Include health actions in Paris Agreement implementation: WHO
Although evidence linking environmental degradation to health is growing, political action regarding it has been woefully inadequate
Syringes that lock after use to be launched in India
Use of unsafe syringes causes over 1.3 million deaths the world over each year, according to the World Health Organization. In India, single-use …
Need emergency action to avert measles and polio epidemics, warn UN bodies
$655 million would be needed to address the immunity gaps in non-Gavi eligible countries and target age groups
Coming out of the jungle, infectious diseases
Diseases associated with forests can, in several ways, be seen as a reaction to change in relationship between humans and forests
The 'vaccinegate' of Italy
A study in Italy has found major contaminants in vaccines that are used the world over
COVID-19: Sharp dip in TB cases during lockdown, timely diagnosis major worry
A 25% reduction in TB detection due to the COVID-19 pandemic in three months could lead to a 13% increase in TB deaths, according to WHO
ICMR to make public results of clinical trials they fund
In a move that will increase transparency and accountability in clinical research, major research funders and international NGOs agreed to …
'Link up public health with the climate change agenda'
The upcoming Conference of Parties on climate change at Marrakesh is expected to have a strong health commitment to use the 2015 Paris climate …
Low and middle income countries have seen greatest rise in obese children between 1990 and 2014: Report
At least 41 million children around the world obese or overweight, it says
हवा की गुणवत्ता सुधारने से दक्षिण एशिया में बचाया जा सकता है 3.5 लाख अजन्मों का जीवन
वायु प्रदूषण के चलते दक्षिण एशिया में हर साल साल 349,681 महिलाएं मातृत्व के सुख से वंचित रह जाती हैं
World’s first malaria vaccine will be tested in Kenya, Ghana and Malawi
At least 120,000 children in each of the three countries will receive the vaccine
India takes steps towards nutrient profiling of packaged foods
Initial survey on labels suggests that packaged food is not fit to be marketed to children
Climate change likely to widen health inequities: WHO paper
‘Poorer populations and children will be disproportionately affected’
WHO calls for decisive action to reduce climate change impacts on health
According to data from health agency, climate change is causing tens of thousands of deaths every year from shifting patterns of disease
Next gen malaria vaccines likely to be available by 2030
Changing malaria epidemiology leads to WHO’s renewed focus on malaria eradication
हृदय रोग से जा रही हैं सबसे ज्यादा जानें, 2019 में 90 लाख लोगों की मौत
हृदय रोग, मधुमेह, स्ट्रोक, फेफड़ों के कैंसर और सीओपीडी के चलते 2019 में स्वस्थ जीवन के लगभग 10 करोड़ अतिरिक्त वर्षों का नुकसान हुआ ...
Accidents cause maximum deaths among young population, says WHO
Road accidents and non-communicable diseases emerge as major killers according to the World Health Statistics 2017 report
Parties to Stockholm Convention endorse agroecology as the best alternative to endosulfan
Pesticide’s use restricted to limited number of crops
Antimicrobial resistance: The need to tackle access-excess problem
AMR, like every process, has its own drivers and determinants. The threat has evolved over time due to our acts of omission and commission
3.3 million possible malaria deaths averted in past 12 years: WHO
Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Korea inch closer to eradicating malaria
Novel strain of coronavirus can pass from person to person: WHO
18 people infected with the virus died
COVID-19: Extensive research underway; how much will it help?
As many as 42 vaccines were in preclinical stage and two vaccines in Phase I clinical trials as of March 20, according to WHO
WHO nod to first emergency use vaccine can tackle rising vaccine-derived poliovirus cases
Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus occurs if a population is poorly vaccinated and there are enough susceptible children for excreted …
COVID-19 can reverse decades of progress in eliminating child deaths: UN
Almost 68% of 77 countries surveyed reported at least some disruption in health checks and immunisation services, which may lead to increase in …