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 …
Tokyo: The World Health Organization said on Monday that radiation in food after an earthquake damaged a Japanese nuclear plant was more serious than previously thought, eclipsing signs of progress in a battle to avert a catastrophic meltdown in its reactors. Engineers managed to rig power cables to all six …
Starting in 2011-12, the central government is planning to screen the entire population above 30 years of age for non-communicable illnesses such as diabetes and hypertension in five years. All pregnant women, irrespective of age, will also be part of this exercise. The ambitious plan is part of a national …
The Disease Kills 13 Times More Indians Than Estimated By WHO, Claims Report New Delhi: How many people die of malaria in the country every year? The government is not sure and has, therefore, formed a 16-member expert group under the chairmanship of Dr Padam Singh, former additional director-general of …
The information in patent documents and applications can play an important role in improving access to medicines, said experts at a symposium on “Access to Medicines, Patent Information and Freedom to Operate” in Geneva last month.
Improved life expectancy at birth has its own set of problems for the country Life expectancy at birth, or the average number of years a newborn infant would be expected to live if health and living conditions remain the same, is a standard indicator for the level of socio-economic development. …
Improved life expectancy at birth has its own set of problems for the country Life expectancy at birth, or the average number of years a newborn infant would be expected to live if health and living conditions remain the same, is a standard indicator for the level of socio-economic development. …
Lack of transparency in clinical trial conduct, publication bias and selective reporting bias are still important problems in medical research. Through clinical trials registration, it should be possible to take steps towards resolving some of these problems. However, previous evaluations of registered records of clinical trials have shown that registered …
The Pediatric Dengue Vaccine Initiative (PDVI) is a product development partnership (PDP) based at the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) in Seoul, Korea, and is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. PDPs are nonprofit entities that seek to accelerate the development, evaluation, and introduction of vaccines, drugs, devices, diagnostics, …
It was a cold January morning. As the mist cleared, groups of women could be seen wending their way to the aanganwadi (kindergarten) in Khitwans village in Lalitpur district’s Birdha block. The women were either pregnant or lactating mothers. Pramilla Jha, a counsellor for infant feeding, was waiting for them. …
LUCKNOW: Tobacco is not only associated with cancers. It's bad effect reflects other parts of the body too. Addiction to nicotine for instance can alter the way brain works, while other chemicals can take sheen away from your skin. Facts on cancer like this and more were released on the …
A recent shift in the drug product environment for Africa has seen a score of new products being developed specifically for diseases of the developing world, creating new challenges for regulators in Africa and elsewhere. However, it is not at all certain that African regulatory authorities currently have the capacity …
Encouraged by the early success of using dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) against malaria, the World Health Organization (WHO) embarked on the Global Malaria Eradication Program (GMEP) in 1955. Fourteen years later, the campaign was discontinued when it was recognised that eradication was not achievable with the available means in many areas, although …
Jan 23, Colombo: The year 2011 national immunization programme of Sri Lanka is to be launched tomorrow ceremoniously under the patronage of the Minister of Health Maithripala Sirisena and the Minister of Education Bandula Gunawardhana at Ananda Samarakoon Grounds in Nugegoda. The programme is sponsored by World Health Organization (WHO) …
The state government has formed a task force led by a specialist in infectious diseases, Dr Kamlesh Upadhyaya of Civil Hospital to tackle the challenge posed by viral fever identified as CCHF. The virus is reported to cause severe damages to the human system by affecting blood cell count and …
THE World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday recommended glycated haemoglobin, or HbA1c, as an additional test to diagnose diabetes mellitus. According to the world health body, the test offers a more practical approach to diagnosing the disease that affects over 220 million people worldwide. Dr Ala Alwan, Assistant Director General …
In a bid to address PM Manmohan Singh's concern on the "unacceptably high" levels of malnutrition in the country, a meeting has been called on Tuesday to examine the possibility of promoting double fortification of salt with iron. The doubly fortified salt has already been tried and tested both within …
KATHMANDU, JAN 16 - The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) is formulating a national malaria policy in a bid to eradicate the disease from the country by 2020. The policy aims at early detection of malaria, a mosquito-borne infectious disease, its prompt treatment and increased access to treatment of …
In view of apprehensions among people about the radiation levels of cellular towers, the Telecom Regulation and Monitoring (TERM) cell has commenced the testing process in rural and urban areas. Following the steep increase in customer demand, both the government-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and private cellular operators set …
