Every year on Nowroz 21st March, traditional health workers in Kashmir use leeches to treat people who have itchy, painful lumps on their skin called chilblains that develop during the winter. Thousands of patients with various skin problems receive leech treatment at Hazratbal in Srinagar.

Japanese employees of Mori Building Company participate in a disaster drill in Roppongi Hills in Tokyo to get familiar with fire extinguishing, first aid and smoke build-up situations.

Chiang Mai became top pollute city of the world with concentration of PM2.5 at 147.3 µg/m³ that 29.5 times the WHO annual air quality guideline value. The city was cover by the mist of air pollute that might cause health effects.

A Thai farmer burns a paddy field in preparation for the next planting session in Nakhon Sawan province, north of Bangkok.Thailand is experiencing poor air quality as fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) caused by different factors such as crop field burning and vehicle exhaust emissions.

The pollution of the Buriganga river has become serious due to the liquid waste discharged from the textile industries. The natural color of the water has been lost.

In the weekend leading up to International Women's Day, 'Feminist March', an intersectional organization organized for the first time, not a Women's march, but a Feminist march. The organization is calling for an even more inclusive movement because not only women are the victims of patriarchy. Thousands of people gathered at the Dam Square in the city center to make a collective sound heard.

A group of young people and students gathered in the center of The Hague, to carry out a read-in action, to keep demanding better climate policy and to stop the destruction of the lands of MAPA (Most Affected Peoples and Areas). The action consists in sitting on the floor and pretends reading a book about the climate, under one of the billboards, announcing the next Dutch municipal elections. The climate young organization #FridaysForFuture created by Greta Thunberg organized this action in the Dutch city.

Flu-like symptoms, fever, cold & cough, breathing problems, fatigue, and a sudden spike of Adenovirus cases have been reported in Kolkata and other cities of West Bengal. As per the local media reports, more than 15 children have died in West Bengal due to Acute Respiratory Infections in the last few days.

Flu-like symptoms, fever, cold & cough, breathing problems, and fatigue in children have been reported in Kolkata and other cities of West Bengal. As per the local media reports, more than 12 children died in West Bengal due to Acute Respiratory Infections in the last few days.

People with children seek treatment of Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) at Dr. B C Roy Post Graduate Institute of Pediatric Sciences amid a sudden spike of Adenovirus cases increase in Kolkata. Flu-like symptoms, fever, cold & cough, breathing problem and fatigue in children have been reported in Kolkata and other cities of West Bengal. As per the local media reports, more than 10 children died due to Acute Respiratory Infection in last few days.

Rescue van from the Bataillon des Marins Pompiers de Marseille (BMPM).

The number of patients in the capital's children's hospital is increasing day by day suffering from various diseases including respiratory disease.

The Pipe Laying Vessel (PLV) Castorone, docked in the French Mediterranean port of Marseille for maintenance and repairs, spits an impressive cloud of black smoke.

Ukrainians from France and their supporters demonstrated before the Russian Consulate in Marseille to protest the Russian invasion of Ukraine after a year of war.

Aluminum Factory is very common in Bangladesh where different kinds of pot and jar made from aluminum. Such industry creates a sound source of employment. Among these workers many of them are children aged less than 15 years.

Daily life in Dhaka, Bangladesh

The Media is the Virus, Protest in Leeds, US

The Royal College of Nursing has organized two days of strike action over pay and conditions, though have signaled that a willingness to negotiate their original demand of a 19% pay rise.

The container ship Fort Saint Louis of the company CMA CGM arrives at the French Mediterranean port of Marseille.

The Court of Cassation has canceled the indictment of the former Minister of Health Agnès Buzyn for endangering the lives of others in the investigation into the management of the Covid-19 epidemic by the government.

The MSC Lirica arrives in Marseille, France

Several climate organizations and the UVA University Rebellion organized a demonstration at the University of Amsterdam (Universiteit van Amsterdam, UVA), to call the university to cut ties with the oil company Shell. Students and climate activists gathered on one of the bridges of the university and from there they walked to the main building. There while speeches were given, some of the students occupied a part of the building as an unannounced action. According to the activists Shell and the fossil fuel industry are some of the main drivers causing the climate and ecological crisis, and for that the students and activists said that they will not leave the building until the collaboration between the University and Shell ends.

The water level of the major rivers in The Netherlands is rising sharply, because of the rain that has been falling during the whole week. The fact that the water level is so much higher is good for shipping. In contrast to the Summer, when the water level was very low so boats and cargo ships could hardly sail.

Unison members of the LAS will walk out for 12 hours from 11am on Wednesday in a dispute over pay.

Unison and GMB members of the LAS will walk out for 12 hours from 11am on Wednesday in a dispute over pay.

Pheasant in Marseille, France.

The ro-ro passenger ship Excellent arrives at the French Mediterranean port of Marseille.

Rose-ringed parakeet in Marseille, France

The container ship Atlantic Discoverer arrives at the French Mediterranean port of Marseille.

Brother Lucio Beninati, an Italian Catholic missionary from the Milan-based Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME), has been working in the low-lying nation Bangladesh for the past 23 years. Brother Lucio try to cultivate a sense of respect and togetherness with marginalized children and their families with his work. The plight of poor people caught his attention and he decided not to start a family for himself, but to serve the big family — humanity.

Daily life amid Covid-19 crisis in Tokyo, Japan

The ro-ro cargo ship Eco Italia leaves the French Mediterranean port of Marseille.

Patients infected with COVID-19 are treated in Fuyang, China.

South Korea started requiring COVID-19 testing for arrivals from China at Incheon International Airport, the gateway to South Korea.

Visitors to Hong Kong would no longer require to undergo the "0+3" covid (Covid-19) medical surveillance period after the government ended travel restrictions.

The liner A Galeotta passenger ship arrives at the French Mediterranean port of Marseille after a sea trial. Equipped with a mixed propulsion, fuel oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG), it will make its first crossing between Marseille and Ajaccio on January 8, 2023.

The unions of liberal doctors are calling for a strike from December 26, 2022 to January 1, 2023. In particular, they are calling for better remuneration by increasing consultations to 50 euros instead of 25. A price increase that would allow health professionals to better take charge patients.

A sign advertising flu testing is seen in front of a pharmacy in Orlando

More than 10,000 NHS ambulance staff from nine NHS hospital trusts in England and Wales will walk out tomorrow in a dispute over pay.

The Royal College of Nursing has called its members to strike in England, Wales and Northern Ireland over pay and working conditions where the government still refuses to offer a pay rise.

Nurses strike in London, UK

Other healthcare professionals from St Thomas’ Hospital join the rally in solidarity with the nurses at lunch time. Nurses from the Royal College of Nursing Union has staged the second day of national strikes in dispute of salary rise and working conditions in the NHS with the UK a government.

Nurses strikes continues for the second day in the month before the Christmas. The Royal College of Nursing warned nursing strikes would continue and have a greater impact to patients in next year if the UK government refuses to talk with their representatives in dispute of salary rise and working condition of nurses in NHS.

These days many towns in countries across the world host Santa Run events. In the Dutch city of Breda, two hundred of people including parents with their children ran in Santa Claus costumes around 3 km during the Rotary Santa Run. The once-annual event was organized by the foundation 'Rotary Santa Run'. The event raised at least 8.000€ for two local charities, 'Youth Breakfast Breda Foundation' and the foundation 'Het Bonte Perdje' which aims to offer young people with disabilities the opportunity to practice equestrian sports in a safe way.

After three days of sub-zero temperatures (around -7 degrees Celsius during the night), the water of some lakes is starting to freeze over. As the wintry weather continues, some skaters took the chance to skate in one of the frozen lakes close to the Dutch city of Nijmegen, but because of the low levels of water, there is just a small part of the 'Oude Waal' lake where the ice surface is large enough to skate.

More than 10,000 NHS ambulance staff from nine NHS hospital trusts in England and Wales will walk out on 21 December in a dispute over pay, the trade union GMB has announced.

Asian hemp expo at Queen Sirikit national convention center(QSNC) in Bangkok, Thailand.

People visit a sunflower field in Lopburi, Thailand

COVID-19 transmission rate stays low in Nakuru, Kenya

Argentine medics take part of the public health rally over low wages and poor working conditions due to the crisis of the public health system.