SC allows passive euthanasia, gives verdict in favour of right to die with dignity

The debate, as to whether individuals should have the right to die with dignity, gained prominence in the light of increasing long-term morbidity

Hypertension is a bigger reason for ill health in India than diabetes: study

A new study provides information on how diabetes and hypertension prevalence varies within a country. This can help target prevention, screening, …

World Health Assembly: countries highlight progress in tackling antimicrobial resistance

India’s push towards addressing animal and environmental aspects of AMR through surveillance is a welcome step  

World’s first malaria vaccine ready for rollout in sub-Saharan Africa

RTS, S is the first malaria vaccine to successfully complete pivotal phase three testing

Chikungunya grips national capital

The National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme has reported chikungunya cases from other regions too, such as Assam, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh …

Zoonotic diseases: interview with Sarman Singh of AIIMS

A zoonotic disease is a disease that can be spread from animals to humans. Scientists estimate that more than six out of every 10 infectious …

Strengthening adaptation must to protect human health in face of climate change

During the Second Global Conference on Health & Climate, participants warned that without adequate mitigation and adaptation, climate change …

WHO issues notice to Chennai lab

Agency finds ‘critical’ lapses in clinical trial of HIV and Hepatitis B drugs

‘Ineffective’ India-made antivenoms recalled in Kenya, country faces snakebite crisis

Studies in India, by WHO show antivenom serums not working

Shortage of cholera vaccines forces WHO to shift to single-dose strategy

More people can be immunised with the temporary single dose

Russian invasion poses ‘huge’ health threats for Ukraine, experts flag

Efforts to monitor and contain COVID-19 and other diseases have taken a backseat

WHO releases new roadmap to defeat meningitis

WHO’s new meningitis strategy aims to save more than 200,000 lives annually

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

At least 700 million people will suffer from disabling hearing loss

Punjab bans sale of toxic pesticides; CSE urges similar necessary action by the Centre

Calls for Central government to follow suit in the interest of public health

Nine out of 10 people breathe poor quality air, says WHO

Low- and middle-income countries are the worst affected regions

Treatment of sexually transmitted infections getting tougher due to antimicrobial resistance

World Health Organization has now issued new guideines for three such infections

The pandemic treaty can help the world brace for Disease X: WHO Director-General

This can bring all the experience, challenges faced by the world, and all the solutions onto one platform

Salt to taste? Reduce your sodium intake. It may save your life, says new WHO report

Only 5% of 194 WHO member states are protected by mandatory and comprehensive sodium reduction policies; 73% lack full range of implementing such …

Africans likely to live longer now; but will they live healthier?

The WHO said in a statement released August 4 that healthy life expectancy in its African region had increased on average by 10 years per person …

Countries join hands to prevent, control non-communicable diseases

Governments of Ghana and Norway formed the first group to fast-track progress towards reducing NCD deaths by a third

New WHO report highlights collaborative action to reduce antimicrobial resistance

Strategic framework designed by the four organisations to advance a One Health response to AMR  

COVID-19: Has Big Pharma enabled the rise of omicron

Major drug companies do not want to share the know-how for their vaccines; uneven global vaccine access is now resulting in …

The warning lights are on for malaria medicines in Africa

Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, an alternative drug, was also showing signs of failure

Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: A pandemic within a pandemic

The use of antibiotics increased phenomenally during the pandemic; more than 70% patients were treated with antibiotics 

Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: How vaccines can help reduce India’s AMR burden

The vaccine provides an indirect but significant benefit at scale to preventing the emergence of AMR