COVID-19 like any other respiratory disease now: Indian experts say bring back focus on all influenza-like illnesses
Countries should address needs of those with Long COVID, WHO’s transition plan recommended
State of India’s Environment 2023 (In Figures): A Down to Earth Annual Report
For the first time, the performance of India’s states have been analysed and ranked on four key parameters
Ethiopia’s flagship health project considers behavioural change, prevention to address NCDs among women, children
Africa CDC eager to extract lessons from the project and extend them to other AU member states
Pushing antibiotic development agenda needs more support
Current investments are not enough, need to be supplemented
AMR Awareness Week: Tackling antimicrobial resistance is a critical global function
There are many advantages to using a global functions framework rather than just the narrow public goods framework
Limited toilet access, unsanitary facilities may be behind high urinary incontinence burden in sub-Saharan African women
Study on 175 people in Kenya and Nigeria claims number could be as high as 1 in 5 women
Moderna is not committed to ‘vaccine equity’: Africa CDC
Moderna's decision to abandon plans to construct vaccine plants in Kenya drew flak from African Union's public health agency
Microplastics and nanoplastics are an emerging threat to cardiovascular health
Their small size enables easy absorption & distribution, allowing them to penetrate highly vascularised organs like the heart
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
Iraq eliminates trachoma as a public health problem
Becomes 50th country globally to eliminate at least one neglected tropical disease
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 …
Guillain-Barre: What is this neurological disorder — and how is it linked to COVID-19
Ninety-day national health emergency in Peru after 182 GBS cases reported since June 2023
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
Rains & mosquito-breeding: How flooded cities become hotbeds for long-term public health hazards
Mosquitoes laying eggs that remain dormant until the next rainy season can lead to a resurgence of diseases, presenting a continuous cycle of …
Fungal infections in the brain aren’t just the stuff of movies — Africa grapples with a deadly epidemic
With poorly funded and overburdened healthcare systems, many African countries are not well prepared to deal with fungal infections
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 3, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
WHO launches ‘CoViNet’ — a global laboratory to monitor emerging coronaviruses
Builds on COVID-19 reference laboratory network established during early days of pandemic to confirm disease
Drugs and religion have been a potent combination for millennia, from cannabis at ancient funerary sites to psychedelic retreats today
The current ‘psychedelic renaissance’ is often called revolutionary for future of humans
El Nino and rising temperatures can lead to uptick of malaria in Ethiopia, warns research
Study finds link between malaria outbreaks and El Nino events in the country
World Health Assembly adopts resolution to prevent drowning
First-of-its-kind alliance, global status report to asses worldwide impact
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
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
Nigeria makes history with rollout of new 5-in-1 meningitis vaccine
Men5CV recommended by WHO offers protection against five strains of the meningococcus bacteria in a single shot
Whooping cough cases outbreak reported around the world
China, Australia, Spain among countries with high number of patients with the respiratory infection
Diet, lifestyle, environmental changes linked to massive cancer cases spike in under-50 adults globally
79% surge in cancer cases from 1990 to 2019, finds report