Coronavirus update: India records lowest deaths in over 2 months

Fresh infections, as on October 14, stayed below the 70,000-mark for the fourth consecutive day

बच्चों को दूध पिलाने वाली बोतलों में मिला उच्च स्तर का माइक्रोप्लास्टिक: रिपोर्ट

पॉलीप्रोपाइलीन-बच्चों को दूध पिलाने वाली बोतल में 1.6 करोड़ माइक्रोप्लास्टिक के कण और प्रति लीटर छोटे नैनोप्लास्टिक के खरबों कण निकल सकते हैं।

Convalescent plasma therapy may go off Indian protocol for COVID-19: ICMR

PM Modi urges citizens to follow precautions during upcoming festive season

2019 में वायु प्रदूषण से हर घंटे 13 नवजातों की मौत

स्टेट ऑफ ग्लोबल एयर 2020 के अनुसार भारत में 116,000 से भी अधिक शिशुओं की मौत के लिए वायु प्रदूषण जिम्मेवार था, जबकि इसके ...

कोविड-19 की वजह से खसरा और पोलियो का टीकाकरण रुका

यूनिसेफ और डब्ल्यूएचओ ने चेताया है कि कोविड-19 महामारी के कारण कुछ देशों में टीकाकरण की दर में 50 प्रतिशत तक की गिरावट आई ...

Air quality ‘severe’ in Delhi-NCR for sixth consecutive day

Conditions after Diwali night could worsen if people flout firecracker ban; light rain could further aggravate pollutant load

World Health Assembly to adopt resolution to strengthen preparedness for health emergencies

The resolution urges WHO members to increase domestic investment and ensure public funding for health emergency preparedness

Countries don’t report disease outbreaks soon enough: WHO chief Ghebreyesus

United Nations health organisation report on IHR implementation tabled in the 73rd World Health Assembly paints a mixed picture

How antimicrobial resistance and zoonoses are linked

AMR and its relationship to human and animal morbidity is one of the biggest challenges facing modern medicine

One-Health action is a must to slow down AMR chronic pandemic

The world can't contain antimicrobial resistance unless stakeholders from all sectors such as human and animal healths, environment, crops, food …

Why we need smart regulation to contain antimicrobial resistance

Smart regulation is a useful way to regulate complex areas that involve multiple stakeholders with converging and diverging interests

AMR week: Antimalaria drug resistance not alarming but growing fast, says WHO report

Three states in India’s North East reported resistance to commonly used drug against malaria

कैसे टीबी के जीवाणु एंटीबायोटिक दवाओं के असर को तेजी से खत्म कर रहे है

शोधकर्ताओं ने टीबी के जीवाणुओं पर एंटीबायोटिक दवाओं के प्रतिरोध का पता लगाया है, यह खोज नए जांच, चिकित्सा और वैक्सीन निर्माण के लक्ष्यों ...

What we can do to reduce the economic cost of antimicrobial resistance

Maintaining cleanliness at infection sources, the One Health approach, trained personnel and awareness campaigns are some steps that can be taken

Three UN organisations launch a new global coalition of global leaders to tackle AMR

20-member group to be co-chaired by Bangladesh and Barbados prime ministers

Agronomic recommendations: How are antibiotics being used on crops?

A few antibiotics considered critically important for human medicine are being recommended for use on over 100 crops, an analysis has found

New antimicrobial toolkit by WHO, OIE, FAO aims to fill data gaps

Their report called for implementation of standards on antimicrobial use in a comprehensive manner across all five stages of the antimicrobial …

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

भारत में मलेरिया के मामलों में 60 फीसदी की कमी आई: वर्ल्ड मलेरिया रिपोर्ट

दुनिया भर में मलेरिया से होने वाली मौतों में 2000-2019 की अवधि में लगातार कमी आई है, 2000 में यह 7,36,000 से 2019 में ...

Progress against malaria continues to plateau: Report

Africa continues to carry the highest burden: It accounted for 94% of the world’s malaria cases and deaths in the last 20 years 

Old vaccines for new infections: What we discovered

Studies have showed that several vaccines, including that for polio and tuberculosis, have several non-specific effects

कोविड-19 महामारी के दौरान अंतरराष्ट्रीय स्वास्थ्य कानून का उल्लंघन कर रहे हैं ज्यादातर देश

दुनिया भर के 13 प्रमुख स्वास्थ्य कानून जानकारों के एक संघ ने खुलासा किया है कि अधिकांश देश कोविड-19 जैसी स्वास्थ्य आपात स्थितियों के ...

‘Others can learn from India’s approach to contain AMR at state level’

Roderico H Ofrin, WHO India’s representative, discusses the role played by his organisation in tackling antimicrobial resistance in India

78 करोड़ लोग छोड़ना चाहते हैं तंबाकू: डब्ल्यूएचओ

कोरोनावायरस संक्रमण के बाद ऐसे लोगों की तादात बढ़ी है, जो धूम्रपान छोड़ना चाहते हैं

Institutional deliveries on the rise across most states, shows NFHS-5 report

Kerala tops the charts, north-eastern states need to buck up, says survey