DINDIGUL: Sirumalai Banana farmers decry frequent attack of pests, insects and unseasonal rainfall for their losses in ...

Buying fruit is never quite as straightforward as you think it’s going to be. Sure, something might look fine when you buy it ...

As is the case for institutions treating the disease, a majority of the sickle cell patients at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital are African American. The hospital recognized the need ...

What’s alarming, according to the FAO report, is that banana growers “bore the brunt of substantial costs” to prevent the disease. This is on top of the rising cost of inputs, such as ...

At an event organized by the World Banana Forum and the FAO on Fusarium Wilt in Asia: Lessons Learned and Current Innovations, a wide range of panelists from China, India, and Vietnam discussed the ...

The Philippines dropped by one notch to fourth place among the world’s top global banana exporters in 2024 as shipments fell by 3 percent due to inclement weather and a plant disease outbreak.

PHILIPPINE banana exports fell 2.97% in 2024, with the industry currently dealing with Fusarium wilt, also known as Panama disease, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said. In its Banana ...

In California alone, the disease struck 2,000 people between January and October last year. More than 60 infants younger than 4 months were hospitalized in the state. One died. Whooping cough ...

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A fully funded Gavi is a vital pillar of global health, safeguarding immunisation coverage, reducing health inequities, and preventing disease incidence and child mortality, particularly in low-income ...