Japan: new disease control body for pandemics

The Japan Institute for Health Security was officially launched on Tuesday, April 1. The new organization will advise the government on major outbreaks of...

Ontario: non-municipal drinking water not adequately inspected

A new report found significant gaps in Ontario’s inspection and testing of non-municipal drinking-water systems. These systems serve around three million people living in...

Drug-resistant fungal infection rising in England

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has warned that a “previously rarely detected” fungus, Candidozyma, is rapidly spreading across England. The fungus can cause...

WHO: disease outbreak risk in Myanmar after earthquake

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned over potential disease outbreaks in Myanmar after the recent earthquake. Dr. Tushara Fernando, WHO representative in the...

Protests in Germany against ship carrying nuclear waste from the UK

A ship containing radioactive nuclear waste docked at the German port of Nordenham on early Tuesday morning (April 1), provoking protests by anti-nuclear activists....

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