COVID-19 second wave throws up unique problems in Arunachal Pradesh
The sparsely populated state of various tribal lineage across a challenging topography stretches administration even as …
70% infections can be prevented if good hand hygiene is followed, says WHO
Improving hand hygiene in healthcare settings could save about $16.5 in reduced healthcare expenditure for every dollar invested
Breast milk substitute makers ‘insidiously’ targeting pregnant women, mothers on social media: WHO
Milk companies employing even more powerful marketing techniques to drive up their sales is inexcusable and must be stopped, says WHO
UN: Progress in tackling maternal as well as newborn deaths stagnant since 2015
India tops the list of 10 countries which bear 60% of global maternal deaths, stillbirths & newborn deaths burden
Latest Nipah Virus Outbreak reports 33% case fatality rate, all bat samples tested negative: WHO
While the bats did not test positive this time around, previously, evidence of the virus has been detected in dogs, cats, goats, sheep, and horses
COVID-19 fallout: 25 million children missed routine vaccinations last year
India among countries where maximum number of children missed diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis shots
Two deaths reported in Kerala due to the Nipah Virus, health minister Mandaviya confirms
The state government set up a control room in Kozhikode on September 12 to control the emergency, after a district-wide health alert was issued …
African nations endorse regional strategy to accelerate action against antimicrobial resistance
Strategy aims to accelerate implementation of national action plans on antimicrobial resistance, committed to by WHO Africa states eight years …
Health system in Africa functions at just 53% of expected performance: WHO
WHO highlighted Africa’s high burden of public health emergencies arising from epidemics, extreme weather events, humanitarian crises and …
Guillain-Barre: What is this neurological disorder — and how is it linked to COVID-19
Ninety-day national health emergency in Peru after 182 GBS cases reported since June 2023
India’s child wasting rate 18.7% as per latest UN inter-agency estimates
India is the largest country in southern Asia, where half of all children with wasting in the world live
Clear and present danger: Lancet study highlights AMR time bomb in India, world
A recent study in The Lancet showed alarming casualties due to antimicrobial resistance globally, especially Asia and Africa; it also …
COVID-19: WHO recommends Regeneron antibody therapy for high-risk & seronegative patients
Price and production problems should be addressed at the earliest, the health agency says
Dearth of doctors: Odisha lets pharmacists prescribe meds from a list
As many as 1,286 posts of doctors of the 8,729 sanctioned for government hospitals are vacant.
Intellectual property and COVID-19 medicines: Why a WTO waiver may not be enough
A waiver might not allow all developing countries to secure medicines and other anti-COVID technologies in a timely way
What Tanzania’s COVID-19 vaccine reluctance means for its citizens and the world
Only a few months into the pandemic, the president declared Tanzania COVID-free following three days of national prayers. The argument was that …
Customary and religious laws are impeding progress towards women’s health in Nigeria
The country has the second-largest HIV epidemic in the world; its women make up more than half of people living with the disease
World AIDS Day: Battles won and lost hold valuable lessons for managing COVID-19
Resources have helped reduce morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income regions. AIDS-related deaths have declined worldwide by 39% since …
COVID-19: No mechanism in place, persons with disabilities suffer in Bengal
Regular requirements of persons with disabilities were not being taken care of, according to district sources
COVID-19: ICMR study hints a quarter of India may be affected
Mathematical modelling indicates worst-case scenario may take death toll to 0.7 mln
No country in position to provide safe future to children: Report
High carbon emissions diminish good development indices of children, says Unicef-WHO-Lancet Commission report
Why no cover for mental illness? Supreme Court asks Centre, regulator
Actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death brings issue back in focus
Simply Put: Vaccine-free vaccination drive
COVID-19 vaccines: Too many hurdles, still
Simply Put: Student suicides