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Planned surgery wait times longest on record: AMA report

MELBOURNE/CANBERRA, 19 April 2024: Planned surgery wait times in Australia’s public hospitals are now the longest on record, and emergency departments remain strangled by access block. The median waiting days for elective surgery in 2022-23 was 49 days. “Australians are...
WHO Social Connection Series: Roz’s story
January 17, 2024

WHO Social Connection Series: Roz’s story

Social isolation and loneliness are painful, harmful for our health, and can affect anyone, anywhere. Sharing our stories of social...
WHO : Protecting you from substandard and falsified medicines (Video)
January 6, 2024

WHO : Protecting you from substandard and falsified medicines (Video)

Source- WHO, 5 January 2024.
Free vaccines in pharmacies from January 1, 2024
December 28, 2023

Free vaccines in pharmacies from January 1, 2024

MELBOURNE, 28 December 2023: The Pharmacy Guild of Australia says patients will no longer have to pay for vaccines at...
WHO’s Science in 5 : Adult eye care (Video)
December 19, 2023

WHO’s Science in 5 : Adult eye care (Video)

Did you know that 70% of the people who need eye glasses do not have access to them? What are...
Malaria surge in Pakistan, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Uganda, PNG
December 1, 2023

Malaria surge in Pakistan, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Uganda, PNG

MELBOURNE, 30 November 2023: Between 2021 and 2022 the largest cases of Malaria happened in Pakistan, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Uganda, and...
WHO advises not to use non-sugar sweeteners for weight control
May 15, 2023

WHO advises not to use non-sugar sweeteners for weight control

WHO, 15 May 2023 : The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new guideline on non-sugar sweeteners (NSS), which...
WHO alert against contaminated cough syrup made by Indian-Punjab firm
April 26, 2023

WHO alert against contaminated cough syrup made by Indian-Punjab firm

GENEVA, 25 April 2023: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has in a Medical Product Report Alert refers to a cough...
India-WHO clash over Gambia cough syrup deaths
December 18, 2022

India-WHO clash over Gambia cough syrup deaths

MELBOURNE/NEW DELHI, 18 December 2022: India and World Health Organisation (WHO) lock horns over the Indian cough syrups exported to...
Introduction to Cardiovascular Pathologies (1) – What is a Heart?
December 17, 2022

Introduction to Cardiovascular Pathologies (1) – What is a Heart?

Heart disease tops the list of death-causing diseases according to World Health Organization (WHO)1, NIH2, and Healthline3 websites. In the...
India halts production at medicine factory linked to Gambia deaths
October 18, 2022

India halts production at medicine factory linked to Gambia deaths

Indian authorities have stopped production at a factory near Delhi after its cough syrups were linked to the deaths of...
A tale of horror and fraud:Profits in trillions of dollars for vaccine manufacturers?
August 6, 2022

A tale of horror and fraud:Profits in trillions of dollars for vaccine manufacturers?

John Leake is a best-selling and “experienced non-fiction, true crime author”. Having just read what must be described as an...
WHO: Global pandemic deaths 14.9 m; India Covid toll 2020 (830,000) & 2021 (4.74 million)
May 5, 2022

WHO: Global pandemic deaths 14.9 m; India Covid toll 2020 (830,000) & 2021 (4.74 million)

Geneva, 5 May 2022 – New estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) show that the full death toll associated...
WHO suspends supply of BharatBiotech’s COVAXIN® to UN agencies
April 3, 2022

WHO suspends supply of BharatBiotech’s COVAXIN® to UN agencies

MELBOURNE, 2 April 2022: The World Health Organisation (WHO) today confirmed the suspension of the supply of Covaxin produced by...

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