Physical, social and psychological sufferings during old age are not uncommon. Be it at home, in the streets, or at old-age care facilities and hospitals, the elderly face various forms of emotional, physical, psychological and social abuse.
Congo has launched the second phase of vaccination against mpox.
Under the theme "Future investment for a healthy and secure decade," the World Bio Summit 2024 will kick off in Incheon, west of Seoul, on November 11-12, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
Thalassemia is a severe inherited blood disorder, passed from parents to children.
From being the leading cause of blindness during the 1950s and 1960s, the World Health Organization (WHO) last week declared India “officially free from trachoma”.
Men who have sex with men are currently deemed at highest risk of infection. A study in the New England Journal of Medicine last week, which looked at infections across 16 countries between April and June, found that 98 per cent of cases were in gay or bisexual men.
The WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared, "I have decided that the global monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern."
It is pathetic that we pay so little attention to the improvement of health or general wellbeing of most of our future citizens.
Monkeypox, a rare viral disease, occurs primarily in tropical rainforest areas of Central and West Africa, though it has occasionally spread to other regions.
Elder abuse can lead to serious physical injuries and long-term psychological consequences, increased risk of nursing home placement, use of emergency services, hospitalization and premature death.
