Taxing sugary drinks can tackle obesity, diabetes: WHO

A new report by the international health agency proposes fiscal policies that lead to at least a 20 per cent increase in the retail price of …

Investment in health sector needed to create jobs, achieve SDGs

Ageing populations and increasing rates of non-communicable diseases are projected to generate the demand for 40 million new health workers …

World no tobacco day: Push for plain packaging to save lives

Plain packaging of tobacco products restricts advertising and promotion and increases the effectiveness of health warnings  

Narendra Modi government can easily pay for COVID-19 vaccines: Here's how

2019 में खसरा से 2 लाख से अधिक मौतें, 23 साल में सबसे अधिक मामले

रिपोर्ट के मुताबिक एक दशक में वैक्सीन की पर्याप्त पहुंच न होने के कारण खसरा के मामलों में वृद्धि हुई

Paraguay now malaria-free

The country has worked on eliminating the disease for more than five decades and finally found success

Healthcare algorithm in US shows racial bias

The computer algorithm reduced the number of black patients by more than half, while gave more access to the whites for high-risk health care …

Three in four people with epilepsy in low-income countries may die early: WHO

Appropriate use of cheap and effective antiseizure medicines can make up to 70 per cent of people with epilepsy seizure free

Climate change blamed for anthrax outbreak in north Russia

A total of 72 nomadic herders have been hospitalised in the town of Salekhard in the Arctic Circle

Centre sends team to assess malnutrition deaths in Odisha

Ninteen infants have died due to malnutrition and related diseases in Jajpur district in the last six months

Highlights of 2016 UNICEF report on the state of the world's children

The UNICEF report, titled The State of the World's Children 2016, makes startling revelations on prevalence of inequity in child health, …

Rewind 2018: Health roundup of India

Major developments, policies, reports and disputes in the health sector

मानचित्र से समझें, देश में मातृ मृत्यु अनुपात के हालात

मातृ मृत्यु अनुपात में सुधार एक अच्छा संकेत जरूर है लेकिन यह एसडीजी लक्ष्य से काफी दूर है

World Health Day: ‘Enable all rural Indian girls to avail education, regardless of categories’

In states like Rajasthan, pre-matric scholarships are restricted to socially disadvantaged populations and sums vary across categories, which …

Refrain from religious profiling of COVID-19 cases: WHO in context of Tabligh

Govt of Indian gives statewise distribution of Islamic sect cases; That isn't helpful, says World Health Org   

कोरोनावायरस: दुनिया भर में घोषित हुई हेल्थ इमरजेंसी

20 से अधिक देशों में कोरोनावायरस के फैलने के बाद विश्व स्वास्थ्य स्वास्थ्य संगठन ने ग्लोबल हेल्थ इमरजेंसी घोषित कर दी

World Malaria Day: sub-Saharan Africa in the spotlight

WHO recommends a package of prevention approaches, including insecticide-treated nets, spraying indoor walls with insecticides and preventive …

Tedros Ghebreyesus keeps his job at WHO helm

Vaccination for pregnant women in India

Globally, one in four children is stunted

India is home to the largest number of stunted children in the world

Vitamin D deficiency in newborns increases schizophrenia risk

Study affirms link, raises hope for early prevention of disorder by treating deficiency in pregnant women

Wide differences in antibiotic use between countries: WHO

The discrepancies in consumption range from approximately 4 defined daily doses (DDD)/1,000 inhabitants per day to more than 64 DDD across 65 …

Health Canada reviews studies that aided approval of Roundup herbicide

This step comes after environmental organisations claimed that Monsanto had a hand in writing these studies

Burden of child brides: Bihar, Rajasthan lead states in marrying off girls early  

Southern states such as Tamil Nadu and Telangana are not doing any better, finds National Health Profile 2018

Experts call for action against spread of mycetoma

At the sixth international conference in Sudan they said it’s essential to set goals and milestones to trigger collaborative research on …