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 …
Ramya Kannan Authorities to restrict entry to hospital, except during visiting hours A patient will be allowed one attender who will be issued a pass Some entries and exits will be closed and only a limited number of gates be open from today CHENNAI: Taking a cue from the World …
Bangladesh celebrates the World Health Day today with the slogan 'Save lives: Make hospitals safe in emergencies' along with the other United Nations member countries. President Zillur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in separate statements wished successes of the week-long programmes taken by the government. Expressing hope that the …
Surinder Sud / New Delhi April 6, 2009, 0:16 IST A total of 215 people have died due to officially confirmed cases of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) infection in different countries since 2003. Of these, six deaths have been reported in the first three months of this …
New Delhi: The government has decided to vaccinate the entire population living in the meningococcal meningitis affected areas of Meghalaya and Tripura. This will be the first time that government will undertake such a drive to combat a meningitis outbreak. WHO is procuring 3.5 lakh doses of the vaccine to …
Air pollution in capital city Dhaka raised higher than Mexico and Mumbai killing thousands of people prematurely each year, health experts say. According to the Department of Environment (DoE) the density of airborne particulate matter (PM) reaches 463 micrograms per cubic metre (mcm) in the city during December-March period - …
The World Heath Organisation (WHO) completing their investigation on the death of a child due to rubella vaccination has recommended that the vaccinations should be done under the supervision of qualified doctors. The three-member WHO team which came on the invitation of Health Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva to investigate …
Monocrotophos is a highly hazardous organophosphate insecticide that is widely used and easily available in India. Monocrotophos has been most frequently associated with both accidental and intentional fatal pesticide poisonings. The report therefore focuses on presenting data on the current practices and health consequences of monocrotophos in particular. The Food …
We studied the implementation of the World Health Organization protocol for the treatment of malnourished children at the largest maternal and infant hospital in the northeast of Brazil. The implementation of the protocol resulted in a reduction in the mortality rate from 38.0% to 16.2%.
The Pakistan government and the World Bank (WB) signed two agreements for polio eradication on Saturday. The WB initially provided the total amount under both the agreements amounting to $67.84 million to the Health Ministry as a credit in 2007. However, under a buy-down arrangement the WB converted the credit …
Some two and a half lakh residents at Sirajdikhan upazila in Munshiganj district have been facing acute shortage of drinking water because of salinity and arsenic contamination in the ground water. The villagers at remote places are now facing acute drinking water crisis during the summer because of fall in …
IF THE European Union does not allow Indian drugs to transit through its customs even after bilateral negotiations, New Delhi will drag Brussels to the World Trade Organization (WTO) for redressal, government officials here said.
The Health Ministry will resume the school Rubella Immunization Programme after a re-assessment of the programme on the recommendations of the WHO, departmental and epidemiological inquiries, Health Ministry Secretary Dr. Athula Kahandaliyanage said. The school Rubella Vaccination programme was suspended on the instructions of President Mahinda Rajapaksa following the death …
In a series of events organised in the run-up to World Health Day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Health Fitness Trust have launched a campaign on
Over 1.30 lakh cases are reported in the country annually, says a WHO report Bangalore: A WHO report on cervical cancer and the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) revealed that over 1.3 lakh cases of cervical cancer are reported in India every year, with nearly 75,000 deaths. Reality TV star Jade …
Dhaka's air quality has almost returned to its notorious levels as a rise in vehicle numbers, brick kilns, and building constructions wiped out improvements made by the phasing out of two-stroke vehicles in 2003. According to the government's Air Quality Management Project (AQMP), now defunct, the annual average of particulate …
MONOCROTOPHOS, A common pesticide, is also popular among some Indian farmers for a grimmer purpose: acutely toxic for humans, yet dirt-cheap, it is the instrument most farmers have chosen to end their lives with. A dubious claim to fame for the pesticide industry, even as its effectiveness in pest eradication …
LONDON In a major breakthrough, scientists have discovered that ultraviolet lights can be used to reduce the spread of tuberculosis in hospital wards and waiting rooms. Tuberculosis infects over nine million people worldwide every year and a majority of these are in India and South Africa. Nearly two million people …
