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ULAN BATOR (Xinhua) -- Mongolia officially began a nationwide vaccination campaign against human papillomavirus (HPV) on Thursday, aiming to combat cervical cancer, the country's National Center for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) announced.
Hospitals across Mongolia will provide free HPV vaccinations to 11-year-old girls and boys, with parental or guardian consent, according to the NCCD statement. This follows the government's decision in December 2023 to include the HPV vaccine in the National Immunization Schedule for all 11-year-olds. (Mongolia-HPV Vaccination Campaign-Cervical Cancer)
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MANILA -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Thursday it has approved a project of 199.5 million U.S. dollars that will replace critical bridges on Fiji's main island to improve transport connectivity.
The project was funded by a 120-million-dollar ADB concessional loan and a 14.5-million-dollar grant financed by the Asian Development Fund 13 Thematic Pool under its disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation strategic area. The Fiji government was providing 15 million dollars in counterpart financing. The project was proposed to be jointly co-financed by the World Bank with a 50-million-dollar loan. (Philippines-ADB)
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KUALA LUMPUR -- Flooding has displaced 60,099 people in several states in Malaysia's north and east coast areas as of 8 p.m. local time on Thursday.
The worst affected area was Kelantan state, with 49,048 people being housed in 207 flood relief centers, according to the country's social welfare department. (Malaysia-Flooding)
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SUVA -- "I write to thank the People's Republic of China for providing a medical team to Samoa's national Tupua Tamasese Meaole (TTM) Hospital ... I believe the specialized knowledge of Dr. Liang Huaxin for the surgery saved Meleisea's life, and his family and I are very grateful to him and to the other doctors from China ..."
These words come from a special letter the Chinese Embassy in Samoa received from Meleisea Malama's wife, which expressed heartfelt gratitude to the eighth batch of the Chinese medical team in Samoa. (Samoa-Chinese Medical Team) Enditem
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