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
Onion, garlic can cut breast cancer risk: Study
The vegetables are rich in flavonols and organosulfar compounds and also contain anticarcinogenic properties
Always look up: Earth’s top 7 asteroid defences
If an asteroid threat emerged, Earth would need to be ready. Scientists are continually working to give the planet the best range of defensive …
WTO talks heading nowhere? Experts slam text on fisheries subsidies
Expert groups claim that the new draft of the fisheries subsidies favours developed countries and risks the interests of small fishers
Globalisation and its discontents: Why there's a backlash and how it needs to change
The electoral victory of Donald Trump, the Brexit vote and the rise of an aggressive nationalism in Europe are all part of a backlash to globalization
US non-profit urges quick-service restaurants to get antibiotics off menu
Use of antibiotics in food-producing animals is recognised by WHO as contributing to the global antibiotic resistance burden in humans
Integration of culture with urban strategies can make cities sustainable
Culture is what makes cities attractive and creative. Sans culture, cities are merely concrete and steel constructions prone to social and …
Report urges investment in childhood for future development
Findings underscore the importance of increased global commitment to early childhood development. Consequences of inaction impact not only present,…
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
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
WHO sets global benchmarks for salt
The WHO considered national targets from 41 countries to set salt benchmarks; No country from WHO-South East Asia region, including, India, …
Why Ebola is back in Guinea and why the response must be different this time
The virus is always present in nature and, when circumstances allow, may jump from one species to another
Pandemic preparedness: Global spending needs 500 years to match COVID-19 rout
New report by WHO arm calls for robust global governance for preparedness to prevent the next pandemic
COVID-19: WHO raises risk level for world to ‘very high’
Global stock markets plunged on February 28 amid fears of a pandemic as the disease spread to 53 countries
Novel coronavirus outbreak not a pandemic: WHO
It is only an epidemic with multiple foresides as most cases are concentrated in China, says UN body
AMR, flu pandemic again top WHO’s list of health challenges for 2020
UN body also lists newer challenges related to adolescents, emerging technologies and food among others
Low vaccine coverage could be behind measles outbreaks: WHO
The world saw 300 per cent more cases in the first three months of 2019 compared to last year
Lack of global funds likely to kill millions from malaria: WHO
The world fell short of US 1.3 billion in 2017 to check malaria and at least 400,000 are likely to die in 2018 if enough funds are not arranged
World Health Assembly: India abstains from voting on providing health services to Palestine
India was among 20 countries who abstained during a vote on a draft decision on 23 May, proposing support to Palestine to provide health services …
We are running out of antibiotics, says WHO
Report says antibiotics, which are almost in the pipeline as far as research goes, will fail to combat the growing threat of AMR