Half the global population not fully covered by essential health services: Report
Two billion people experienced financial hardship due to out-of-pocket (OOP) spending on health in 2019
South Africa’s per capita health spending flatlining since 2012: Report
While the health budget has risen at an average rate of 2.5 per cent per year, it has not translated into equitable access
Lao PDR becomes second country in 2023 after Bangladesh to eliminate lymphatic filariasis
Nineteen countries have been able to eliminate the disease, according to WHO
Africa reported 30% of global acute public health events in last 2 decades: WHO
Infections were main cause for public health emergencies in last 2 decades; Climate-led natural disasters fuelling acute public health events
खसरे से होने वाली मौतों में 43 फीसद की वृद्धि, मामलों में भी हुई 18 फीसदी की बढ़ोतरी: डब्ल्यूएचओ
2022 में 15 और देशों में खसरे के प्रकोप की सूचना मिली है। वहीं इसके मामलों की संख्या भी 18 फीसदी की वृद्धि के ...
African health ministers launch campaign to arrest sickle cell disease
Approximately 1,000 children are born with the disease every day in Africa, making it the most prevalent genetically-acquired disease in the region
Number of tobacco users continues to decrease globally: WHO
However, several countries are still not adequately implementing policies to help tobacco users to quit, the WHO said
जानिए कितने साल जिन्दा रहेगा देश में आज पैदा हुआ बच्चा
भारत में जीवन प्रत्याशा छत्तीसगढ़ में सबसे कम है| जहां आज पैदा होने वाला बच्चा या बच्ची औसतन 63 वर्ष 7 महीनों तक ही ...
Global state of access to cancer care presents a grim picture
Thirty-six nations do not have radiotherapy facilities to treat cancer. In India, 25 per cent of radiotherapy machines are older than 30 years …
Road traffic deaths declined overall, but those of cyclists and pedestrians rose in last decade: WHO report
Cyclists deaths have increased by 70 per cent in a decade; just 25 per cent of countries have laws in place to support public transportation,…
COVID-19 cases in Africa double in just four days
A host of factors could imperil millions of lives on the continent, warns WHO
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 …
India has made no progress on anaemia, childhood wasting: Global Nutrition Report
India ‘off-course’ in meeting 7 of 13 global nutrition targets, according to this year’s report on global nutrition
18 African countries yet to link health to climate action plans: WHO
Only 29 countries have developed and implemented the health-related National Adaptation Plan to mitigate climate change risks
कोरोना संकट से मुकाबले के लिए विकासशील देशों को चाहिए 2.5 लाख करोड़ डॉलर
विकासशील देशों के एक लाख करोड़ (एक ट्रिलियन) डॉलर के कर्ज को रद्द करते हुए एक ट्रिलियन डॉलर की राशि स्पेशल ड्रॉइंग राइट्स के ...
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 …
9.6 million people will die of cancer this year
Two reports released on the same day say that cancer is the second biggest killer in India, which will see 8.17 per cent of cancer deaths in the …
Children with cancer: WHO estimates 55-85% in low- and middle-income countries get no treatment
Nearly 69% of southeast Asia’s cases of acute lymphoid leukemia, the most common cancer in children, were in India
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 &…
Impact of environment on health: Africa adopts strategy for better synergy between sectors
New strategy also integrates recommendations for healthy recovery from COVID-19 pandemic
43% increase in measles deaths from 2021-2022: WHO
Number of cases rose by 18% in a year; 15 more countries reported measles outbreaks in 2022
World goes pound foolish over climate-related health risks
Less than 4 per cent of the global climate adaptation funding is to deal with health impacts
Act responsibly on climate emergency to protect public health, editors urge leaders
Over 200 editors from across the world call for emergency action to limit global temperature increases, restore biodiversity and protect health
क्या कोविड-19 की दूसरी लहर से निपटने के लिए तैयार है, भारत में स्वास्थ्य सम्बन्धी बुनियादी ढांचा?
अप्रैल 2020 से जनवरी 2021 के बीच महाराष्ट्र के सरकारी अस्पतालों के आईसीयू में केवल 672 नए बेड जोड़े गए थे
