Mass vaccination of girls in Kazakhstan: What parents need to know
Tengrinews.kz - Kazakhstan has launched a mass vaccination campaign for girls against the human papillomavirus (HPV), the primary cause of cervical
WHO approves first monkeypox vaccine
Tengrinews.kz - The World Health Organization has officially approved the use of the first vaccine against monkeypox. This approval is expected
COVID-19 cases in Almaty doubled in a week
Tengrinews.kz - The incidence of coronavirus for the last seven days has increased in Almaty, according to Asel Kalykova, the Deputy Head of
WHO explains why masks don't work against monkeypox
Tengrinews.kz - Head of the European Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO), Hans Kluge, stated that a mask will not protect
Kazakhstan reintroduces mask mandate for hospitals
Tengrinews.kz - A decree by Acting Chief State Sanitary Doctor of Kazakhstan Nurkan Sadvakassov, has been published, which provides for the
Kazakhstan's Ministry of Healthcare statement on COVID-19
Tengrinews.kz - Kazakhstan's Ministry of Health has assured that the COVID-19 situation in the country is under control and being closely monitored.
New study: 40 percent of cancers can be prevented
Tengrinews.kz - A new study from the American Cancer Society (ACS) has revealed that up to 40 percent of cancer cases and deaths among adults
De Niro yanks anti-vaccine documentary from film fest
De Niro offs a documentary by a former British medical researcher about a link between vaccines and autism from Tribeca Film Festival.
Possible causes of negative reactions to measles vaccination
Chief Kazakh Sanitary Doctor and Vice-Minister of Health and Social Development declare preliminary causes of the negative reactions to the measles vaccination conducted in February.
Measles vaccination in Kazakhstan: safe or not?
Authorities in Kazakhstan and the WHO disagree on the safety of measles vaccination.
Vaccination against measles in Kazakhstan puts teenagers into hospital beds
Vaccination against measles in Kazakhstan went terribly wrong when dozens of teenagers were hospitalized in fever and unconscious to local hospitals.
IMF unblocks cash as desperate west Africa awaits Ebola aid
The International Monetary Fund fast-tracked $130 million in aid to fight the Ebola epidemic.
Ebola toll hits 2,400 as Cuba pledges medics
The worst-ever Ebola outbreak has killed more than 2,400 people, as Cuba pledged the largest foreign medical team.
Sierra Leone to visit every home to track down Ebola dead
Sierra Leone announced plans to visit every home in the country of six million to track down people with Ebola and remove dead bodies.
Liberia's Ebola disposal teams preserve life after death
Heavily pregnant when she died, Fatimah Jakemah is lifted unceremoniously by experts in biohazard suits and zipped into a body bag.
Travel restrictions could worsen Ebola crisis: experts
Travel restrictions could worsen West Africa's Ebola epidemic, limiting medical and food supplies and keeping out much-needed doctors.
Ebola zone countries isolated as airlines stop flights
The three nations at the centre of the west African Ebola outbreak were left isolated as more airlines suspended flights to the crisis zone.
Nigeria delays start of school year over Ebola virus
Nigeria said that resumption of classes in all public and private schools will be delayed by a month to put in place "preventive measures".
Air France staff refuse to fly to Ebola-hit nations
Some Air France flight crews are refusing to board planes bound for Guinea, Sierra Leone and Nigeria over fears of the Ebola outbreak.
Infected Ebola patients flee after attack on Liberia clinic
Seventeen Ebola patients in Liberia who fled from a guarantine centre after it was attacked by club-wielding youths were missing.