Democracy is good for heart, increases life expectancy
A study of 170 countries between 1980 and 2016 brings out for the first time the impact of democratic systems on population health
South Africa faces highest risk of deaths from non-communicable diseases
South Africans are more likely to die from NCDs even though the country is threatened by a prolific HIV epidemic
World will not achieve universal sanitation coverage by 2030: WHO
On the launch of its first global guidelines on sanitation and health, the WHO called for increased investment to reach the goal of toilet for all
Awareness alone not enough to address lifestyle diseases
Adolescent children know that unhealthy food is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, yet they indulge in eating junk food, a study has found
Countries need to speed up action on non-communicable diseases to meet targets
The risk factors for NCDs include tobacco use, alcohol, unhealthy diet and physical inactivity
Polluting fuels choke Chinese households
Extensive domestic use of coal in China has led to an increase in the incidence of respiratory illnesses, which are now among the leading causes …
Sequel to a murder story
It is dangerous to breathe in most Indian cities, and even though the government accepts this, precious little is being done about it
Benin, Mali in Africa defeat trachoma as public health problem
Fifth and sixth countries to defeat eye-infection disease in WHO African region
One death from non-communicable diseases every 2 seconds: WHO recommends policies
India had one of the highest death rates from chronic respiratory diseases in 2019
El Salvador
Innocent victims
The cost of pollution
Caught in a haze
Indian scientists contest the UNEP report on the aerosol-caused Asian brown cloud
Smokescreen
US EPA endangers health
Wildfire smoke is an increasing threat to Canadians’ health
Older adults, people living in low-income areas, and those with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart disease and other chronic …
African health ministers adopt PEN-PLUS strategy against non-communicable diseases
Stretegy will help bridge access gap in treatment, care of patients with chronic & severe NCD
‘Elderly women more overweight, obese than men’
More elderly aged 60 and above were overweight and obese in urban areas than in rural areas, found Longitudinal Ageing Study in India
Ebola re-emerges in the Democratic Republic of Congo
36 people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo less than two weeks after the WHO declared an end to the outbreak
In just three years, chikungunya cases in India increased by 390 per cent
Yet, the government spent just 68 per cent of total funds allocated in 2016 to fight vector-borne diseases
WHO’s new programme to eliminate neglected tropical diseases in Africa
These diseases affect economically poorer sections having severe impact on their lives and progress
The muck stops here
Indian lakes are no longer serene waterbodies. Instead, they have become stinking cesspools, a result of continuous inflow of sewage and massive …
Troubled by breath
Those who have had fewer respiratory diseases when young are the ones who are more susceptible to asthma
Eat sauce, fight cancer
Go grab a slice of pizza and be liberal with the ketchup. The tomato paste may help prevent many types of cancers
Shelling out remedies
Marine organisms like bivalves hold cures for viral diseases
World Malaria Day: Can vaccination prevent malaria from spreading?
Malawi starts the first-ever pilot project to immunise children against malaria