Every 4th person to suffer hearing loss by 2050: WHO

At least 700 million people will suffer from disabling hearing loss

Why Ebola is back in Guinea and why the response must be different this time

The virus is always present in nature and, when circumstances allow, may jump from one species to another

COVID-19: Viable vaccine will not halt spread of economic damage, warns UNCTAD

The economic setback would be felt long into the future, especially by the poorest and most vulnerable countries, the report added

हर तरह के तापमान में रहेंगी वैक्सीन सुरक्षित, वैज्ञानिकों ने खोजा नया तरीका

वैज्ञानिकों ने एक ऐसा तरीका खोज निकाला है जिसकी मदद से वैक्सीन को बिना रेफ्रिजरेशन के बदलते तापमान में भी सुरक्षित रखा जा सकता ...

World Health Assembly: Taiwan becomes a hot potato again

Down To Earth brings you latest updates from the ongoing session of the World Health Assembly in Geneva

कोरोनावायरस संक्रमण को धर्म से जोड़ना सही नहीं: डब्‍ल्‍यूएचओ

विश्‍व स्‍वास्‍थ्‍य संगठन (डब्‍ल्‍यूएचओ) ने भारत में तब्लीग जमात के संदर्भ में कहा है कि मरीजों को सिर्फ मरीज के दृष्टिकोण से देखना चाहिए उनके ...

COVID-19: WHO raises risk level for world to ‘very high’

Global stock markets plunged on February 28 amid fears of a pandemic as the disease spread to 53 countries

भारत में बच्चों के जीवन के लिए बड़ा खतरा हैं प्रदूषण, जलवायु परिवर्तन और जंक फूड

बच्चों के विकास सम्बन्धी चाइल्ड फ्लोरीशिंग इंडेक्स में भारत ने 180 देशों में 131 वां स्थान हासिल किया है

Novel coronavirus outbreak not a pandemic: WHO

It is only an epidemic with multiple foresides as most cases are concentrated in China, says UN body

AMR, flu pandemic again top WHO’s list of health challenges for 2020

UN body also lists newer challenges related to adolescents, emerging technologies and food among others

पीने के पानी में बढ़ रहा है माइक्रोप्लास्टिक : डब्ल्यूएचओ 

विशेषज्ञों का मानना है कि इस बात के सबूत नहीं मिले हैं कि माइक्रोप्लास्टिक स्वास्थ्य के लिए खतरनाक हैं, लेकिन अंतिम निर्णय पर पहुंचने से ...

Pure patriarchy: Hymenoplasty commodifies women, breaches privacy rights

Women are expected to retain their virginity prior to marriage and continue to be subjected to the patriarchal doctrine of the Indian society

Onion, garlic can cut breast cancer risk: Study

The vegetables are rich in flavonols and organosulfar compounds and also contain anticarcinogenic properties

Every 25th person in the world has a sexually transmitted infection

The World Health Organization’s latest report reveals that more than a million new cases of such infections are detected every day

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

World Health Assembly: India abstains from voting on providing health services to Palestine

India was among 20 countries who abstained during a vote on a draft decision on 23 May, proposing support to Palestine to provide health services …

Punjab bans sale of toxic pesticides; CSE urges similar necessary action by the Centre

Calls for Central government to follow suit in the interest of public health

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

Half the global snake bite deaths happen in India. Why are we not prepared?

WHO now recognises snakebite as a neglected disease. But India, which has the highest number of snakebite deaths, is woefully ill-prepared in …

World Health Assembly recognises key strategies to tackle childhood obesity

These include regulation on marketing of unhealthy foods, nutrition labelling, taxation on sugar-sweetened beverages and reduction in obesogenic …

WHO categorises essential medicines to tackle antibiotic resistance

In the biggest revision of Essential Medicines List, WHO categorised antibiotics into three section—Access, Watch and Reserve

Your cigarette continues to harm environment long after it is extinguished

Tobacco kills more than seven million people a year and is currently the world’s single biggest cause of preventable death