Coordinated international response must to eradicate polio, says WHO

Since May 2014, there has been new spread of poliovirus in central Asia and a poliovirus originating in Central Africa was reported from the Americas

‘Focus of leprosy control programmes has to shift to address new challenges’

Yohei Sasakawa, chairperson of the non-profit The Nippon Foundation and also the World Health Organization (WHO) goodwill ambassador for leprosy …

Deadly virus triggers fears of SARS-like epidemic

WHO has not declared whether deadly virus, which has caused the death of a Saudi national, is a public health threat

WHO issues its first hepatitis B treatment guidelines

New guidelines give treatment recommendations that rely on simple and inexpensive tests

India leads list of nations where TB cases go unreported: WHO

Global Tuberculosis Report says 900,000 cases in India are either not diagnosed or not reported to health authorities

First human-to-human transmission of deadly strain of bird flu in China

Virus transmitted from infected father to daughter who cared for him in hospital; both die

Gutkha ban has reduced consumption of tobacco in India: WHO

India is the world’s largest consumer of smokeless tobacco; nearly one million people die in the country every year due to tobacco use

Decade-old FAO guidelines still the way ahead for food security, says report

No consensus at forums like WTO dangerous for international food security, it adds

World Health Day focus on controlling vector-borne diseases

Dengue poses tough challenge; over 40 per cent of the world population is at risk from dengue, says WHO

WHO’s Ebola response did ‘tremendous damage’ to its reputation

Adam Kamradt-Scott is a senior lecturer at the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney, Australia. In …

Ebola: WHO declares international health emergency

Scare in Delhi: three persons in Dwarka area of south-west Delhi are under watch for possible symptoms

Beijing steps up to check air pollution

Environmental protection bureau fines polluting industries a record US $4.2 million in 2014

WHO changes approach to treating severely malnourished children

New guidelines say children suffering from severe acute malnutrition need not be hospitalised, and can be treated more effectively at home

Diesel exhaust linked to lung cancer

WHO agency says there is compelling evidence to classify diesel fumes as deadly carcinogen along with tobacco, asbestos

Bird flu in Kerala under control, say authorities

It was caused by H5N1 virus, confirm laboratory tests; culling to end Monday

Rapid privatisation has worsened health care services in poor and middle-income nations: study

But public sector, too. needs quality improvement, say researchers from University of California

Government bans blood test for TB

Move comes a year after WHO said the test leads to misdiagnosis

Bureau of Indian Standards failed to prescribe safety norms for mobile phones, towers: CAG report

Revised radiation limit to be in force from September 1 

Almost half of doctors in US from lower-income countries

India has spent around $1,850 million on 53,000 medical graduates practicing in the US

‘Pesticides, antibiotic use and ultra-processing threaten food safety in India’

Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment says that in addition to microbiological and chemical contamination, factors like salt, sugar and …

Mission health for all

What prime minister needs to do to make good his promise on making 12th Five-Year Plan a health plan

Postnatal care critical to reducing maternal and infant mortality

Many women in low- and middle-income countries do not use postnatal care, says study

Polio vaccine compulsory for those travelling to select countries

India is in no mood to risk the polio free status it achieved earlier this year

Government must pay for healthcare at point of use: WHO expert

India looks to reduce out-of-pocket expenditure on health in 12th Plan

Response to Ebola, obesity high on the agenda

WHO will evaluate performance related to MDGs and set priorities for the coming year, including plans to fight antimicrobial resistance