Designing infectious disease warnings that work

Most infectious disease warning systems have been set up to fail as they focus on science, not people.

How 2021 offered us a ‘wall of opportunity’ to improve Tamil Nadu’s environmental scene

The Chief Wildlife Warden of Tamil Nadu enumerates what he and his team did to improve environmental affairs in the state in the midst …

WHO begins monitoring two new variants of COVID-19 named BA.4 and BA.5

The move comes in the footsteps of the global health body declaring two more variants in circulation named XE and XD

क्यों पेटेंट के विवादों में फंस गई है मॉडर्ना की वैक्सीन

मॉडर्ना वैक्सीन को लेकर उपजा बौद्धिक संपदा विवाद एक “�…

Should we worry about the XE variant? Maybe not yet, but ‘hybrids’ will become more frequent as COVID-19 evolves

XE has a slight transmission advantage over BA.2

COVID-19 has suppressed influenza for now, but it will return with greater severity: Study

COVID-19 appropriate behaviour will delay competition among existing influenza lineages which will eventually expand, compete and once again …

Shanghai COVID-19 update: No relief from lockdown in sight amid record case surge

Economic activities have come to a halt; military deployed to help tackle situation

Convention on Biological Diversity: Draft recommendation to focus on One Health approach, COVID-19

The draft also addressed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health, well-being and biodiversity

कोवैक्सीन रॉयल्टी का दिलचस्प मामला, क्यों उठ रहे हैं सवाल

वैक्सीन की बौद्धिक संपदा स्वामित्व पर आईसीएमआर के विरो�…

‘Compromise’ on TRIPS waiver is a sellout

Tough new conditions emerge in the compromise deal to ease WTO intellectual property barriers to production of COVID-19 medical tools

COVID-19 update: Deltacron & omicron subvariant — 2 looming threats?

COVID-19 cases are on the rise in the United States, countries in Europe and Southeast Asia

COVID-19 second wave: Model Gujarat doesn't shine through

Amid a rapid surge in case numbers, communities face shortages of food, wage works and hospital beds

देश के 15 जिलों की जमीनी पड़ताल-4 : गुजरात के इन जिलों में न बेड मिले, न स्टाफ और न ऑक्सीजन

कोविड-19 की दूसरी लहर के दौरान गुजरात के पंचमहल और गोदारा �…

Wins, missteps and lessons: African experts reflect on 2 years of COVID-19 response

Health workforce in Nigeria, and indeed Africa, has to be seen as critical to national development, say experts

Why breastfeeding is crucial for building nutritional foundation beyond infancy

Breastfeeding is at the core of infant nutrition. But mothers in rural areas are avoiding it due to COVID-19 fears

Back to school: An encouraging move, but need to tread with caution

Children became vulnerable to child marriage, trafficking and labour during the COVID-19 pandemic. The only focus right now should be to …

Breastfeeding in times of COVID-19: Will newborns miss out on vital nutrition

Reduction in prevalence of breastfeeding could occur due to limitations in provision and use of health services amid COVID-19 pandemic &…

Counting gifts for children as another pandemic year comes to a close

Let’s hope the New Year rings in positive news related to the beginning of vaccination for all children

Safeguarding childhoods from online harm during COVID-19 and beyond

As we celebrate Safer Internet Day, let’s analyse impact of the powerful medium on India’s children as the opportunity not only …

NFHS-5 paints an anaemic picture of child health and nutrition