MFDA bans Toblerone sale over plastic contamination

The chocolate was tainted with plastic due to a problem with the chocolate making machine, the MFDA said.

29 January 2024

Tainted Panadol batch prompts all-out ban

The import of the drug is restricted until the investigation is completed.

30 January 2024

'Heat storm' stretches into southern Europe, health alerts issued

"We need to prepare for a severe heat storm that, day after day, will blanket the whole country," Italian weather reports say.

17 July 2023

Fuvahmulah garbage dump fire: 'People face health risks'

The fire was brought under control on July 12, but even after that, there was stubborn smoke spewing from the garbage dump for a week without interruption.

27 July 2023

Maldives issues Meningococcal health alert after first fatality

HPA adds that people who meet with infected people for a short period of time or dine with them, despite direct contact, are not ‘close-contacts'.

26 June 2024

Air pollution now a major risk to life expectancy in South Asia

The study uses satellite data to calculate the impact of an increase in airborne fine particles on life expectancy.

30 August 2023

Influenza cases rise; HPA calls for vaccination

Influenza is a common respiratory disease now, and the spread of the disease increases during certain periods.

16 January 2024

7 new Filariasis cases in Male region; total at 32

To prevent this disease, the only significant thing we can now do is to identify and eradicate mosquito breeding grounds.

24 December 2023