New funding sources must to meet access to drinking water, sanitation
According to the GLAAS 2017 report, many people still lack access to safe and sustainable water supply and sanitation
WHO reports progress in tackling tropical diseases
According to the international health agency, an estimated 1 billion people received treatment in 2015 alone
India finalises national action plan on antimicrobial resistance
The government terms antimicrobial resistance as a serious threat to global public health
World Malaria Day: sub-Saharan Africa in the spotlight
WHO recommends a package of prevention approaches, including insecticide-treated nets, spraying indoor walls with insecticides and preventive …
First African chief of WHO sets his agenda: addressing climate change impact on health
His top priorities include advancing universal health coverage and putting wellbeing of women and children at the heart of global health and …
World Health Assembly: countries highlight progress in tackling antimicrobial resistance
India’s push towards addressing animal and environmental aspects of AMR through surveillance is a welcome step
WHO's new African leader could be a shot in the arm for poorer countries
Ghebreyesus needs to use his strong mandate – notably from the Global South – to truly reform the WHO
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
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
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 …
Problems detected in WHO’s post-vaccination philosophy
It does not address children's safety, say critics
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
Resistance in gonorrhoea-causing bacteria is increasing and there are no new drugs
The World Health Organization has cautioned against the building resistance and emphasised on the need for new drugs
WHO estimates cost of reaching global health targets by 2030
Investments could prevent 97 million premature deaths globally between now and 2030
2.1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water at home; rural-urban gap persists
The WHO and UNICEF report finds significant inequalities in basic water, sanitation and hygiene services
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 …
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
An open problem
Ghana's failure to fight open defecation is an ominous sign for Africa
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 …
A healthy mind makes business sense
Global economy loses $1 trillion a year due to lower productivity from people suffering from depression and anxiety disorders, says WHO study
Large parks can reduce depression risk: study
Major depression was three times higher in residents exposed to small parks as compared to those exposed to large parks
Indian government is not doing enough to tackle the sale of unapproved antibiotics
India's laissez-faire attitude to drug regulation is a serious threat to global efforts
A heavy burden
In 2016, over 95 per cent of TB deaths happened in low- and middle-income countries
WHO urges countries to adopt First Embrace to save millions of newborns
Within 4 years, the Early Essential Newborn Care has benefitted 4 million newborns annually
Dementia going to increase three-fold by 2050
The estimated annual global cost of dementia is US$ 818 billion, equivalent to more than 1 per cent of global GDP
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