Double spread

Waste worry

Kerala is finding it difficult to dispose its waste

EPIDEMIC IN NEPAL

Blame it on superstitions

Panic in London

Stop blaming the rain

Drought helps mosquitoes to grow abundantly

Flu outbreak

Epidemic strikes Karachi

Contamination of drinking water by sewage

In short

Lake Manchar is dead

Pakistan's largest freshwater lake is drowned by effluents

Over 7.7 million people vaccinated in DRC against yellow fever

In neighbouring Angola, an estimated 3 million people have been vaccinated since mid-August.

World Health Assembly agrees to new ‘Health Emergencies Programme’

Programme aimed at providing rapid and comprehensive support to countries and communities for tackling crises hazardous to human health

UGANDA

Tanzania

Chimp's aid

Chimps are not victimised by AIDS because a lethal sickness has made their immune system resistant to the disease

In Short

Large crisis

WHO fund to boost emergency preparedness in Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia Regional Health Emergency Fund to help 11 member countries prepare for natural disasters and health emergencies

Rainforest malady

Epidemic resurfaces

Epidemic at hand

Thanks to El Nio, east and central Africa is reeling under a deadly onslaught of killer diseases

New viruses on the prowl

Humans have exposed themselves to a host of new viral diseases by playing around too much with the environment

Flu panic hits London

On a killing spree

Malaysia orders immediate killing of a million pigs; virus claims more than 85 lives

Polio poser

Increased incidence of disease in UP raises questions about effectiveness of prevention plan