Over 100 school children in Bihar hospitalised after eating ‘sour’ midday meal; 3rd incident in week
The incident occurred days after a dead snake and a dead lizard were found in midday meals served to children in Araria and Supaul districts
A non-violent upbringing of children is an important factor in making a country peaceful
In countries without a ban on corporal punishment, there is therefore a higher number of people who are prepared to use violence because their …
Two Karnatakas: North-south divide hampers state’s economic, social development
Concentration of development in a few urban centres of the south creates excessive pressure on the region’s resources, hampering the …
Stray cattle menace: UP farmers refuse to diversify crops over depredation
Abandoned cows prefer new, different crops but losses equally distributed if everyone plants sugarcane, say farmers
World Health Assembly: WHO to develop surveillance systems, robust database to track chemicals that impact health
Report on impact of the linkages between chemicals, pollution, waste and human health to be submitted before 6th UNEA next year
World Health Assembly adopts resolution to prevent drowning
First-of-its-kind alliance, global status report to asses worldwide impact
World No Tobacco Day: Tobacco farming adding to global food crisis, says WHO
Growing sustainable crops can help address acute global food insecurity, governments urged to stop tobacco farming subsidies
Climate change, conflicts & poor hygiene accelerate global cholera outbreaks
If the current trend persists, the supply of preventive vaccination will likely continue to be limited
Poisoned Punjab: Cancers, dental problems plague Ludhiana village residents
Down To Earth ground report finds pollution due to industries taking a toll on Gaunspur villagers’ health
Zambia government renews commitment to end obstetric fistula by 2030
New strategic plan to manage the condition till 2026 launched
DTE Coverage: Highlights from 76th World Health Assembly
Progress at event on WHO funding, indigenous health, drowning, hazardous chemicals
An epic global study of moss reveals it is far more vital to Earth’s ecosystems than we knew
They are likely to play increasingly important roles as vascular plants decline under predicted hotter, drier & more variable global climates
World Health Assembly approves draft resolution on health action plan for indigenous people
Global plan should focus on reproductive, maternal and adolescent health, resolution highlights
Exercise linked to higher pain tolerance: Study
People who regularly exercised had a higher pain tolerance compared with those who hardly exercised
New replenishment mechanism to make WHO funding flexible welcomed at World Health Assembly
Sustainable Development Goals should also discuss adolescent health, says a report presented at the World Health Assembly
Simply Put: Child wasting in India
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
Centre grants Rs 45 crore for upgrading & establishing Unani medicine facilities
Funds will be also used to set up fundamental Unani research centre at Hyderabad
French bird flu vaccine for ducks may be launched soon
Nearly 9,000 marine creatures killed due to the virus in Chile
World Meteorological Congress endorses 10-year plan to integrate and scale up climate, health services
Speakers at the 19th World Meteorological Congress also raised concerns over extreme heat and the need to strengthen early warning systems &…
Health for all: WHO launches first-ever roadmap to link health with sustainable economic growth
WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All launches report at 76th World Health Assembly
Boost to pharma production: Africa inches closer to setting up own drug regulator as member states ratify treaty
Agency will ensure drug manufacturers get approval from all African Union member states without a lengthy bureaucratic process
India may have seen most COVID-19-related deaths globally — close to 5 million
Official figures show 531,843 deaths; mortality could be 10 times the reported figures, show WHO estimates
China shifts focus to variant-specific vaccines as it faces an imminent Omicron wave
XBB subvariant has potential to wreak more havoc in China as large number of people immunologically susceptible
WHO member states agree on $6.83 billion funding for 2 years; most ambitious yet
Historic 20% increase in assessed contributions after deliberations at 75th World Health Assembly
