Child Obesity Becoming a Serious Problem in Thailand

The United Nations and policy makers are urging the Thai government to promote vegetable consumption as a way to prevent child obesity and curbing deaths from heart disease as the numbers are increasing in the…

308 new COVID-19 cases – 153 new cases…

266,436 people have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, AstraZeneca while 32,766 Fijians are now fully vaccinated. While speaking on the fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan, Head of the Vaccination Taskforce, Doctor…

People who have recovered from COVID-19 may be…

SINGAPORE: People who have recovered from COVID-19, especially those with pre-existing cardiovascular conditions, may be at risk of developing blood clots due to a lingering and overactive immune response, a Singapore study has found.The study, led by Nanyang…

Covid-19 has shown we can end the world’s…

This pandemic has shown the devastating results of the world’s failure to invest in health: hospitals were overwhelmed, existing inequities were amplified, and people already living with preventable diseases, such as diabetes and hypertension, faced…

Thailand tops 20,000 Covid cases with additional 836

Myanmar workers in Samut Sakhon are released from a field hospital last Friday after recovering from Covid-19. (Bangkok Post photo) Another 836 cases of coronavirus infection were reported on Tuesday, bringing the confirmed caseload since…