Joel Adriano

2 weeks ago | scidev.net | Joel Adriano

[MANILA] Almost one week after a massive earthquake in Myanmar, global humanitarian aid is only slowly trickling in, hampered by violence, communication blackouts and bureaucracy, relief organisations say. The window for finding survivors is rapidly closing following the 7.7 magnitude quake that struck central Myanmar on Friday (28 March), reducing whole communities in the war-torn country to rubble and leaving thousands in need of medical care and vital supplies.

Jul 1, 2024 | medicalxpress.com | Joel Adriano

Countries in Asia Pacific are unlikely to meet their commitment to eliminate hepatitis by 2030 unless they declare a public health emergency, as they did with COVID-19, a disease specialist suggested. Hepatitis—an inflammation of the liver—is the second most deadly infectious disease in the world, surpassing tuberculosis and behind only COVID-19, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). It claims 3,500 lives each day.

Jun 30, 2024 | eurasiareview.com | Joel Adriano

Countries in Asia Pacific are unlikely to meet their commitment to eliminate hepatitis by 2030 unless they declare a public health emergency, as they did with COVID-19, a disease specialist suggested. Hepatitis – an inflammation the liver — is the second most deadly infectious disease in the world, surpassing tuberculosis and behind only COVID-19, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). It claims 3,500 lives each day.

Jun 25, 2024 | scidev.net | Joel Adriano

[MANILA] Countries in Asia Pacific are unlikely to meet their commitment to eliminate hepatitis by 2030 unless they declare a public health emergency, as they did with COVID-19, a disease specialist suggested. Hepatitis – an inflammation the liver — is the second most deadly infectious disease in the world, surpassing tuberculosis and behind only COVID-19, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). It claims 3,500 lives each day.

Dec 29, 2023 | scidev.net | Joel Adriano

[MANILA] There was a big furore in the Philippines a few months back after a school student died, reportedly due to slapping by a school teacher during an exam. The official death certificate showed that the 14-year-old Francis Jay Gumikib died of brain swelling. But local forensic expert, Raquel Fortun, later pointed out that the death certificate didn’t specify the actual cause of the brain haemorrhage.