What makes your snack more appetising?

A recent study used food items with nutrients similar to those in potato chips to find out what encourages snacking

Climate impacts on health: most nations yet to evolve policy plans

Greater focus on preventative public health measures could ease pressure on health services and provide a more supportive environment for …

Drug resistance: treatable diseases have once again turned fatal, says WHO

Data from 114 countries show spread of the major public health threat; global collaboration needed for targeted solutions, says global health agency

WHO report calls for scientific research for universal health coverage

World Health Report pushes for research by every country according to local needs

Immunisation coverage reaches 84% globally, Africa and South-East Asia worst performers

Estimates short of goal of 90 per cent coverage for all vaccines by 2020

World Health Statistics 2015: some achievements, many concerns

Down To Earth highlights the world’s performance on health-related development goals, where our successes lie and where efforts are still a …

‘Out of control’ Ebola claims about 500 lives in west Africa

There is social stigma attached to the disease because of which people are believed to be hiding from health care workers

Political apathy, unplanned urbanisation make vector-borne diseases hard to control in India

Only 60 per cent of the total plan outlay for vector-borne diseases spent between 2007 to 2013; lack of co-ordination between ministries and …

WHO urges action against antibiotic resistance

Experts warn that without effective medicines, infections such as hospital-acquired ventilator-associated pneumonias, urinary tract infections …

Limited access to pesticides reduced suicides in Tamil Nadu villages: WHO report

In rural India, poisoning accounts for four in 10 suicides due to swallowing of pesticides

Clinical trials for first dengue treatment could start within a year

The dengue virus poses a grave risk to people in tropical and sub-tropical countries with an estimated 400 million getting infected globally each year

Under-five child mortality drops 53 per cent from 1990 to 2015: report

Despite progress, a large number of children are still dying due to preventable causes. Sub-Saharan Africa and southern Asia are the regions …

West African nations adopt new strategy to handle 'largest ever' Ebola outbreak

Better surveillance to detect cases of the virus and enhanced cross-border collaboration were the key recommendations 

WHO and Republic of Korea begin joint mission to review MERS

The epidemiological pattern of the virus in the country, its characteristics and clinical features, and public health measures implemented will …

WHO calls for worldwide use of 'smart' syringes

Up to 1.7 million people were infected with hepatitis B through an unsafe injection in a year, says UN body

Nearly 360,000 people in Gaza now suffer from mental health problems

There isn't a single family in Gaza that hasn't personally experienced death, injury, the loss of their home, says UN official

Bike riders reach out to people in a unique campaign against Ebola

The worst Ebola outbreak in history has claimed nearly 2,300 lives in four countries; about 4,300 cases have been detected in four countries

After successful monkey trials, new Ebola vaccine being tested on humans

Two vaccines have been used in the treatment—one as doze against the virus and second to boost the immunity

US calls Ebola a looming threat to global security, steps up relief measures

The move has come amid increasing criticism that the international community has not responded quickly and adequately to the crisis

Countries meet to discuss action plan against antimicrobial resistance

Resistance to antibiotics is increasing in both developed and low-income countries

Healthcare needs of the elderly should become global priority, says study

As the number of elderly exceeds that of children under 5 years, health systems will need to learn how to address the changing age profile of the …

Ebola a threat to peace and security, needs 20 times more assistance: UN

Eight members of a relief team, including health workers and journalists, have been found dead in Guinea

Polio virus spreads to seven more countries, WHO sounds alarm

Successes in global polio eradication under serious threat, says international health agency

WHO presents manual for countries to eliminate malaria

It subdivides countries for better assessment of their achievements

Polio workers shot dead in Pakistan, country faces health crisis

Country’s northwest town Peshawar is world’s ‘largest reservoir’ of polio virus, says WHO