Sudan generals, protest leaders ink constitutional declaration

The agreement builds on a power-sharing deal and provides for a joint civilian-military ruling body to oversee the formation of a transitional civilian government and parliament

WHO warns against counterfeit anti-rabies vaccines, serum

The World Health Organization says investigations and laboratory analyses are ongoing to better assess the products’ risk to public health

DOH wants Philippines rabies-free by 2030

Rabies is considered a public health problem in the Philippines as the highly fatal infection causes at least 200 deaths every year

Viral post inflames public anger in China vaccine scandal

The furor over alleged shady dealings by a major vaccine producer shatters an already fragile trust in regulators and illustrated the rising frustrations of China's increasingly sophisticated consumers

Chinese president calls latest pharma scare 'vile'

The mounting scandal stemming from a sub-standard rabies vaccine raises questions about the safety of China's entire vaccine industry and sends drug company shares tumbling

Konsumsi daging anjing dari perdagangan ilegal berpotensi sebarkan rabies

Koalisi DMFI mengusulkan microchip yang berisi identitas anjing peliharaan

Bohol town declared rabies-free zone in PH

It is 'one big step towards the achievement of our ultimate goal of Bohol being a rabies-free declared province by 2020,' says Bohol Governor Edgar Chatto

Malaysia hit by first rabies deaths in almost 20 years

Authorities are battling a rare outbreak of the disease

#PugadBaboy: Rabies kills

13 treated in Zamboanga after eating meat of rabid dog

4 adults and 9 children are being treated after they ate the meat of a dog infected with rabies

PH spends less than P1B to fight neglected tropical diseases

The country s health department only has P887 182 612 20 03 million in its 2015 budget for NTDs This is billions of dollars lower than the 2 9 billion recommended by the World Health Organization

WHO: Rabies control in Visayas improved

Investment in dog vaccination is the more cost effective way to control and eliminate rabies says the World Health Organization

WHO urges billions to fight neglected tropical diseases

The World Health Organization urges countries to invest billions of dollars to tackle 17 neglected tropical diseases which kill 500 000 people globally each year

Yolanda a year after: No major disease outbreaks recorded

That really is quite remarkable A typhoon of this level of devastation you would expect to see disease outbreaks says WHO s Julie Hall Still she warns that communities in affected areas remain vulnerable

Bali to continue anti-rabies dog cull as gory video emerges

Among the white sandy beaches luxury villas and temples authorities on the Indonesian island of Bali are carrying out mass culls of dogs in an anti rabies campaign

Summer diseases: What you need to know

Do not let these illnesses stop you from enjoying the season Here s what you need to know about remaining healthy this summer

Egyptian journalist killed as police, Islamists clash – security

The casualties include an Egyptian woman journalist who worked for privately owned Al Dustour newspaper She was shot in the head while covering clashes

PH seeks to end rabies deaths in two years

By making at least 70 of the country s 10 million dogs resistant to the rabies virus the department hopes to remove the disease as a cause of human death by 2016

Science wRap: Body clocks, climate and conflict, monogamy

This week: Resetting your body clock monogamy and evolution and the link between hot climate and hot heads

Rabies outbreak jumps species in Taiwan

Taiwan health authorities have been battling to contain a rabies outbreak among so called ferret badgers with at least 18 cases confirmed so far