A heavy burden

In 2016, over 95 per cent of TB deaths happened in low- and middle-income countries

Seeing through Big Tobacco’s smokescreen

Government leaders must be prepared to demonstrate their commitment to protecting people from heart and lung disease by supporting stronger …

Problems detected in WHO’s post-vaccination philosophy

It does not address children's safety, say critics

How global warming and air pollution converge

The link between the two is becoming clearer with each passing year. It is time we in India also recognise and give it the attention it deserves

किडनी रोगों के नियंत्रण के लिए समग्र नीति जरूरी: शोध

बीमारी के गंभीर चरणों में देखभाल के तौर-तरीकों में सुधा�…

अफ्रीका को जख्म देती दवाएं

नकली दवाओं के प्रसार की जांच के लिए अफ्रीका अपनी पहली एज�…

Paraguay now malaria-free

The country has worked on eliminating the disease for more than five decades and finally found success

Delivering business

What the increase in caesarean operations worldwide tells us about the science and politics of birthing

रोजाना दोगुना अधिक नमक खाते हैं भारतीय, हो रहे हैं बीमार : अध्ययन

एक नए अध्ययन में कहा गया है कि दोगुना अधिक नमक खाने से भा�…

WHO releases guidelines on how countries can use digital health technology

Guidelines stress on protecting patients’ privacy and providing supportive environments for dealing with unstable infrastructure

Wide differences in antibiotic use between countries: WHO

The discrepancies in consumption range from approximately 4 defined daily doses (DDD)/1,000 inhabitants per day to more than 64 DDD across 65 …

दवा के रूप में गांजा

विश्व के 18 से ज्यादा देश चिकित्सीय प्रयोग के लिए गांजे क�…

World will have more obese children and adolescents than underweight by 2022: WHO

In contrast to the rise in obesity in children and adolescents, India had the highest prevalence of moderate and severe underweight …

WHO releases a list of pathogens for which new antibiotics are required

The list categorises the bacteria according to the urgency of need for new antibiotics

First malaria vaccine raises hope for millions living in high burden countries

The European Medicines Agency recognised the first ever malaria vaccine last week

‘169 million children missed the first dose of measles vaccine between 2010 and 2017’

UNICEF reveals shocking data and cites it to be behind the recent spurt in measles cases

WHO partners meet to find ways of improving global health

Over 150 representatives of member states, intergovernmental organisations, academic institutions, civil society, philanthropic foundations and …

How safe is your food. Not much it seems

Contaminated food leads to the death of 2 million people around the globe annually and is responsible for more than 200 types of diseases

WHO launches high impact plan to check malaria

The newly launched response, high burden to high impact, builds on the principle that no one should die from a disease that can be easily prevented

WHO estimates cost of reaching global health targets by 2030

Investments could prevent 97 million premature deaths globally between now and 2030

WHO must play a decisive role in climate adaptation, says chief Tedros

The new director-general emphasised on health impacts of climate change as one of WHO's priorities 

Environmental regulators key to curb antimicrobial resistance

The environmental contribution to the spread of antimicrobial resistance is yet to receive due attention at global and regional levels

Quality healthcare can prevent mothers, babies from dying

According to WHO, the day of birth was potentially the most dangerous time for mothers as well as babies

Religion can play major role in tackling neglected tropical diseases

Leaders in churches, mosques and temples can raise awareness about NTDs and their health impact on populations, says study

Low to moderate risk of Zika outbreak in Europe: WHO

The risk was assessed based on two factors—the likelihood of Zika virus spread and existing capacity to prevent transmission