Non-communicable diseases pose economic threat to Pacific Islands

Heart disease, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory disease have emerged as top killers in the region

World Press Freedom Day 2024: 44 environmental journalists have been murdered in last 15 years, UN report finds

Environmental reporting has become perilous; journalists faced 50 attacks a year between 2009 and 2023 in all regions of the world on average

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?

A new world order taking shape

Proponents have turned their backs to the idea of unfettered global trade; how will new globalisation rules take shape in a climate-risked and war-…

Hope is on the horizon for a malaria-free Africa

After decades of intense research, two new malaria vaccines have come to market

World Cup: This year’s special Al Rihla ball has the aerodynamics of a champion, according to a sports physicist

Al Rihla has aerodynamic characteristics very similar to its two predecessors, and if anything, may even move a bit faster at lower speeds

TRIPS waiver for COVID-19 vaccines, meds just got tougher after US support

Biden administration wants text-based negotiations on a waiver limited to vaccines but no one is complaining   

Advocacy groups pick holes in World Bank’s new safeguard policies

The new safeguard policies are allegdedly creating “loopholes" with vague language and more reliance on laws and standards of the borrower …

India recorded most malaria cases in South & Southeast Asia in 2022, climate change major driver globally: WHO

Country significantly reduced its malaria incidence since 2015; Africa worst-hit  

AMR Awareness Week: Tackling antimicrobial resistance in agrifood systems through a One Health approach

Adopting a whole-of-society and multi-sectoral approach is essential to address AMR effectively

WHO releases new roadmap to defeat meningitis

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

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

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

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

Studies in India, by WHO show antivenom serums not working

COVID-19: UNHRC, WWF raise concerns about increasing inequalities due to pandemic

The world must aim clearly at a green, equitable and resilient recovery, they said

Reducing inequality essential to end extreme poverty by 2030: World Bank

A new report by the World Bank finds that extreme poverty is falling globally

The Americas declared free of measles

The region is the first in the world to eliminate measles

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

Power and perils of artificial hand

Considering artificial intelligence through the ideas of Adam Smith

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

Civil society calls on govts to reject WTO e-commerce talks

Some WTO members announce new talks, which were rejected by the membership at the last Ministerial, at the WEF

Policies to support dementia patients mostly in high-income countries: WHO

There will be a steady rise in global dementia prevalence in the coming decades, the health agency warns

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