Voluntary Blood Donation in Enshi

Voluntary Blood Donation in Enshi

ENSHI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 1, 2024 - A blood donor presses the puncture point after withdrawing the needle after donating blood in Enshi, Hubei province, China, Feb 1, 2024.

Chinese acupuncture technique promotion center inaugurated in Algeria

STORY: Chinese acupuncture technique promotion center inaugurated in Algeria DATELINE: June 20, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:38 LOCATION: Algiers CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the inauguration ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): HAFSA ZIDANE, Director of Ben Aknoun Hospital 3. various of the inauguration ceremony STORYLINE: A Chinese acupuncture technique promotion center was inaugurated Monday in Ben Aknoun Hospital in Algiers, in the presence of members of the Chinese medical team and representatives of the hospital. The center serves as a platform for promoting and advancing traditional Chinese acupuncture practices and knowledge in Algeria. It will focus on triple puncture technique, which is simple and convenient to operate and is very effective in treating pain problems. The center will also provide opportunities for Algerian healthcare practitioners to learn about Chinese traditional medicine techniques, which provides an alternative to surgery. This center will further enhance bilateral collabor

Legionella suspected as cause of illness killing 4, sickening 7 in Argentina

STORY: Legionella suspected as cause of illness killing 4, sickening 7 in Argentina DATELINE: Sept. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:39 LOCATION: Buenos Aires CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of website pages 2. various of street views in Argentina STORYLINE: Argentine Health Minister Carla Vizzotti said on Saturday that Legionella may be the cause of the illness that has killed four and sickened 7 in the country. The main symptoms include pneumonia, fever and abdominal pain. "We have preliminary information, the definitive confirmation remains to be done through serological studies. In 4 samples (3 respiratory samples and a biopsy puncture of one of the deceased patients) the genome of the Legionella bacteria was detected, pending its typification (the suspicion is that it is Legionella pneumophila," said Vizzotti in a press conference. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Buenos Aires. (XHTV)

Malaysia says still waiting for Kim Jong Nam's kin to come forward

Malaysia says still waiting for Kim Jong Nam's kin to come forward

Malaysia's Health Director General Noor Hisham Abdullah (C) speaks at a news conference at Kuala Lumpur Hospital in Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 21, 2017. He said no wounds or obvious puncture marks, or signs of a heart attack, were found on Kim Jong Nam, the murdered half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo