Most of us support mandatory vaccines for schoolkids, but is it good policy?
Overwhelming scientific evidence proves the safety and efficacy of vaccination to control, yet Canada is not meeting its childhood-vaccination targets
How West African countries are coping in absence of strong healthcare system
In countries like Liberia and Nigeria, declining budgetary share in health services continues to undermine public well-being
Lack of global funds likely to kill millions from malaria: WHO
The world fell short of US 1.3 billion in 2017 to check malaria and at least 400,000 are likely to die in 2018 if enough funds are not arranged
A healthy mind makes business sense
Global economy loses $1 trillion a year due to lower productivity from people suffering from depression and anxiety disorders, says WHO study
We are running out of antibiotics, says WHO
Report says antibiotics, which are almost in the pipeline as far as research goes, will fail to combat the growing threat of AMR
WHO reports progress in tackling tropical diseases
According to the international health agency, an estimated 1 billion people received treatment in 2015 alone
Report urges investment in childhood for future development
Findings underscore the importance of increased global commitment to early childhood development. Consequences of inaction impact not only present,…
Laws to protect breastfeeding inadequate in most countries: new report
The report has been prepared by WHO, UNICEF and International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN)
Spread of polio remains a public health emergency: WHO
Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only two countries exporting poliovirus but worldwide threat remains
WHO declares end of Ebola outbreak in Liberia
The UN health agency said the job was far from over and more flare-ups were expected in the months to come
We know loneliness is a big problem. What we do not know is just how big: Christopher Mikton
Technical Officer at WHO and part of the Secretariat on Social Connection speaks to Down To Earth about loneliness on International …
WHO stresses on universal health coverage at its 71st assembly
The six-day World Health Assembly kicked off in Geneva on Monday
Africa’s 1st malaria vaccine: Global alliance Gavi announces $160 million support for rollout
International support will facilitate increased vaccine access to children
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,…
Mysterious pneumonia-like illness grips China, sparks fear of a pandemic
Experts speculate mycoplasma bacterium to be behind outbreak; more information needed for confirmation
World faces a triple health jeopardy as drug pipeline for new antibiotics dries up
It is time to look at antibiotics as global public good
World Environmental Health Day: One Health approach is key in preventing pandemics
A healthier environment can reduce global burden of disease by a quarter
‘Paxlovid rebound’ cases have experts scrambling for answers
Is it happening because of the antiviral or is this just how the virus behaves?
Monkeypox outbreak brings focus back on smallpox vaccines. But which countries have stock?
Smallpox vaccination was discontinued after smallpox was eradicated in the 1980s
COVID-19: A generation interrupted
Children born today might be the next development challenge for the world
WHO lists only one strain of COVID-19 that emerged in India as a variant of concern
WHO had declared a total of three strains found in India variants of concern
Global Diabetes Compact to increase access to testing, treatment: WHO
About half of all adults with type 2 diabetes remain undiagnosed
Coronavirus Update: After 4 mln cases in US Trump calls for putting on masks
Pandemic will worsen, US president thinks after 15 mln cases worldwide
Coronavirus update: Tamil Nadu to lock down Chennai, 3 other districts
ICMR distances itself from study suggesting November peak
COVID-19: Medical experts, civil society slam Trump’s move to cut WHO funding
Whatever the UN body’s faults, now not the time for such an action, they say