Why Mount Kenya is burning and what can be done to stop the fires
The Kenyan biosphere reserve is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
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
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 …
World no tobacco day: Tobacco impacts environment, not just health
About 3.5 million hectares of land cleared for growing tobacco each year
EU climate law sets direction but lacks urgency: WWF
We need a climate GPS system, but this proposal is only a compass, it said
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
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
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
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 …
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 Health Assembly: countries highlight progress in tackling antimicrobial resistance
India’s push towards addressing animal and environmental aspects of AMR through surveillance is a welcome step
Remembering Shelley the vegan poet
The poet, who championed the cause of free love and atheism in somewhat conventional times, can be looked upon as a role model for today’s …
World’s first malaria vaccine ready for rollout in sub-Saharan Africa
RTS, S is the first malaria vaccine to successfully complete pivotal phase three testing
India’s gender gap in health, economic participation one of the worst in the world
India is among the lowest-ranked countries that have performed dismally when it comes to reducing gender gap in health
Strengthening adaptation must to protect human health in face of climate change
During the Second Global Conference on Health & Climate, participants warned that without adequate mitigation and adaptation, climate change …
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 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
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
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
WHO slams tobacco industry for interference in cessation efforts
The UN public health agency warned its member countries to not fall for such firms’ campaigns that are to manipulate the perception of …