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 …
Mobile phones may cause brain cancer in humans, a World Health Organisation agency said, citing a review of studies. Exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields from handsets is greater than that from phone towers and base stations, Robert Baan, the senior scientist in charge of the International Agency for Research on …
Air in Dhaka is among the most polluted compared with that in other megacities of the world and the air quality becomes the worst in winter exposing the health of about 15 million people to risk, environment ministry official, quoting a recent study, said. The World Health Organisation estimates that …
TILL swine flu panic gripped the world, washing hands was considered the best way to maintain personal hygiene and protect oneself from diseases. But as fear of the disease spread, so did hand sanitisers. They became a prefered choice because of their mobility and convenience. All you need to do …
Sri Lanka has come to the forefront from among 11 South East Asian countries with regard to several health indices according to the 2010 world health situation report published by the World Health Organization (WHO), said the Health Ministry. Priority given to free healthcare services by the government, people's high …
According to statistics of the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol (NATA) smoking kills 50 to 60 persons everyday and 15,000-20,000 persons annually in Sri Lanka, NATA Chairman Prof. Carlo Fonseka said, participating in a workshop held yesterday at the Information Department. Prof. Carlo Fonseka These statistics show that 4,101 …
Water technologist Dr Mohammad Ahsan Siddiqui assured Hyderabad townspeople on Thursday that water being supplied to them by WASA was not injurious to health as reported by some newspapers.Speaking at a news conference at the press club here, Dr Siddiqui said that only 300 cusecs of water from Manchhar Lake …
Geneva, 17 MAY: An abysmally low government spending on health ~ at USD 32 per capita ~ characterises the poor state of healthcare in India which is facing a
Health Ministry warns that around 50 to 75 percent of Sri Lankans are prone to non-communicable diseases. Already five out of ten persons in urban areas and one out of ten persons in rural areas had been suffering from non communicable diseases (NCD), a spokesman for the Health Ministry said. …
MUMBAI: The next time you dig into that bowl of palak paneer, think of where the spinach comes from. The fact that many of the vegetables consumed by citizens are grown in 'gutter farms' near railway tracks-with sewage water being used for irrigation-may render your favourite dishes rather unpalatable. Despite …
Despite huge health-related diseases coupled with poor health infarstructure, life expectancy in India has shot up from 61 years in 2000 to 65 years in 2009, according to a latest report by the World Health Organisation (WHO). However, what is a matter of concern is that life expectancy in India …
People infected with the virus that causes AIDS are far less likely to infect their sexual partners if they are put on treatment immediately instead of waiting until their immune systems begin to deteriorate, according to preliminary results from a large clinical trial released Thursday. Patients with H.I.V. were 96 …
Bangalore, While the Health Ministry may maintain that the incidence of cholera has seen a decline, experts feel otherwise. Hence, a new live oral cholera vaccine (IOCV) using recombinant technology will begin phase II clinical trial, this month. Funded and developed by the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and …
The Sacred City of Kandy is likely to lose its World Heritage City status due to its air pollution levels that are higher than the national and World Health Organisation standards, claims an authority in the transport sector. Head of the Engineering Faculty at the Moratuwa University Professor Amal Kumarage, …
Researchers and policy-makers around the world stress on reducing salt intake to control hypertension because its key triggers— stress and faulty lifestyle—are difficult to control. A human body removes extra salt through the kidney. When its intake is excessive, the kidney fails to perform its job and salt starts circulating …
New Delhi: Heart disease, stroke and diabetes together cost the Indian economy $9 billion in 2005. According to the first global status report on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) launched on Wednesday by the World Health Organization in Moscow, the contribution to poverty of high out-ofpocket expenditure for healthcare is significant in …
The first World Health Organisation (WHO) global status report on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) was launched on Wednesday in Moscow. The report revealed that in 2008, 36.1 million people died due to heart disease, stroke, chronic lung disease, cancer and diabetes, putting NCDs on the top of the list of killer …
The oral single drug formulation of Artemisinin, having potential to become resistant to malaria, has been withdrawn from India. However, some manufacturers continue to produce and export it as a mono therapy. On Tuesday, the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) asked the state drug controllers to cancel the licence …
India is seeking a postponement of the decision on a global ban on Endosulfan to the next meeting of the conference of parties to the Stockholm Convention in 2013, according to observers. C. Jayakumar and Dr. Mohammed Asheel, observers from Kerala to the ongoing conference of parties to the Convention …
