Every 4th person to suffer hearing loss by 2050: WHO

At least 700 million people will suffer from disabling hearing loss

रोगजनकों का डाटा शेयर करने की रणनीति से महामारियों में नहीं हुआ फायदा

इंडोनेशिया ने पक्षियों से जुड़े इंफ्लुएंजा को पैदा करने वाले वायरस एच5एन1 के जेनेटिक सीक्वेंस को डब्ल्यूएचओ से साझा करने से इंकार कर दिया ...

El Salvador becomes first central American country to be declared malaria-free

The country has not recorded any indigenous case of malaria since 2017

Two-thirds of poor countries slashed education budget due to COVID-19: World Bank, UNESCO

Cuts can last for a long time as the pandemic continues to cause economic losses and make fiscal positions worse, warns report  

Intellectual property and COVID-19 medicines: Why a WTO waiver may not be enough

A waiver might not allow all developing countries to secure medicines and other anti-COVID technologies in a timely way

Why Ebola is back in Guinea and why the response must be different this time

The virus is always present in nature and, when circumstances allow, may jump from one species to another

Guinea Ebola outbreak risk ‘very high’, warns WHO

Among the 7 cases reported between January 18 and February 13, five have died  

Area under tobacco cultivation in Africa rose over 3% in 6 yrs: WHO report

The number of tobacco users in the WHO African Region increased to 73 million in 2018 from 64 million adult users in 2000

It’s taken roots: COVID-19 may soon turn endemic in many countries

India may be among endemic places; risk of the number of immune inidividuals dropping below a threshhold will remain

Tackling antibiotic misuse in dairy sector — with a few herbs and a prayer

Traditional veterinary medicines can go a long way in addressing the growing burden of antimicrobial resistance

Ebola resurgence announced in Democratic Republic of Congo after woman dies

This comes just three months after the last outbreak ended in the country

भारत सहित दुनिया की 20 करोड़ महिलाओं का हो चुका है खतना

6 फरवरी को इंटरनेशनल डे ऑफ जीरो टॉलरेंस फॉर एफजीएम पर विशेष

लाहौर, दिल्ली और ढाका के लोग ले रहे हैं दुनिया की सबसे ज्यादा दूषित हवा में सांस

लाहौर में पीएम 2.5 का वार्षिक औसत 123.9 था, जबकि दिल्ली में 102 और ढाका में 86.5 माइक्रोग्राम प्रति क्यूबिक मीटर रिकॉर्ड किया गया ...

'Female health workers played a critical role in making Africa wild polio-free'

Tunji Funsho, who led the effort to make Nigeria wild polio-free, says COVID-19 is a setback to the last mile of polio eradication

Looking back at 2020: The year we must not forget

Once upon a time there was no COVID-19; then came the last day of 2019. Exactly a year ago, on December 31, 2019, China flagged the threat with …

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 

78 करोड़ लोग छोड़ना चाहते हैं तंबाकू: डब्ल्यूएचओ

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

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

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

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 

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

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 …

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