India had over 11% of global hepatitis burden in 2022, with 35.3 million cases

WHO’s Global Hepatitis Report shows deaths due to hepatitis increased since 2019 

Whose debt is it

Many African nations are defaulting on payment of loans they have utilised for funding climate-resilient infrastructure

Simply Put: World Water Day 2024

World no tobacco day: Tobacco impacts environment, not just health

About 3.5 million hectares of land cleared for growing tobacco each year

Severe hepatitis in children: Why COVID-link hasn’t been ruled out

18 per cent severe hepatitis patients tested positive for COVID-19

EU climate law sets direction but lacks urgency: WWF

We need a climate GPS system, but this proposal is only a compass, it said

Why Mount Kenya is burning and what can be done to stop the fires

The Kenyan biosphere reserve is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Progress in reducing poverty is unevenly distributed in Kenya, says World Bank

World Bank calls for inclusive growth strategy to pull millions of Kenyans from poverty

El Nino effect: Cases of dengue have increased globally

Increase in temperature and changes in rainfall patterns to blame

Soil matters

Unhealthy soil leads to unhealthy children. India needs to improve soil micronutrients not just to increase crop productivity, but also to …

Pesticide consumption a leading cause of suicides worldwide: Report

Up to 168,000 people kill themselves by ingesting pesticides annually, it said

Health spending increases in lower-income countries: WHO report

However, people are still paying too much out of their own pockets

WHO issues new international standard for music devices

The objective is to prevent hearing loss among 1.1 billion young people

No wild poliovirus case in South-East Asia in five years: WHO

The last reported case of wild poliovirus in the region was in West Bengal in 2011

The living planet: Full coverage of 2021 biodiversity meet

A 5-part series on the World Conservation Congress held by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) from September 3-11 in …

World Drowning Prevention Day: There is a need to create safe spaces, says WHO

Drowning is among the top 10 leading causes of death for children and youth aged between one and 24 years

Non-profits from 22 countries including India prevented from attending WTO meet

The civil society representatives allege that the move to restrict access for non-profits aims to de-democratise the organisation

Tackling antimicrobial resistance: Now G7 health ministers take it up

Report highlights key healthcare challenges, G7 commitments to address them   

Legal wildlife trade

Globally, legal wildlife trade has increased more than five-fold in value in the last 14 years and was estimated to be worth US $107 billion in …

WHO declares COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic

Alarmed not only at severity of disease but also by countries’ inaction, says WHO director general

Air pollution pushes mortality in Canadians: Study

This is despite the fact that the country has one of the lowest levels of air pollution in the world

Elon Musk’s approach to free speech could have implications for health messaging

Twitter has emerged as a key arena for public health messaging about COVID-19; but Musk’s own actions during the pandemic could undo it all

COVID-19: Half the world unable to provide regular day-to-day primary care

More than a year into the pandemic, countries remain preoccupied with the COVID-19 care compromising on other healthcares  

Every person may have to live on less water as per capita reservoir capacity decreases: UN

While the world population might increase to nine billion by 2040, the projected reservoir volume is stabilising around 7,000 billion cubic metre

Feeling down? Visiting canals or rivers can boost your mood

Visits to rivers and canals should be included in social prescribing programmes to manage mental health issues