Monitoring animal health must to prevent Ebola-like outbreaks: FAO
70 per cent of infectious diseases in recent decades have originated in animals
Economic and social costs of mental ill-health very high: OECD report
Spending on mental healthcare does not meet treatment needs
Mobile technology to be used to improve maternal and child health in Africa
Smartphones will help health workers track the health of expecting mothers and their unborn children
Unilever’s Aromat risks recall from markets in Kenya
Seasoning contains GM ingredient, banned in the country since 2012
New fishing technique improves health safety of African fish processors
Improved design took five years and has been a hit with female workers, particularly in Côte d'Ivoire
Ebola puts expectant mothers at risk; Melinda Gates, Barbara Bush urge action
Health activists, football players unite to fight Ebola
Africa loses more money than it gets in aid
While annual global aid is less than $30 billion, the continent incurs loss of $58 billion every year
Born in May? Celebrate life, and good health
New study shows people born in October have the highest risk of diseases
Italy suspends Novartis vaccine after four patients die
Tests are on to find if there is a causal link; Swiss pharmaceutical boasts of the drug’s safety record
WHO releases new guidelines on breast cancer
Recommends “organised” screening to cut down breast cancer mortality by 20 per cent
Rotterdam Convention: no new agenda for pesticides at chemical review panel meet
Signals under-utilisation of the subsidiary body of Rotterdam Convention
Superbug resistant to antibiotics found in dead World War I soldier
Over the years, the strain of the bacterium acquired mutations that made it more dangerous and persistent
Common antibiotic linked to cardiac death
Drug increases the risk of potentially fatal heart rhythm problems
NGT slams Delhi government for worsening air pollution; sets agenda to curb vehicular emissions
City needs aggressive and time bound action to meet clean air standards and reduce public health risk, says non-profit Centre for Science and …
Cycle or walk to work to reduce weight
New study finds link between lower body weight and active mode of transportation
Nations renew commitment for Minamata Convention at UNGA meet
18 countries sign the treaty at a high-level meeting in New York
HIV positive people in Sri Lanka to now get health coverage
Four insurance firms will bear HIV-related medical costs; move aimed at increasing access to treatment
New UN report gives recommendations to improve human development in Asia-Pacific
Proposes green growth approach, among others
Poverty high in Ghana, but so is school enrollment
Households claim improvement in living conditions over last 10 years
Legal framework can strengthen HIV response: UNDP administrator
Discriminatory policies hamper access to HIV services
Living with smokers is as bad as living in polluted cities
Passive smoking can expose non-smokers to three times the officially recommended levels of fine particulate matter
Hong Kong shows improvement in air quality
Catalytic converters in vehicles bring down emission levels
Over half the HIV infected people globally do not know their positive status: UN
Gap Report calls for scaling up efforts to end the disease by 2030
Blood from Ebola survivors should be used to treat disease: WHO
Antibodies from the blood of patients who have recovered could be transferred to those who are suffering from the viral disease
Children make up for 80 per cent of deaths attributed to climate change
But they are the most ignored in the climate change discourse