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 …
Matshidiso Moeti, the WHO Regional Director for Africa, said in a statement released in Abuja on Saturday that African countries would be the most affected by the disease. “Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, with approximately 8.8 million cancer-related deaths in 2015. “Within the next 20-30 years, the …
Air pollution 11 times over limit; TSPCB officials brush-off plaints. Hyderabad: Residents of Maytas Hill County in Bachupally had invested crores of rupees in their new homes, expecting a spacious gated community with lush green lawns, all amenities and a serene environment. What they got instead, is an unbearable stink …
High vehicular emission levels have created pollution hotspots in city The ambient black carbon (BC) concentration in the city has been found to be about five times higher than the limits set by the World Health Organisation (WHO). It was found that the city had BC measurement of over 95,000 …
Ethiopia, Swaziland, Uganda, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Comoros, DRC and Chad have been honoured for their significant progress in the fight against malaria. The eight countries were awarded on Monday by the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) at the 28th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. ALMA is an alliance …
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, outgoing African Union Commission Chairperson Tuesday led African Heads of State to commit to advance the goal of universal access to immunisation by 2020 by endorsing the Addis Declaration on Immunization (ADI), a landmark commitment supporting and prioritising immunisation at the continental scale. Zuma noted that universal access …
In a two-day conference organised in collaboration between the Maltese Presidency of the Council of the European Union and ECDC, HIV experts from across the European Union discussed how to reverse this trend and how to prepare Europe to achieve the set target of ending AIDS by 2030."This conference arose …
The health ministry is considering a legal revision to ban smoking in public areas to help bring Japan’s battle against secondhand smoke in line with the global standard ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, an official said Tuesday. It remains unclear, however, how forceful a step the ministry can take …
Researchers found that extra rainfall drives up the amount of organic material flowing into the seas.a Rising temperatures may boost levels of mercury – one of the world’s most toxic metals – in fish by up to seven times the current rates, say scientists. Researchers found that extra rainfall drives …
WHO has asked the government to search all known vaccine cold chain storage points and conduct a physical check of state health facilities. Hyderabad: World Health Organisation in a study has suggested that the TS government carry out investigations to find if trivalent oral poliovirus vaccine is still in use …
Breathing in India’s cities seems to have become a dangerous activity. It is almost as deadly as using tobacco. According to a recent report issued by global environment NGO, Greenpeace, air pollution in India claims the lives of around 1.2 million people annually, just a “fraction less” than tobacco deaths …
In the wake of the recent death of an American woman after contracting an infection resistant to antibiotics, the drug regulator has directed the pharma supply chain, including retailers, chemists and drug makers, to strictly follow norms while selling antibiotics. The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has also asked …
A Greenpeace report shows 90% of cities studied had pollution levels over prescribed standards Delhi’s toxic air may be making news every few months. But pollution levels across the country are alarming too. A new report released here on Wednesday shows that over 90 per cent of the cities studied …
Greenpeace Report Says Just 14 Cities, Most Of Them In South, Meet National Standard Delhi leads the list of most polluted cities in the country followed by several in UP , Jharkhand, Haryana and Bihar, a report by Greenpeace India has revealed. The list of 20 most polluted cities in …
Greenpeace India report blames fossil fuel use The world is becoming cleaner even as India, almost as a whole, is getting a lot filthier, a new report by Greenpeace India shows. China, which was roundly criticised across the globe for being its infamous haze and air pollution, has been steadily …
India, which accounts for 17.5% population of the world, bears the burden of 20% of global depredation by diseases and it also accounts for 27% of neonatal deaths in the world, every year. A senior economist of the World Bank gave the data while expressing his concern on the second …
Children rehearse for the Kite Festival on the riverfront on ThursdayChildren rehearse for the Kite Festival on the riverfront on Thursday Ahmedabad: Chicken and chikungunya are emerging as two major concerns for health officials in Ahmedabad as the city prepares to host the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit (VGGS)-2017. The reasons …
If you thought Anand Vihar was the most polluted spot in the city and curbing emission levels there could bring down the capital's sky rocketing pollution average, take a look at ITO. The ITO station, which was out of order for nearly three years, started operating again from July 2016. …
Polio-like campaign to address TB burden from Jan 16 The government is eyeing a January 16 launch for the second pulse polio-type public health campaign, this time to address the rising burden of tuberculosis. The campaign involves reaching 12 crore potential patients living in high-risk areas through house visits or …
KOLKATA: The skyline on this part of the country turns grey by afternoon. By dusk, a thick layer of smog envelops the horizon. With winter setting in, millions living in rural and suburban India has many reasons to worry about, one of it being air pollution. The surroundings suffer from …
From 9.2 per cent in 2005-06, the figure has touched 15.6 per cent in a latest surveya The government may have been making efforts to tackle malnourishment, but a majority of the measures, it seems, have gone down the drain. The number of malnourished children in Punjab has almost doubled …
