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 …
Two children have been paralysed in the first polio outbreak in Europe for five years, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Both cases were in Ukraine where only half the children are fully immunised. It is likely large numbers of other children have also been infected without developing symptoms. …
Delhi Tops List Of Deadly Cities With 1,671 Dying In 2014 India's killer roads claimed the lives of 75,000 people aged between 15 and 34 years last year. Over 82% of these victims were males, according to the Road Accident Report for 2014 prepared by the road transport and highways …
Cancer is killing 1 in every 10 people in South East Asia region. Eleven health ministers from the region and the World Health Organization are meeting in two weeks to deal with what they are calling "an important public health priority". WHO says "it is a matter of serious concern …
The World Health Organization (WHO) has welcomed new restrictions on tobacco advertising that take effect in China on Tuesday. "WHO strongly supports the introduction of new restrictions on tobacco advertising contained in China’s revised Advertising Law which takes effect this week," said Bernhard Schwartländer, WHO Representative in China. "Banning all …
Particulate matter and NO2 air pollution are associated with increased risk of severe heart attacks despite being within European recommended levels, according to research presented at ESC Congress today by Dr Jean-Francois Argacha, a cardiologist at University Hospital Brussels (UZ Brussel-Vrije Universiteit Brussel), in Belgium. "Dramatic health consequences of air …
Microscope image showing the spherical particles of Mers-CoV within the cytoplasm of an infected cell Image caption This image shows spherical virus particles within the cytoplasm of an infected cell Saudi Arabia has announced four more deaths from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers), bringing the number of deaths in the …
India has eliminated maternal and neonatal tetanus. It has been reduced to less than one case per 1,000 live births across the country , the World Health Organisation (WHO) has validated adding India to the list of countries that have successfully battled the disease. “This is a huge achievement for …
The state’s first purified water ATM will be installed soon at Jharmajri village in the industrial hub of Baddi. A Mohali firm will install the machine. The machine will help provide purified and chilled water to people at a nominal cost of Re 1 for 300 ml, Rs 2 for …
The lead-in-water scare has spread to another primary school where a sample was found to contain levels of the heavy metal more than 21 times over the safe limit. St Francis of Assisi's Caritas School on Wai Chi Street, Shek Kip Mei, said a sample taken from a water fountain …
Taking its green initiative to the next level, TOI on Tuesday conducted a walkathon as part of its Green Drive campaign. The walkathon from Times House at Bahadurshah Zafar Marg till the ITO signal had volunteers educating people about the rising level of pollution and the importance of planting trees. …
It turns out that the Ebola virus may actually be able to survive in wastewater. Researchers have taken a closer look at Ebola-contaminated liquid waste and found that it could continue to survive over time. The historic outbreak of Ebola virus disease in West Africa began in March 2014 and …
JAIPUR: At a time when a large section of population is suffering from anemia, there are also those who are obese and are inviting health related problems like diabetes and hypertension. In the age group of 18-59 years in the state, 2.6% people have body mass index (BMI) more or …
About 38% of male population in Madhya Pradesh smoke tobacco daily while 39% population use smokeless tobacco leading to a rise in cancer cases. These startling facts were put up by World Health Organization at a sensitization workshop against tobacco use here on Sunday. Findings of TCP India Wave 1 …
MUMBAI: Nearly 200 scientists from across the world, including 12 from India, have petitioned the United Nations (UN) and World Health (WHO) to reduce cell tower emission levels fearing health hazards to those living in the vicinity of mobile towers. At present, the WHO has classified radio-frequency electromagnetic fields (EMF) …
The news that a promising vaccine has been tested against Ebola is very welcome. But, as we in Nepal know only too well, the development of a vaccine is no guarantee that it will be used. Back in 1987, a successful trial of a typhoid vaccine here in Kathmandu gave …
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) announced today that no new Ebola cases were reported during the most recent reporting period in Sierra Leone for the first time since the beginning of the outbreak in West Africa, thanks to strong community involvement and the thorough work of rapid response …
Brazil announced on Thursday that the vaccination against dengue developed by the country will be available by 2018 when all the tests are finished. "We are currently hoping for a safe vaccine against dengue to be developed fully ... At best we will have the vaccine in 2018," said Brazil's …
The Ebola epidemic in West Africa could be eliminated completely by the end of the year if efforts to root out new cases are kept up, the World Health Organisation (WHO) chief said Thursday. WHO director Margaret Chan, however, cautioned there could be setbacks in the coming months, but said, …
`Heart, Lung Ailments Claim 5.8m LivesYr' With increasing prevalence of lifestyle diseases in India, one out of four Indians is at risk of dying from non-communicable diseases like diabetes, cardio-vascular ailments or cancer before the age of 70, according to estimates of various global and domestic organizations. The findings are …
National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) Gujarat joint director Dr B S Jesalpura on Tuesday held rapid diagnostic tests being conducted by private hospitals responsible for the high number of dengue cases. Surprisingly, the food and drug administration that comes under NVBDCP has no plans to impose restrictions on …
