Why colistin should be banned in food-animal production sector in India
Action against the drug, used as a growth promoter in food animals, is imperative to curb antimicrobial resistance in humans
HPV vaccines effective in reducing infections, precancerous warts: WHO
Widespread vaccination programmes can help achieve WHO's global call to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem
Chewing tobacco products: Storehouse of toxic chemicals
Indian scientists have prepared a database of toxic substances found in different chewing tobacco products sold not only in India and South Asia …
Influenza pandemic is unpredictable and inevitable: WHO
Given increased economic globalisation, urbanisation and mobility, the next pandemic will spread further and faster, says new report
Air pollution kills 7 million people annually: WHO
Up to one-third of deaths from heart attack, stroke, lung cancer and chronic respiratory diseases are caused by air pollution, says World Health …
‘Gamers with pathological patterns can now be diagnosed and treated’
Yatan Pal Singh Balhara, associate professor of psychiatry at AIIMS, says WHO’s move to call gaming disorder a mental health condition a …
First ever case of H7N4 afflicting a human being reported in China
The virus, identified by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, is of avian origin
Tobacco control policies are effective, says WHO report
The report further finds that tobacco control does not harm economies and has a modest impact on employment
WHO fund to boost emergency preparedness in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia Regional Health Emergency Fund to help 11 member countries prepare for natural disasters and health emergencies
Antibodies will prevent recurrence of Zika for at least a decade, says study
48 countries have reported incidences of Zika fever since the first outbreak in 2015
COVID-19 blow to diabetes care: Africa cases to more than double
Ahead of World Diabetes Day, WHO urged governments to invest in diagnosis, health worker training to prevent surge
COVID-19: WHO recommends Regeneron antibody therapy for high-risk & seronegative patients
Price and production problems should be addressed at the earliest, the health agency says
The world may soon get a vaccine against Chikungunya
A multi-country Phase II / III clinical trial of a vaccine led by the International Vaccine Institute in partnership with Bharat Biotech …
COVID-19 fallout: 25 million children missed routine vaccinations last year
India among countries where maximum number of children missed diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis shots
70% infections can be prevented if good hand hygiene is followed, says WHO
Improving hand hygiene in healthcare settings could save about $16.5 in reduced healthcare expenditure for every dollar invested
Breast milk substitute makers ‘insidiously’ targeting pregnant women, mothers on social media: WHO
Milk companies employing even more powerful marketing techniques to drive up their sales is inexcusable and must be stopped, says WHO
Why we need smart regulation to contain antimicrobial resistance
Smart regulation is a useful way to regulate complex areas that involve multiple stakeholders with converging and diverging interests
World Malaria Day: WHO identifies 25 countries with potential to be malaria-free by 2025
Three African countries to gain from WHO’s new initiative to eradicate malaria in 25 countries
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
African nations endorse regional strategy to accelerate action against antimicrobial resistance
Strategy aims to accelerate implementation of national action plans on antimicrobial resistance, committed to by WHO Africa states eight years …
Iraq eliminates trachoma as a public health problem
Becomes 50th country globally to eliminate at least one neglected tropical disease
Latest Nipah Virus Outbreak reports 33% case fatality rate, all bat samples tested negative: WHO
While the bats did not test positive this time around, previously, evidence of the virus has been detected in dogs, cats, goats, sheep, and horses
Re-design health innovation ecosystem for the common good: WHO
WHO’s Council on the Economics of Health for All issues brief on equitable health innovation
Coming up in 2020: Measles, AMR big health challenges
Many countries are no more 'Measles-free'; antimicrobial resistance is a worry for India too
Health inequities to be blamed for premature deaths among people with disabilities: WHO
They are at a two-fold risk of contracting chronic illnesses like asthma, depression, diabetes, obesity, dental disorders and stroke