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 …
Clinical trials in India have again come under the regulatory scanner after the World Health Organisation (WHO) pointed out “critical“ lapses in trials of HIV drugs being conducted by a Chennaibased research organization. Following the enforcement by the United Nations' agency, the Indian regulator, Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), …
According to a Government Resolution (GR), school heads will have to sign and fill up an undertaking with their picture. The head of a school will now be held accountable for sale and consumption of tobacco and related products inside the school or within 100 metre radius of the school …
The decreasing effectiveness of antimicrobial agents is a growing global public health concern. Low-income and middle-income countries are vulnerable to the loss of antimicrobial efficacy because of their high burden of infectious disease and the cost of treating resistant organisms. We aimed to assess if copayments in the public sector …
185 Nations To Adopt Stern Norms Countries al over the world have come to gether to revise internation al standards for food safety and quality , even as concerns have grown in India in the past two months after the food regulator cracked down on major brands including Maggi, Top …
It said that "too few" governments levy appropriate levels of tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products and miss out on a proven, low-cost measure to curb demand for tobacco and save lives Even as India made progress in increasing taxes on cigarettes between 2012-14, it has little effect as …
POLLUTIONWHO's latest research reveals that Delhi has the highest levels of air pollution. Choking air Indian cities are reporting dangerously high levels of air pollution with Delhi topping the list of the world’s most polluted cities. Nidhi Jamwal discusses the gravity of the situation focusing on the health risks associated …
There is no decisive data or evidence so far to show that radiations from mobile phones or towers have adverse health or environmental effects in India, a top BSNL official here said. "There is no conclusive study, data or evidences about the bad health or ecological effects of radiation from …
Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone need a further $696 million (£446.13 million) in donor funding to rebuild their battered health services over the next two years in the wake of the deadly Ebola epidemic, senior World Health Organization (WHO) officials said on Monday. WHO Assistant Director General for Health Systems …
Use of oral vaccines is proving to be an effective tool to control outbreaks of cholera, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday, adding that the deadly water-borne disease is a major public health concern from Tanzania to South Sudan, and Nepal to Yemen. The use of Oral Cholera Vaccines …
Too few governments levy appropriate levels of tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products. They therefore miss out on a proven, low-cost measure to curb demand for tobacco, save lives and generate funds for stronger health services, according to the "WHO Report on the global tobacco epidemic 2015". The report …
The Philippines confirmed a second case of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) corona virus on Monday in a man who showed symptoms after arriving in Manila last month from Dubai. The 36-year-old was admitted to hospital on Saturday and was under observation, Health Ministry spokesman Lyndon Lee-suy said, …
Old, rusted or leaking water distribution pipelines lead to contamination of drinking water, putting health at risk, and municipal corporations must immediately address this problem, say researchers and water experts. Scientists studying contamination in urban water distribution networks want civic authorities to fix pipeline leaks and install online chlorine monitoring …
Japan is considering emphasizing measures to help spread basic health and medical care in developing countries as one of its foreign policy priorities when it hosts the Group of Seven summit next year, a draft document showed Sunday. The draft of the government’s 2016-2020 strategy in the health and medical …
Cuba has been declared by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as the first country worldwide to successfully stop the transmission of HIV from infected mothers to their babies. WHO has called it one of the greatest breakthroughs in the history of public health achievements which followed years of efforts to …
West Africa: Huge Opportunities for Agricultural Growth in West Africa High ranking officials from the African Union Commission (AUC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are meeting in Brazzaville to take stock of their collaborative efforts to improve the health of people in Africa. Among the issues being discussed are …
Islamabad - Pakistan is one of the 95 countries that have met the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target for sanitation aimed at halving the proportion of the population without sustainable access to basic sanitation, says a recently launched global report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations …
Spell of sweltering weather expected to last several days as temperatures hit 40C and UN urges countries to develop better warning systems European countries including France, Spain, Italy and Britain have issued weather alerts and the United Nations has urged countries to create better warning systems as a heatwave sweeping …
Becomes First Country To Eliminate Spread Of Virus From Mom To Child, Says WHO Cuba has become the first country in the world to eliminate HIV and syphilis transmission from mother to baby , the WHO said, hailing the success as “one of the greatest public health achievements possible.“ “This …
Those who make do without are polluting water and jeopardising health for millions Toilets are still a luxury for a third of the world's people, who have no access to them, according to a report by the World Health Organisation and Unicef. Those who make do without toilets continue to …
UNITED NATIONS - China surpassed the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGS), a set of eight anti-poverty targets, for improving water and sanitation goals while the world as a whole met only the goal for improved drinking water, two UN agencies reported Tuesday. The New York-based UN Children's Agency (UNICEF) and …
