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Thailand’s elderly population is growing rapidly and the country is already considered an "ageing society", meaning 10% of the population is aged 60 and over. Meanwhile, not only elderly people but also the young generation are increasingly suffering from aortic valve disease, one of the world’s biggest killers, albeit a…

Lessons from those who are succeeding at stamping out the toxic but persistent problem of substandard medicines

COVID-19 has shown that regulatory processes can fail anywhere, allowing poor-quality medicines through. A new detection test could help shield consumers.

Poverty drives the market in inferior medicines just as it drives other examples of inequality. A socially integrated approach is needed to fight the problem.

PATNA: With the WHO declaring the monkeypox as a global emergency and at least four cases detected in India, health experts have cautioned people against this highly infectious disease.

At their meeting in Bali on July 15-16, G20 finance ministers reaffirmed their commitment to coordinated action to get the Covid-19 pandemic under control and better prepare for the next global health emergency.

The COVID-19 outbreak forced governments around the world to revamp their pandemic response programs, invest in drugs and vaccines and establish viral surveillance systems. Now monkeypox is putting those upgrades to the test — and they’re falling short.

There are now 16,000 cases of monkeypox in 75 countries, including Australia. Here's what health authorities are facing with the spread of the disease.

Most serious symptoms include eye and skin haemorrhages, internal bleeding, and organ failure

The disease was first found in a monkey before later being identified in a child in the Democratic Republic of Congo

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the current monkeypox epidemic a global health emergency.