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Bike ambulance service comes handy in emergency

HUBBALLI: In order to deal with emergency cases during road accidents and other incidents, the bike ambulance service was launched by authorities last week in the twin cities. And it's tasting some success. Yallappa Madivalar, an…

June 14th is World Blood Donor Day

World Blood Donor Day is celebrated every year on the day of birthday anniversary of Karl Landsteiner on 14th of June in 1868. This event celebration was first started in the year 2004 aiming to raise the public awareness about the need for…

How Liberia got zero cases of Ebola

9 May 2015, this date marks 42 days since the last confirmed case of Ebola in Liberia was safely buried; WHO is now considering Liberia free of Ebola transmission. Reaching this milestone is a testament to the strong leadership and…

New Test for eradicating Malaria

The World Health Organization estimates 3.4 billion people are at risk of malaria, with children under the age of five and pregnant women being the most vulnerable. Mortality rates are falling and a new test  is having positive results…