Shanghai reports 3 Covid-19 deaths in latest Covid outbreak, over 22,000 cases

These latest deaths have taken the overall COVID-19-related deaths in Mainland China to 4,641, an official toll much smaller than many other countries

African health ministers adopt PEN-PLUS strategy against non-communicable diseases

Stretegy will help bridge access gap in treatment, care of patients with chronic & severe NCD

An engineer’s enduring struggle with Long Covid: ‘Various organs of my body were affected at random’

‘Our leaders chose not to prepare us for post-COVID-19 complications and continue to dismiss symptoms as anxiety’

What is killing people in India: A complete picture

Disease of the Respiratory System has been the major cause of death since 2000

COVID-19 disruptions caused 1.4 million unintended pregnancies: Study

An estimated 12 million women faced this disruption to family planning services for a duration of 3.6 months on an average  

Heat exposure during pregnancy can lead to severe maternal morbidity: Study

Long-term heat exposure was linked with a 27% increase in the risk of severe maternal morbidity

Life expectancy improves in some countries after big drops in 2020 — but US and others see further falls

New variants that evade existing immunity are likely to arise and the longer-term impact of COVID infections on the health of survivors is a big …

Maternal and neonatal mortality rate high despite improvement in childbirth practices

A study conducted in public health centres in Uttar Pradesh shows complying to essential childbirth practices did not significantly alter …

Easy way for hospitals to reduce heat-related sickness in newborns

Study by doctors of Ahmedabad hospital shows shifting of maternity ward to a lower floor reduced morbidity

Progress in measles elimination has got stalled, says WHO

Developing countries mostly hit. More than 145,000 people died of the disease in 2013