Nestle adds almost 3 grams of sugar in every serving of baby food Cerelac sold in India
WHO guidelines against adding honey or sugar in food for infants violated only in Asian, African and Latin American countries, finds …
Nigeria makes history with rollout of new 5-in-1 meningitis vaccine
Men5CV recommended by WHO offers protection against five strains of the meningococcus bacteria in a single shot
India had over 11% of global hepatitis burden in 2022, with 35.3 million cases
WHO’s Global Hepatitis Report shows deaths due to hepatitis increased since 2019
The Gambia may allow female genital mutilation again – another sign of a global trend eroding women’s rights
Proposed changes before parliament could permit medicalised female genital cutting and allow it for consenting adults
COVID-19 was declared a pandemic 4 years ago: Take a look at the virus’ journey and global response to it
A timeline of the key events related to COVID-19
Measles accounted for most excess deaths as a result of COVID-19 related vaccine disruptions
Excess deaths due to vaccine breaks amounted to 967,000 deaths, catch-up shots could avert 79% of them, finds Lancet study
WHO launches ‘CoViNet’ — a global laboratory to monitor emerging coronaviruses
Builds on COVID-19 reference laboratory network established during early days of pandemic to confirm disease
Violence against women with disabilities and older women goes unseen: WHO advocates for urgent action
Older women and women with disabilities can be extremely isolated when violence occurs, complicating their ability to seek help and report the abuse
We know loneliness is a big problem. What we do not know is just how big: Christopher Mikton
Technical Officer at WHO and part of the Secretariat on Social Connection speaks to Down To Earth about loneliness on International …
That lonely feeling
WHO has recognised loneliness as a public health crisis and is trying to devise a way to measure the condition that affects a quarter of the …
Investing in ending TB: WHO study shows potential benefit of $39 for every dollar spent in screening, prevention
Released modelling study for Brazil, Georgia, Kenya and South Africa ahead of World Tuberculosis Day on March 24
Fair sex, unfair pay: Women in healthcare paid 24% less than men, highlights WHO report
Gender pay gap despite women comprising 67% of global health & social care workforce, specialties still dominated by men
The squalid history of medical patents
Bringing medicines into the global intellectual property regime was a triumph of corporate skulduggery led by Pfizer
Lao PDR becomes second country in 2023 after Bangladesh to eliminate lymphatic filariasis
Nineteen countries have been able to eliminate the disease, according to WHO
Socials of the pandemic
For generations, and also in the immediate future, the COVID-19 pandemic will be remembered for this: how the world lived up to a global crisis?
El Nino effect: Cases of dengue have increased globally
Increase in temperature and changes in rainfall patterns to blame
Road traffic deaths declined overall, but those of cyclists and pedestrians rose in last decade: WHO report
Cyclists deaths have increased by 70 per cent in a decade; just 25 per cent of countries have laws in place to support public transportation,…
Mysterious pneumonia-like illness grips China, sparks fear of a pandemic
Experts speculate mycoplasma bacterium to be behind outbreak; more information needed for confirmation
World faces a triple health jeopardy as drug pipeline for new antibiotics dries up
It is time to look at antibiotics as global public good
Second anti-malaria vaccine for children approved by WHO
Global health body also recommends vaccines for dengue and meningitis
G20 health ministers prioritise, commit to tackling AMR with One Health approach
The ministers also recognised the need for developing novel antimicrobials
High-efficacy malaria vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute passes WHO quality checks
R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine added to the WHO's list of prequalified vaccines
43% increase in measles deaths from 2021-2022: WHO
Number of cases rose by 18% in a year; 15 more countries reported measles outbreaks in 2022
India, Indonesia and the Philippines account for over 60% drop in tuberculosis reporting in 2020 and 2021
WHO report finds TB still world’s second leading cause of death from a single infectious agent
WHO releases guidelines for multi-modal generative AI in healthcare, resonates with recommendations for other sectors
Rapid adoption of AI-driven models underscores need to weigh out their benefits and risks carefully