural areas have double the risk of delayed access to emergency health care compared to urban residents, highlighting the …

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Did British colonialism make South Asians prone to diabetes

WebMarch 17, 2022. DHAKA – South Asians, especially people from India, Bangladesh and Pakistan, are six times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes compared to Europeans, …

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Getting more sleep among aims of Japanese government’s health …

WebApril 21, 2023. TOKYO – Here’s a government policy many won’t be losing sleep over.. The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry will set a goal for 60% of the people in Japan to get …

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Cholera, sign of inequity, rising in Philippines with cases up by 254%

WebNovember 8, 2022. MANILA — From 1902 to 1904, cholera, which is a bacterial disease that spreads through contaminated food or water, killed 109,461 people, mostly poor …

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Filipino nurses ‘best’ in the world but decent pay, work elusive in

WebJune 19, 2023. MANILA – The Philippines has almost a million registered nurses and according to Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa, they are “the best in the world.”. But …

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Nepal drug regulator bans 103 antibiotic combinations

WebSeptember 21, 2023. KATHAMANDU – The Department of Drug Administration has banned the use of 103 combinations of antibiotics, which are not recommended by the World …

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Numbers fall but PH teen pregnancies persist, mirror economic, …

WebAs stated by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in its 2022 National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS), teenage pregnancies among Filipino …

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