वायु प्रदूषण के आंकड़ों को सार्वजनिक करने में पारदर्शिता नहीं दिखाता भारत: रिपोर्ट

भारत सहित कुल 30 देशों की सरकारें एयर क्वालिटी का रियल टाइम डाटा इकट्ठा करती हैं| लेकिन इसके बावजूद वो पूरी जानकारी पारदर्शिता के ...

No, WHO hasn’t yet said SARS-CoV-2 is floating in the air

The UN health arm has only acknowledged emerging evidence about the same

Trump starts withdrawing US from WHO

Withdrawal process to take at least a year, will be effective from July 6, 2021

What 241 scientists said in their letter on airborne COVID-19 transmission

Here is the full transcript of the letter to the World Health Organization 

COVID-19: Why biocide overuse needs to be addressed to tackle AMR

Excessive use of biocides can be a potential threat that could drive AMR further, underlined a WHO editorial 

भारत के 85 फीसदी लोग चाहते हैं वायु प्रदूषण को रोकने के लिए कड़े नियम

भारत के 85 फीसदी लोग चाहते हैं वायु प्रदूषण को रोकने के लिए कड़े नियम, जबकि 87 फीसदी ने सर्वे में माना कि लॉकडाउन ...

Coronavirus update: Tamil Nadu to lock down Chennai, 3 other districts

ICMR distances itself from study suggesting November peak

हर तरह के तापमान में रहेंगी वैक्सीन सुरक्षित, वैज्ञानिकों ने खोजा नया तरीका

वैज्ञानिकों ने एक ऐसा तरीका खोज निकाला है जिसकी मदद से वैक्सीन को बिना रेफ्रिजरेशन के बदलते तापमान में भी सुरक्षित रखा जा सकता ...

A promise of equitable access to all

WHO, pharma giants and governments have come together to provide access to all on COVID-19 therapies. But will WIPO allow this to happen?

Antibacterial resistance: Don't compromise

The only way to combat antibiotic resistance is to keep the environment clean

Coronavirus update: Asymptomatic cases not drivers of infection, says WHO

Spurt in several Indian states

Coronavirus update: Centre says not spend on any new scheme for a year

India added ~10,000 cases Thursday

Multiple crises: the cost of wasted time

Much like COVID-19, when WHO procrastinated, FAO too is “considering”when to declare the locust upsurge as a plague

Coronavirus update: Tedros stresses green, healthy recovery from COVID-19

Lockdown measures turned lives upside down: WHO chief

Ignoring WHO, ICMR to go ahead with HCQ for COVID workers

Indian studies yet to be completed; Indian Council of Medical Research says drug is safe

World Health Assembly: Taiwan becomes a hot potato again

Down To Earth brings you latest updates from the ongoing session of the World Health Assembly in Geneva

COVID-19: Tedros accepts proposal to ‘evaluate’ WHO's response

US Secretary of Health rebukes WHO, China at World Health Assembly

COVID-19: India, 57 other countries demand probe into WHO’s response

Draft resolution tabled for World Health Assembly starting on May 18

Ban use of TB drug on crops: Central panel

Minutes of the meeting said that streptomycin, tetracycline use be phased out by 2022-end for crops for which no options were available

Coronavirus update: WHO snubs ‘smokers better off’ theory

World tally crosses 4 million

Antibiotic resistance: China battles population, size

Health care reform since 2011 bear results but more needs to be done

Understanding zoonotic diseases: Is COVID-19 Disease X that WHO warned of in 2018?

Disease X predictions: mortality rate higher than seasonal flu; spread as easily as the flu; shake financial markets even before turning pandemic

COVID-19: Nearly 30,000 cases in India but no community transmission, says WHO

Classification based solely on country's ‘self-reporting’, says UN health body. Several with fewer cases have declared community spread

Routine Immunisation should not suffer due to COVID-19: WHO

Many Indian states have also suspended vaccination services

What does quarantine mean and when did it begin

In the 14th century, ships arriving at Venice were made to sit at anchor for 40 days before landing. This practice, called quarantine, was …