Animal-to-human diseases rise in Africa: WHO

Diseases transmitted from animals to people in Africa jumped 63 percent in the last decade, compared with the previous 10 years, according to a recent World Health Organization (WHO) analysis. More than 75 percent of emerging infectious diseases are caused by pathogens shared with wild or domestic animals, WHO Regional Director

Govt asks agencies concerned to remove sacrificial animal waste properly

The government has asked all public and non-governmental organisations and others concerned to manage the wastes of sacrificial animals properly during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha aiming to prevent environmental pollution across the country. The instruction was made at an inter-ministerial meeting held at the conference room of the Ministry of Environment, Forest