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Three cholera cases imported to Kazakhstan from India Tengrinews.kz - Three cases of cholera have been reported in Kazakhstan this year, according to Zauresh Akhmetova, Deputy Chairman of the Committee

19 July 2024

Next pandemic could be near, says WHO head Tengrinews.kz - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organization (WHO), has warned about the risk of a new pandemic.

17 July 2024

Turkmenistan introduces mandatory pre-marital HIV tests Turkmenistan has passed a law making HIV tests mandatory prior to marriage.

06 April 2016

Number of adults with diabetes has quadrupled since 1980: WHO The number of adults estimated to be living with diabetes has nearly quadrupled over 35 years: the World Health Organization

06 April 2016

Zika link to new, paralysing disease Causing brain damage in babies and a rare neurological ailment in adults, the Zika virus is also linked to paralysis-causing myelitis.

09 March 2016

Growing obesity problem in Kazakhstan Obesity in Kazakhstan is becoming a serious issue. Nutritionists and scientists urge Kazakhstanis to reconsider their nutrition philosophies

13 November 2015

'I eat fast food every day,' say 13% of Kazakhstani children The Ministry of Healthcare and Social Development has decided to take one of the biggest social problems - obesity among children - in Kazakhstan under a strict control.

01 April 2015

Drastic improvements in Kazakhstan oncology: increased financing and higher detection rates Chief Oncologist of the Ministry of Healthcare and Social Development Kuanysh Nurgaviyev has reported on positive trends in the oncological situation in Kazakhstan and explained the increase of new cancer cases.

21 March 2015

HIV positive: gender and age trends in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan’s Center for Prevention and Combating AIDS observes changes in the age and gender statistics for new HIV cases.

23 January 2015

Kalachi - Kazakhstani village where sleep is nightmare Kazakhstani village of Kalachi was hit by a mysterious disease, which puts unsuspecting victims to sleep anywhere and anytime. The causes are yet unknown. One thing is clear though: many wish to run away before the disease takes hold of them too.

17 January 2015

Birth control shot may boost HIV risk: study Women who use a specific type of injectable birth control have a slightly higher risk of HIV infection than those who take the pill.

09 January 2015

ECOWAS trains health workers to fight Ebola West Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS said on Sunday it will train 150 health workers this week to help tackle the deadly Ebola disease in the worst hit countries.

24 November 2014

Kazakhstan provides financial aid to African countries to combat Ebola Kazakhstan has rendered financial aid to African countries through the UN Ebola Multi-Partner Trust Fund to combat the deadly Ebola virus.

03 November 2014

Google seeks way to search bodies for disease Google is exploring a way to search inside people's bodies for early signs of deadly illnesses such as cancer or heart disease.

29 October 2014

Anthrax case in western Kazakhstan A 65-year-old woman from Zhanybek region of West Kazakhstan Oblast has been hospitalised with anthrax.

17 October 2014

Kazakhstan not sending peacemakers to Liberia amid Ebola outbreak Kazakhstan will not send any peacemakers to Liberia amid the outbreak of Ebola in that region.

14 October 2014

Boost in quest for TB breath test A simple breath test may one day show whether someone has a strain of tuberculosis that will respond to a frontline antibiotic, or a drug-resistant type.

24 September 2014

'No progression' of cancer for British boy Ashya: Czech centre Scans show "no progression" of cancer for five-year-old British brain tumour patient Ashya King, a Prague medical centre said.

11 September 2014

Gates Foundation gives 50 million to Ebola fight The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation said it was pledging $50 million to help boost the fight against the Ebola outbreak.

11 September 2014

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