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 …
The NHS has announced a ban on accepting blood donations from anyone who has recently returned from a region of the world where the Zika virus is present. A ban on organ donations has also been put in place, and relatives of dead donors will be asked if the deceased …
40% Of Patients Die Annually In The Country Cases of cancer, considered the worst of all maladies, have been rising 2-3% across the country annually , show data and estimates from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The figures, extrapolated from cancer registries across the country , show that …
He said Ayurveda was relevant globally today because of its holistic and comprehensive approach to health The Centre is committed to promoting traditional medicinal systems like Ayurveda which remain untapped due to inadequate scientific scrutiny and concerns regarding standards and quality, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today. Modi said India …
The health ministry has issued detailed guidelines to prevent an outbreak of the fast-spreading Zika virus in the country. Zika, which causes rashes, fever, joint pain and is linked to birth defects, has rapidly spread across Latin America. The intensified efforts of the government follow the World Health Organization (WHO) …
GENEVA (Reuters) - The Zika virus linked to a microcephaly outbreak in Latin America could spread to Africa and Asia, with the world's highest birth rates, the World Health Organization warned as it launched a global response unit against the new emergency. The WHO on Monday declared an international public …
Visakhapatnam: Notwithstanding the successive governments’ tall claims, dengue and chikungunya cases continue to rattle Andhra Pradesh – if the number of cases registered over the last few years is anything is anything to go by. As the dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever and Zika virus (which has been currently gripping the …
The World Health Organization has announced that the explosive spread of the Zika virus in the Americas is an “extraordinary event” that merits being declared an international emergency. Meet convened The agency convened an emergency meeting of independent experts on Monday to assess the outbreak after noting a suspicious link …
With Zika virus fast spreading its wings, India has decided that all its international airports will soon have signages asking passengers coming from affected countries to report “fever-like” symptoms at the airport. The Union health ministry which is in the process of issuing detailed guidelines to deal with the virus …
The World Health Organization on Monday declared the mosquito-borne Zika virus an international public health emergency due to its link to thousands of birth defects in Brazil, as the U.N. agency sought to build a global response to the threat. WHO Director-General Margaret Chan told reporters that coordinated international action …
The WHO has asked all countries, including India, to introduce age-classified ratings for films and other entertainment programmes with tobacco imagery to restrict the number of new adolescent smokers. "Today, we want to emphasise that governments should require age-classification ratings for films with tobacco imagery to reduce the overall exposure …
More than 2,100 pregnant Colombian women are infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus, the country’s national health institute said on Saturday, as the disease continues its spread across the Americas. The virus has been linked to the devastating birth defect microcephaly, which prevents fetus’ brains from developing properly. There is …
As fears increase over the 'explosive' spread of the Zika virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned there could be potential for it to grow further due to the impacts from El Nino. The WHO could be set to declare Zika a global emergency after the virus has been …
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that 'mosquito-borne Zika virus' could spread rapidly across the globe to parts of Southeast Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, southern Europe and southern parts of the United States, Margaret Chan, WHO director-general, said in a statement on Friday. The organisation will meet on Monday in …
Since the Zika virus was first identified in a monkey in Uganda in 1947, it has rarely caused illness in humans. When people have become infected with the virus, the disease it causes has generally been mild, with small outbreaks occurring in a relatively narrow geographical band around the equator. …
Childhood obesity is reaching alarming proportions with India reporting around 22% prevalence rate over the last 5 years in children and adolescents aged between 5-19 years. A new report by a commission formed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has identified “marketing of unhealthy foods and non-alcoholic beverages“ as a …
There is a bright spot in an otherwise gloomy TB scenario in India. Of the 12 high-burden countries where the private sector is a major player in providing health care, the Indian private sector offers the cheapest price for the WHO-approved Xpert MTB/RIF, a molecular test for diagnosing TB. India …
With Thailand confirming a second case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) disease, the World Health Organisation on Sunday cautioned India and other member states in its South-East Asia Region against the continuing risk and urged them to remain vigilant. “The new case of MERS-CoV is a reminder of …
A second death due to Ebola has been confirmed in Sierra Leone just a week after the WHO declared that the outbreak of the deadly disease across West Africa was over. More than 100 people are being currently assessed and kept under observation after they came in contact with the …
With 'polluting' diesel cars becoming a concern leading to a ban on registration of big diesel cars and SUVs in the National Capital Region (NCR) till March 31, the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam) on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the government's fuel policy was the major culprit …
Mumbai: Two years ago, the World Health Organisation and the International Agency for Research on Cancer, for the first time, classified air pollution as one of the causes for cancer. "PM 2.5 (solid dust-like particles, or 'particulate matter' less than 2.5 millionth of a metre) can cause cancer," said the …
