Tedros Ghebreyesus keeps his job at WHO helm
Socials of the pandemic
For generations, and also in the immediate future, the COVID-19 pandemic will be remembered for this: how the world lived up to a global crisis?
Antimicrobial resistance: Here’s what can be done to address environmental AMR in India
India is the world’s largest consumer of antibiotics in terms of total volume
Argentina’s mystery pneumonia outbreak finally identified as Legionellosis disease
At least 11 people have been infected and four have succumbed to the illness
Kerala reports India’s first suspected death due to monkeypox
This takes the global death toll of the current monkeypox outbreak to nine
India, 163 nations off track to meet tobacco reduction targets
Smokeless tobacco affecting adolescents more in the South-East Asia region
WHO releases a list of pathogens for which new antibiotics are required
The list categorises the bacteria according to the urgency of need for new antibiotics
First malaria vaccine raises hope for millions living in high burden countries
The European Medicines Agency recognised the first ever malaria vaccine last week
Re-embrace democracy, Free World
The pandemic response will become truly global only when the vaccine becomes a global good
WHO launches 'clean air coalition'; new clean air fund to be announced
WHO said Sunday that it was launching a “Clean Air Coalition” led by the Governments of Spain and Peru, while a group of …
COVID: A two-year journey through lockdowns, lives lost and life-saving research
During this period, there have been over 433 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, including over 6 million deaths, reported to the World Health …
COVID-19, lack of funds left many countries unable to protect health from climate change: WHO
Many countries do have national health and climate change plans in place but their implementation is impeded by several factors
Grotesque profits in the time of COVID-19
Vaccine equity goes for a toss as US recommends booster shots, while Pfizer and Moderna revenues soar by billions of dollars
Protect patients, health workers and facilities: WHO to all parties in Afghanistan
The World Health Organization was committed to staying in Afghanistan and delivering critical health services, it said
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
Microplastics in drinking water not alarming, but there isn't enough research or data on it: WHO
The global health agency said there doesn’t exist enough research and reliable data to conclude that the situation is alarming
‘Growth of affluent Indian kids on par with developed countries’
Nita Bhandari, an internationally recognised public health researcher, spoke to Down To Earth on how India was selected for the WHO study and its …
WHO releases guidelines on how countries can use digital health technology
Guidelines stress on protecting patients’ privacy and providing supportive environments for dealing with unstable infrastructure
Wide differences in antibiotic use between countries: WHO
The discrepancies in consumption range from approximately 4 defined daily doses (DDD)/1,000 inhabitants per day to more than 64 DDD across 65 …
World will have more obese children and adolescents than underweight by 2022: WHO
In contrast to the rise in obesity in children and adolescents, India had the highest prevalence of moderate and severe underweight …
Omicron update: UK caseload shows travel curbs failed
Variant of Concern already identified in 52 countries
Routine Immunisation should not suffer due to COVID-19: WHO
Many Indian states have also suspended vaccination services
Too early to declare Coronavirus outbreak an int'l emergency: WHO
'Neither severity, source nor extent of virus' transmission completely known yet'
WHO estimates cost of reaching global health targets by 2030
Investments could prevent 97 million premature deaths globally between now and 2030
Brazilian scientists find traces of the Zika virus in human saliva and urine
Experts caution that the findings are preliminary