WHO published its World health statistics report 2025, revealing the deeper health impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on loss of lives, longevity and overall health and well-being. In just two years, between 2019 and 2021, global life expectancy fell by 1.8 years—the largest drop in recent history— reversing a …
According to a new analysis, the United States now ranks 41st in the world in terms of neonatal mortality, the death rate of infants less than one month old. The rate is higher in the United States than in, among others, Cuba, Slovakia, Croatia and all of Western Europe and …
In an effort to check the spread of tuberculosis and its multi-drug resistant variants, the World Health Organisation and the Inter-national Pharmaceutical Federation (FIB) signed a joint statement on the role of pharmacists in TB care and control. The joint statement proposes a series of measures to help detect TB, …
A majority of slum-dwellers in the Capital do not have access to proper toilet facilities as pubic toilets are in a pathetic condition, a World Health Organisation (WHO) study has pointed out. The ‘Delhi Healthy Urban Project', conducted by Sulabh International Academy of Environmental Sanitation and Public Health, also revealed …
Out of 102,692 children aged zero to six, 779 are in severe malnutrition category Four-year-old Pravin Maskare has spent a fortnight at the Nutrition Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) in Gondia where his weight increased to 8.3 kg. Even that is far from the ideal, but his mother is unwilling to let …
International Business Machines Corp. researchers in Beijing are developing new software to help consumers and companies track—from production to dinner plate—the food they eat to avoid contamination pitfalls that have plagued food manufacturers and consumers globally. The Food Safety Simulator aims to educate shoppers about the reliability of their groceries …
This paper is a Position Statement from an ‘ad hoc’ Scientific Review Subcommittee of the PAHO/WHO Regional Expert Group on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention through Dietary Salt Reduction. It is produced in response to requests from representatives of countries of the Pan-American Region of WHO needing clarification on two recent publications …
This study released by World Economic Forum at the UN summit on NCDs in New York warns that five common chronic diseases - heart disease, chronic respiratory disease, cancer, diabetes and mental health woes will cost the world $47 trillion by 2030. Through this report, the World Economic Forum and …
Increased global focus on maternal and child health too often overlooks newborn deaths, which account for 41 per cent of child deaths, according to a new study published in the medical journal PLoS Medicine . India has the greatest number of newborn deaths — more than 9 lakh a year. …
India has the highest number of TB patients in the world “India is moving towards universal access for quality TB care and has the power to become a global leader in research and innovation as well as in manufacturing of essential anti-TB drugs,” said Indian Council of Medical Research Director-General …
Most slum dwellers in Delhi do not have access to household toilets and the community toilets are in a pathetic condition, a World Health Organisation (WHO)-supported study revealed today. Delhi Healthy Urban Project was conducted by the Sulabh International Academy of Environmental Sanitation and Public Health in east, west and …
New Delhi: First the good news: India has recorded a 33% drop in newborn deaths between 1990 and 2009. Now, the bad news. Despite the sharp drop, over 9 lakh newborns died in 2009, the highest in the world. The most comprehensive newborn death estimates so far — covering all …
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned that the deadly bird flu, which first appeared in 2003, is rearing its head again in Asia and other countries. The organisation has said that there are signs of a mutant strain of H5NI spreading and urged heightened readiness and surveillance against …
The United Nations warned of a possible major resurgence of bird flu and said a mutant strain of the H5N1 virus was spreading in Asia and elsewhere. The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Monday urged increased surveillance and preparation for a potential outbreak of the virus, which it …
The United Nations has warned of a possible major resurgence of bird flu and said a mutant strain of the H5N1 virus is spreading in Asia and elsewhere. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation on Monday said countries that could face the biggest problems were Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Indonesia and …
Over six lakhs lives of children under the age of five in the developing nations could be saved per year if given Vitamin A supplements, says a study in British Medical Journal. The study holds importance for India as around 53,000 children under the age of five die every year …
Blood tests do not accurately diagnose tuberculosis, according to scientists who earlier this month published two papers online in PLoS Medicine. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a policy statement advising countries against the use of antibody-based commercial blood tests for the diagnosis of active TB, says study author …
Lifestyle-related diseases are now killing more Indians than the infectious ones. India’s disease pattern has undergone a major shift over the past decade, says the World Health Organisation (WHO). The latest WHO data paints a worrying picture. At present, out of every 10 deaths in India, eight are caused by …
Bangalore : In a bid to take its civilian products to the masses, the Defence Research and Development Organisation, through its new H1N1 detection system, has made testing for the deadly flu more affordable and less time consuming. The product, which has been developed over a period of six months, …
Anarkali and Ichhra are most polluted areas of the provincial capital, reveals a report. According to Sustainable Development Centre, the report has been prepared to provide a clear picture of the current situation of pollution in main localities of Lahore including Anarkali, Urdu Bazaar, Kalma Chowk, Ichhra and Data Darbar …
President Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Sadako Ogata and Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Bill Gates recently announced a strategic partnership to ensure continued progress in the fight against polio. As a first step of the formal partnership, Ogata and Gates announced an innovative financing agreement to …
