Merck signs deal with UN-backed MPP for global access to COVID-19 drug
The agreement will help create broad access for the drug use in 105 low- and middle-income countries, including India, subject to regulatory approval
Deluged Pakistan faces significant health threats, WHO warns
Threats include malaria, dengue fever, polio, diarrhoea, COVID-19 and cholera; Maternal health to be affected and domestic violence will rise, UN says
In a first, WHO commits to eliminate cervical cancer globally
The global health body aims to reduce more than 40% new cases by 2050 through vaccination, screening and treatment
India’s landfills add 113k tonnes of menstrual waste each year: Report
Around 88% respondents want to switch to less-polluting alternatives but report they are not easily available
Accelerate efforts to end malaria: World Health Assembly adopts new resolution
7.6 million deaths, 1.5 billion cases averted since 2000, but global gains levelled off in recent years, flags WHO
Why India should prepare for COVID-19 recovered patients as ‘next big health crisis’
A recent study says besides other long-term health risks, patients face higher chance of death even after six months of recovery
Measles campaigns suspended in most countries; 140 million lives at stake, mostly children
In many countries the regular measles vaccine campaigns are delayed by over a year due to the pandemic disruptions
कोविड-19 : आधी दुनिया रोजाना की नियमित प्राथमिक स्वास्थ्य सेवाएं देने में सक्षम नहीं है
महामारी को एक साल से ज्यादा का वक्त हो गया, लेकिन अभी भी ज्यादातर देशों में अन्य स्वास्थ्य सेवाओं को कमजोर करते हुए सिर्फ ...
The COVID-19 pandemic year: Who gained, who lost in health sector during lockdown
A five-part series as India marks a year of the dreaded COVID-19 lockdown: We look at healthcare in this part.
Handbook to assess foodborne disease burden: WHO shows the way
The handbook aims to develop framework for routine updating estimates; provide baseline against which food safety interventions can be evaluated
Nigeria faces shortage of meningitis vaccine as epidemic spreads
A new strand of the disease has emerged, for which vaccine is not available commercially
Measles cases triple in a year: WHO
More than 180 countries reported 364,808 measles cases between January 1 and July 31 2019. In the same period last year, 129,239 cases were …
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
New treatment against drug-resistant TB successful
Multidrug-resistant TB is a serious public health challenge. It affects vulnerable communities such as migrant workers, refugees, prisoners and …
UGC asks universities to act against junk food
The commission issued a circular asking for a ban on junk food and awareness drives for students
At least 20,000 hidden cases of leprosy identified in less than a month
The leprosy drives aim at covering all districts in high-burden states with a prevalence rate of over one leprosy case in a population of 10,000
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
COVID-19: IMA shoots angry letter on govt statement about health worker deaths
Minister Ashwini Choubey had said Centre had no centralised data on how many healthcare workers had succumbed to COVID-19 as health was …
WHO approves Tocilizumab for COVID-19 treatment
Extremely high price, poor availability bottlenecks in drug usage
World Cancer Day: Southeast Asia should strengthen diagnosis, treatment, palliative care tools
Cervical cancer is the second-most prevalent in southeast Asia
COVID-19: Here are India’s hotspots
COVID-19: Carl Bildt appointed WHO special envoy for ACT-Accelerator
Carl Bildt, the new WHO special envoy for ACT-Accelerator, has an extensive experience as a career diplomat
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 3, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
COVID-19 in Africa: Drop in blood donations threat to maternal health, says WHO
In 2017, maternal deaths in sub-Sahara Africa accounted for 66% of the 303,000 maternal deaths recorded globally
12 African countries commit to ending AIDS in kids by 2030
Early HIV testing, eliminating vertical transmission and addressing social and structural barriers in plan of action