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Return of SARS possible this fall

...nited States and sparked travel bans against Asian tourist groups and conference participants worldwide."...

China To Distribute Free Condoms To Combat AIDS/HIV

... Latex Products Manufactory based in south China's tourist city Guilin. So far, 42 hotels in Guilin have received the government's free offer. "Before an effective AIDS vaccine comes out, condom is the most effective and economical way to prevent the disease from spreading through sex," said Tao Ran, a mem...

Bird Flu Likely To Reduce World Energy Demand

...n civilian airline schedules in Asia as demand for tourist and business travel declined. Goldman Sachs did not expect bird flu to have any significant impact on demand for precious or industrial metals unless it developed into a global pandemic and damaged world economic activity. “In that case, metals pric...

India's Hospitals Among The Best, Says Renuka Chowdhury

...ockhardt Hospitals Ltd. A total of 5,194 national tourist offices, industry organisations, tour operators, hotels, cruise lines, airlines, other transport operators and technology companies from 202 representative countries and regions are participating at WTM 2005. --IANS...

Our Gain US’s Loss in the Health Care Facility

...e "at a reduced price", which is affordable by the tourist who come to India. Statistics show that 1.5 lakh medical tourist visited India last year and their numbers are growing by 15%/year producing $2.3 billion /year by 20...

Russia warns against travel to Turkey, Iran closes border

..." Gennady Onishchenko said. Turkey is a popular tourist destination for sun-seeking Russians. It is much e...rning because the bird flu was not concentrated in tourist areas. "For the time being it is not worth asking Russian tourists to refrain from trips to Turke...

Briton tourists warned of Bird flu threat in Turkey

...ion of British Travel Agents had reported that the tourist season to Turkey is as usual and people seem to be...flu threat. The tour promoters are not restricting tourist booking as they feel there is no immediate threat of bird flu. The UK officials are not restricting ...

Tourism Industry Affected By Bird Flu

... of Russia have advised their citizens not to make tourist visits to Turkey. These two countries account for ...he country has badly affected the country’s summer tourist season. The birds in Kusadasi are reported to be affected by the avian influenza, which also happ...

Threat from Chikungunya, No Longer a Fear

...been affected but there was an increase of 18 % in tourist arrivals in January compared to last year. Seychelles reported at least 1,000 cases in February and said the numbers of people infected with the disease have declined after heavy rains. Despite all this it has no impact on tourism....

Himachal Pradesh: Horse Dung To Be Converted Into Organic Fertilizer

Authorities in Himachal Pradesh's tourist resort of Kufri have finally found a way to solve the problem posed by horse dung scattered on hill treks - and even profit from // it. Kufri, 16 km uphill from here, is visited every day by hordes of tourists, with many of them riding horses. Ther...

Nepal: Doctors Treating Protestors Being Deported

...ve use of force to stop protests. In Thamel, the tourist hub in the capital, police swooped down on a small group of people Tuesday when they stood at a prominent square, holding improvised placards asking for the restoration of democracy and peace. Nine tourists, including citizens from Germany, Britain...

Travel And Tourism Industry Calls For Global Efforts To Limit Sexual Trafficking Of Children

...in the reported sexual exploitation of children in tourist destinations. Conference sessions will attempt to ...ogether to stop sexual exploitation of children in tourist destinations,' states Barbara Frey, director of the Human Rights Program at the University of Minnes...

Aids Seems More Prevalent Among Goan’s – Governor Visiond

...who got jobs in Goa, since it has been a favourite tourist spot, bring with them the dreadful virus (HIV) when they arrived – said Mr Jamir. Mr Jamir suggested the Chinese proposal named ‘Four Frees and One Care’ meaning free anti-retroviral drugs, free voluntary counselling and testing, free drugs to prev...

Indonesian Tourism on Downward Trend After Java Quake

...ated parts of this Javanese cultural city, a prime tourist destination. // The ancient royal capital with i...e 5,800 people dead - were avoiding Yogyakarta and tourist spots nearby. "I haven't seen many foreign visitors on this street since the quake," said Untung, ...

Ayurveda Boosts Monsoon Tourism in Kerala

...treatment. "In the last five years the number of tourist places offering ayurveda-related services in Kerala has more than doubled. Capital investment for a cottage in a resort now ranges from Rs.500,000 to Rs.5 million," said Jose Dominic, chief of CGH Earth, one of the leading players in Kerala's tourism...

S.Africa Sets Up Task Team To Investigate Anthrax Outbreak In KNP

...nagement of the park, KNP, is South Africa biggest tourist attraction, which is roughly the size of Israel, h...n infection as the area was far too remote with no tourist facilities nearby. He also said that people would have to eat the raw meat of an infected carcass to...

Chicken’s Death alerted Zambi

...lth authorities report – 'In Zambia, people in the tourist resort city of Livingstone were tested for bird flu virus attack after finding dead chickens at the owners backyards'. // Simon Miti, the permanent secretary at the health ministry, said 'No confirmed evidences were found after thorough investigati...

Outbreak of Malaria to Lead to Loss in Tourist Industry

...n the island could lead to losses in the country's tourist industry. The tourists, a Canadian and an American traveler contracted malaria after visiting Great Exuma. The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) had advised Canadians traveling to the island to use anti-malarial medication as well as personal...

Mobile Phone Messages Assists in Unraveling Murder Mystery

...-old Anantharaman amid the idyllic locales of this tourist resort in Kerala's Idukki district had been scripted by his wife, 24-year-old Vidyalakshmi, and her lover, before the newly-weds set off on their honeymoon. The couple, who are from Chennai, were married on June 7. Vidyalakshmi's lover, Anand, 24, ...

Ayurveda Massage Centres in Kerala to be Regulated

...th Minister// P.K. Sreemathy said Saturday. While tourist resorts offering ayurveda massage do roaring busin...a. There would be clear bench-marking allowing the tourist a fair deal," said the minister. (Source: IANS)...

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