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21 March 2025
World Tuberculosis (TB) day takes place on 24 March each year. Its purpose is to help raise public awareness and strengthen efforts to end the global TB pandemic. This date commemorates when German scientist Dr Robert Koch discovered the bacterium that causes TB in 1882. TB is a preventable and curable infection caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis which may infect any part of the body, but most commonly the lungs. TB occurs throughout the world and remains one of the world’s deadliest ... View Full Article
07 March 2025
Hajj is an annual Islamic religious pilgrimage to the holy city of Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia. Hajj ...View Full Article
20 February 2025
The media have reported two foreign tourists died from methanol poisoning in Hoi An, Vietnam in late ...View Full Article
19 February 2025
Rio Carnival 2025 takes place from 28 February to 8 March in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil although carnival ...View Full Article
05 February 2025
Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures that involve injury, partial or total removal ...View Full Article
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World Tuberculosis (TB) Day aims to raise public awareness of TB and step up efforts to end the Global TB epidemic...
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Latest update on Hajj and Umrah 1446H/2025.....
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Advice on the risks of consuming fake alcohol, and how to mitigate these risks when travelling...
