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Ageing society

Opinion | Don’t leave Asia’s ageing debate until it’s too late

As the global gap between healthspan and lifespan widens to almost a decade, an ageing Asia’s health question is increasingly a business one.

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Mainland China

Hong Kong steps up Russia arrival checks after Siberian lab worker’s death

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong records 21 mpox cases since August, high-risk groups urged to get jabs

United Nations

China ‘more involved’ in funding global development bodies: report

Think tank analysts say fastest growth in funding has been to multilateral development banks assisting low-income countries.

Palestinians gather to receive bags of flour distributed by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East in Deir al Balah, in the Gaza Strip, in November 2024. Photo: AP
United States

China nominates Song Li for WHO chief as agency faces shake-up from US exit

If elected, she would be the first mainland Chinese director general of the United Nations health agency.

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Africa

Kenya reports first Ebola case imported from DR Congo after patient dies

The Kenyan man, who fell ill about a month ago and was treated in the DR Congo, died after returning to the country, authorities say.

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Russia

Russia plays down plague reports after lab worker death

Dozens quarantined as technician at anti-plague institute dies from what officials say was unexplained pneumonia.

Technicians work at the anti-plague institute in Siberia’s Irkutsk region in a 2019 photo. Photo: Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and Far East via AP
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong reports more than 40% drop in cancer-related death rate over 30 years

Health minister Lo Chung-mau outlines Hong Kong’s ‘remarkable’ progress at the World Cancer Congress, being held in the city for the first time.

Africa

WHO chief warns DR Congo Ebola outbreak ‘far from being under control’

The DR Congo says the outbreak has killed more than 2,300 people out of nearly 5,000 cases so far, making it the deadliest in the country’s history.

United States

WHO chief warns Trump’s vaccine policy overhaul is against ‘decades of evidence’

The WHO director general also refutes a view by vaccine sceptics linking autism with the measles, mumps, and rubella shot.

A nurse mixes a dose of the measles, mumps and rubella virus vaccine at a pop-up clinic in Carrollton, Texas. Photo: TNS
Thailand

Asian Angle | Bangkok branches out: how Thai capital moved from concrete to real jungle

Bangkok’s urban greenery playbook contains lessons that other cities, including Hong Kong, should pay attention to.

The Benjakitti Forest Park’s woodlands and wetlands serve as sponges to mitigate flooding. Photo: Donald Low
US-China relations

Fauci refuses to answer questions at US Senate hearing on Covid-19 origins

Republicans press former health official over Wuhan research funding as Democrats accuse committee of pursuing political vendetta.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

How early screening saved Hong Kong woman from her family’s liver cancer fate

Health authorities renew call for early hepatitis B screening, citing 40 per cent of 410,000 patients in city being unaware of condition.

China-Africa relations

Opinion | With rapid Ebola aid, China shows itself a reliable partner of Africa

Public health now sits beside trade, infrastructure and digital connectivity as a core part of Africa-China ties.

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A healthcare worker takes samples from a patient suffering from Ebola in Bunia, Ituri, in the Democratic Republic of Congo on June 23. Photo: AFP
The Philippines

‘Something beyond science’: Philippine school for exorcists draws Asia’s priests

A priest from the Saint Michael Centre for Spiritual Liberation and Exorcism says he can tell if cases are possessed by ‘a change in behaviour’.

A man watching a footage of a woman being exorcised, in Makati, Metro Manila. Photo: AFP
Germany

German hospital treats US Ebola patient infected in DR Congo

The hospital said there was no risk to the ‌public or other patients, as the individual is being treated in complete isolation.

Extreme weather

Europe recorded 10,000 excess deaths in late-June heatwave

Official mortality tracking reveals a spike in fatalities in older people as extreme heat engulfed continent.

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Hong Kong society

Youth suicides in Hong Kong hit 10-year high: court report

Population expert warns of ‘virtual alienation’ trend among youth as cases rise for those aged 10 to 19 in 2025.

In 2025, 46 adolescents aged 10 to 19 were reported to have taken their own lives. Photo: Getty Images
Africa

Ebola outbreak is ‘fastest growing ever’ as 600 die in DR Congo

The number of cases is doubling every 28 days, health authorities say, warning that the virus is moving faster than the response.

Africa

‘End this very dangerous disease’: Ebola treatment trial begins in Congo

The launch of two experimental treatments, in collaboration with the WHO and other international health groups, brings a glimmer of hope.

Hantavirus

WHO declares cruise ship-linked hantavirus outbreak over

The rodent-borne disease infected at least 12 people, killing three, and triggered a global health alert.

People in protective gear after disembarking from the MV Hondius in Tenerife, Spain’s Canary Islands, in May. Photo: AFP
Nepal

Why scientists are alarmed by Nepal’s worsening bird flu outbreak

Nepal has culled 600,000 birds as H5N1 sweeps Kathmandu, closing the capital’s only zoo and raising fears it could mutate to infect humans.

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Members of a rapid response team from Nepal’s Department of Livestock Services are disinfected after culling chickens at a poultry farm in Bhaktapur last week. Photo: EPA
France

Ebola virus confirmed by France in doctor who worked in DR Congo

The medic had been on a humanitarian mission to a virus transmission zone in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Africa

At least 30 deaths at DR Congo camp show Ebola could be spreading fast

All the victims had symptoms including headaches, fever and vomiting, which are associated with Ebola.

United States

World Cup puts Ebola outbreak and pandemic lessons to the test

Experts say slow responses, aid cuts and misinformation expose gaps in global health defences despite Covid lessons.

More than 6 million fans are expected to attend World Cup matches, with hundreds of millions more watching from fan zones, pubs and other venues worldwide. Photo: Reuters
China consumption

China has the most smokers in the world. Is it harming the economy?

Public health experts warn low taxes on cigarettes risk undermining Beijing’s pursuit of a healthier population.

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A smoker in Yichang city, Hubei province on May 31, 2025. China is home to about 350 million smokers, according to the WHO. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Mpox in Hong Kong: what to know about the virus and sauna-linked outbreak

The SCMP sheds light on the situation in the city and globally, including how to prevent infection.

Africa

WHO chief visits Ebola-hit Uganda after virus spreads from DRC

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also recently visited the DRC, which has seen 515 confirmed infections, including 91 deaths, the UN says.

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