VOA标准英语2009-Kenya Confirms First Case of Swine Flu

The Kenyan government has announced the country's first case of the H1N1 influenza virus in the country. Kenya's public health minister says a 20-year-old British student working in western Kenya is carrying the virus. Kenya Minister for Public Heal

Better Health Security for Haiti

Better health security for Haitians is the goal of Haiti's National Specimen Referral Network, or NSRN, which is part of the National Public Health Laboratory and the Directorate of Epidemiology, Laboratory and Research in Port-au-Prince. U.S. Ambass

Alcohol Industry Accused of Misleading Public Over Cancer Risk

Scientists have accused the alcohol industry of misleading the public over the link between alcohol and cancer. Researchers looked at the websites of 28 global organizations representing the alcohol industry, and concluded that the vast majority dist

Public Library of Science

By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: August 13, 2003 This is Bill White with the VOA Special English Health Report. Health news and other scientific information generally comes from research published in the

运动休闲－苏州医院丑闻:白内障手术10人变瞎

33岁到81岁不等的10名患者，在黑心的医院的一场手术，从此不得不摘去眼球过上盲人的生活。谁该为这起发生在安徽省的惨剧负责…… The Ministry of Health

VOA慢速英语2012 Health Report - Russian Prime Minister Calls for Ban on Smoking in Public

Health Report - Russian Prime Minister Calls for Ban on Smoking in Public 健康报道 - 俄罗斯总理呼吁公共场合禁烟 From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report in Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语健康报道。

2006年VOA标准英语-US Public Health Workers May Not Work in F

By David McAlary Washington 18 April 2006 Nurses are in short supply throughtout the United States A new study shows that Americans might not be able to count on public health workers, if an influenza

VOA标准英语2012--Social Media Tracks Haiti's Cholera Epidemic

Social Media Tracks Haiti's Cholera Epidemic Public health systems may be losing their monopoly on data about outbreaks of disease. Researchers at Harvard Medical School and Childrens Hospital Boston found that news reports and social media can also

VOA标准英语2010年-Physician Uses Cell Phones to Bring He

Epidemiologist Joel Selanikio has used the explosion in mobile phone technology and the World Wide Web to deliver more effective public health services throughout the developing world. Dr. Selanikio and his organization DataDyne.org are making a diff

VOA标准英语2009年-'Health Tourism' Increasingly Popular

Medical tourism brought in $1 billion in 2007 and that is expected to triple by 2012, when the Health Ministry expects more than two million medical tourists. Ron Corben | Bangkok 22 December 2009 Photo: AP James McLaurin of the United States recover

VOA标准英语2010年-Oil Spill Raises Public Health Concern

The Gulf oil spill could lead to some serious public health problems, according to a new report released this week. As the environmental and economic disaster continues to unfold in the Gulf of Mexico following the April 20 explosion of the Deepwater

VOA标准英语2014--Hit Song Delivers Ebola Message in Liberia

Hit Song Delivers Ebola Message in Liberia In Liberias capital, Ebola has captured the airwaves, and it's not just news about the often-fatal disease. The hit song Ebola in Town has a danceable beat, while also conveying a serious message about avoid

美国国家公共电台 NPR Treat Gun Violence Like A Public Health Crisis, One Program Says

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: As shootings and homicides continue to devastate some Chicago neighborhoods, advocates are advising people to treat it as a public health crisis. Other cities like New York have embraced this model and say it's helped reduce gun vi

VOA常速英语2007年-FAO Says Rift Valley Fever Could Spread

By Derek Kilner Nairobi 23 November 2007 The Food and Agriculture Organization has cautioned that an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever in Sudan could spread rapidly in coming weeks due to the widespread movement of livestock in preparation for the Muslim

Nepal bans smoking in public places from Sunday

KATHMANDU, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Ban on smoking in public places will be enforced from Sunday with the Tobacco Control and Regulatory Act-2010 coming into effect. Those smoking in public places will be fined and civil servants will be liable to departme

China to tighten control of cosmetic surgeries

BEIJING, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Health on Monday released a circular urging strengthened management of medical cosmetic institutes and their advertisements amid concerns about customer safety. Local health administrations at all levels s

2006年VOA标准英语-Indonesia Coping with Threat of Avian Flu

By Suzy Tekunan and Ahadian Utama Washington, DC 05 April 2006 watch Indonesia Bird Flu report Indonesian vendor prepares chickens for sale at small market in central Jakarta Bird flu has killed more

China mulls mortality database for health assessment

FUZHOU, April 11 (Xinhua) -- China is preparing to set up a national mortality database to obtain cause-of-death information, marking a step toward establishing a monitoring network for health risk factors across the country, an official said Wednesd

BRICS health ministers warm up

GENEVA, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Health Ministers from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa met here on Tuesday, to prepare for the BRICS Health Ministerial Meeting which is to be held in Beijing on July 11, 2011. The preparatory discussion was co

Ethiopia to host 13th World Congress on Public Health

ADDIS ABABA, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia will host the 13th World Congress on Public Health (WCPH) in April 2012, the Ethiopian Public Health Association (EPHA) said on Wednesday. The meeting will be held on April 23-27 under the theme: Moving toward