Can India’s emergency response to Covid-19 be more systematic?
Incident Response System is an emergency response management system ideally suited for an extraordinary situation as being seen now
Coronavirus update: 7 cases in Palestinian territories
Paris marathon postponed, US Congress allocates $8.3 billion for research, UK records first death, South Africa records first case
Uterus removal in India: Operative spread
The prevalence rate of hysterectomy is 17 per 1,000 women in the country. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana lead in the number of operations performed
Miracle of birth as a nightmare: India needs urgent policies to protect women’s obstetric rights
Obstetric violence is rampant, specially in rural India
More Indians covered by health insurance but overall percentage still low: NHFS-5
Andhra Pradesh recorded the highest coverage but a decrease since last survey
COVID-19: India may see 1.25 million excess deaths by November 1, says IHME
Daily rate of excess deaths due to COVID-19 was greater than 4 per million in Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya and Sikkim, the report …
Hidden Hunger: Every second child globally deficient in micronutrients, finds report
56% preschool aged children, 69% non-pregnant women of reproductive age lack in iron, zinc & vit A
Gender violence drops, but prevalence remains high in bigger states: NFHS-5
Karnataka, Assam and Sikkim registered biggest spike in cases of spousal violence
Four-year-old from West Bengal confirmed as second human case of H9N2 bird flu in India
China, Vietnam and India have reported seven cases of infection among children and adults so far this year
Paediatric beds fill up in West Bengal as adenovirus spreads, 3 deaths recorded
Doctors have seen an at least 50 per cent increase in cases this year compared to usual
WHO calls for moratorium on booster till 2021-end, ‘additional’ dose for high risk population
Currently, 20 per cent of the available vaccines are being used as boosters
Less protection from past infection, likely reduced vaccine efficacy: IHME on Omicron
For now, best to assume Omicron causes as severe a disease as Delta, IHME says
Dengue cases see a rise all over India
Cases of vector-borne diseases go up with onset of monsoon
COVID-19: Testing rates declining globally challenge for tracking trajectory, says WHO
Low testing rates also limit access to effective new antivirals
Omicron’s BA.5 sub-variant is 4 times more vaccine-resistant
Study finds sub-lineage behind rise in COVID-19 cases in Europe, US
Second anti-malaria vaccine for children approved by WHO
Global health body also recommends vaccines for dengue and meningitis
Common heart medication less effective in south Asian people – new research
Clopidogrel may not be effective for many British south Asians
WHO chief stands uncontested for upcoming director general elections
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is currently backed by 28 of 192 member states
Vaccine inequity created perfect conditions for emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants: WHO
Cannot call omicron mild only because it is causing less severe disease, says WHO
Coronavirus update: WHO snubs ‘smokers better off’ theory
World tally crosses 4 million
Coronavirus update: Pakistan tally at 1,000
India death toll may be at 10
Coronavirus outbreak still containable, says WHO; health agencies disagree
91,308 cases reported globally; 76 countries affected
Nutritional crisis: India has most ‘zero-food’ children at 6.7 million; third highest prevalance among 92 LMICs
Children aged 6-23 months going without milk, solid or semisolid food in 24-hour period are ‘zero-food’
Rising prevalence of eco-anxiety and climate anxiety is a growing concern
Eco-anxiety has both positive and negative effects on environmental education, ecological crisis and hindrances
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