WHO, WMA, other health leaders seek legally binding pact to turn off fossil fuels

Over 190 groups ask high-income countries to help others with global phase-out

World Lion Day 2023: The big cat once roamed Arabia and left an indelible mark on Arab culture

It is said that there are nearly 700 names or terms used for the lion in Arabic dialects and literature  

Not enough women in World Health Assembly: Some countries may need a century for gender parity

Southeast Asia inching closer to the 50%; No WHA had more than 30% women chief delegates, finds study

World’s life expectancy up but gains uneven finds World Health Statistics 2016

A child born in a high income country is expected to live till 80 but life expectancy in sub- Saharan Africa is less than 60 years

Davos 2024: WEF report finds challenges in health and wellness; reversals in global health cooperation

Prior to 2020, most indicators of health cooperation grew slowly and steadily

Omicron update: UK caseload shows travel curbs failed

Variant of Concern already identified in 52 countries

Too early to declare Coronavirus outbreak an int'l emergency: WHO

'Neither severity, source nor extent of virus' transmission completely known yet'

Get ready for post-globalisation era

India's trade negotiators have to fight hard to protect national interests

A heavy burden

In 2016, over 95 per cent of TB deaths happened in low- and middle-income countries

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

Children under five account for 30 per cent of deaths due to food borne diseases globally: WHO

Calls food borne diseases a ‘global concern’

WWF report sounds alarm over China's state of biodiversity

Notes that country’s terrestrial vertebrates have declined by half

What is the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies that is likely to be sealed at Abu Dhabi?

Addressing overfishing and overcapacity must be the first item on the list at the WTO Ministerial Conference

The architecture & landscape of Santiniketan embrace nature as primary educator

Through architecture and principles of conservation, Santiniketan exemplifies the benefits of living in harmony with nature

Climate’s clear connect: Healthcare systems resilient to global warming are a challenge for Africa

Extreme weather events triggered by climate change are a drag on the capacity of Africa’s already-stretched healthcare systems 

Global warming: 400 million tonnes CO2 pumped to atmosphere a year from this source the world is blind to

Gas flared at oil and gas facilities is greater than EU’s total import from Russia and a key source of methane emission

HIV, TB, malaria prevalence will reduce with fewer inequalities in healthcare: WHO

A recent WHO report takes a look at 32 health indicators from 186 countries on HIV, TB and malaria, that kill 2 million annually  

Number of tobacco users continues to decrease globally: WHO

However, several countries are still not adequately implementing policies to help tobacco users to quit, the WHO said

Global warming can put billions at risk of malaria, dengue: Study

Policy makers should prepare appropriate strategies to build resilience to major mosquito-borne diseases in a warmer and more urbanised world, …

World Mental Health Day: COVID-19 pandemic has worsened our mindscape

Survey after survey from across the world have indicated that the pandemic is increasing mental health problems

WHO declares coronavirus outbreak as global health emergency

After Vietnam, Germany and Japan; US too confirms human-to-human transmission in their countries

World Malaria Report: Despite a dip in cases, India still one of the worst-hit countries

While Africa and India saw the maximum dip in malaria cases between 2017 and 2018, they still accounted for 85 per cent deaths

World not on track to meet 2020 milestone for malaria control: WHO

Currently, less than one per cent of the global funds for health R&D investment are allocated to develop tools to fight malaria

Depression, anxiety, trauma stress, bipolarity, schizophrenia: Unaccounted costs of conflicts

New estimates by WHO indicate the world has grossly underplayed the problem