Indonesian boy with huge neck tumor was surgically removed
Lukas Wahangara, 12 year old boy from Indonesia had a tumor measuring about 7.87 inches diameter and weighed 4.41 lb and the tumor made up around 10% of his body weight.// The tumor was successfully operated by the Surgeons in Singapore at Mount Elizabeth Hospital involving different specialties. The tumor had developed due to an Iodine deficiency which is an endemic problem in Sumba....Indonesian Health Care System Rebuilt After Tsunami
Indonesia has made steady progress in revamping the health care system, after widespread devastation by the Tsunami that stuck on the 26th of December. More than 100, 000 million individuals lost their lives and a million others were injured badly.// JHPIEGO, a John Hopkins University affiliate has been of great help in the process of rejuvenation of the health care system in Aceh. Midw...Local Test Confirms Bird Flu Related Death Of Indonesian Man
The death of a 39-year-old man from Indonesia has been confirmed to be bird flu related as revealed by a test conducted by a local health agency, according to official sources. // If this were again confirmed by World Health Organization recognized testing centers, it would increase the Indonesian death toll due to bird flu to12. 'We got the local test result around Friday. He had con...Indonesian Markets Could Assist Spread of Bird Flu: WHO
JAKARTA - The World Health Organization has warned that unhealthy conditions prevailing in the traditional Indonesian markets are ideal for the spread of bird flu//. This caution from the WHO comes after it was found that a 22-year-old Indonesian chicken seller died from the H5N1 bird flu virus. "The exposure to poultry by market stall owners, slaughterers, poultry workers and the custo...Bird Flu Claims Indonesian Market Vendor
An Indonesian market vendor who came into close contact with sick birds has died of what is thought to be the H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus.// Health authorities at Jakarta's Infectious Diseases Hospital confirmed that the 22-year-old man carried the virus. Blood and swab samples have been sent to a World Health Organization-approved laboratory in Hong Kong and if that report is positive then...