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 …
Luanda — The Health minister, José Van-Dúnem, said on Wednesday in Luanda that the launching of the Survey of Multiple Indicators and Health 2015 (IIMS- 2015) will enable the country to have updated data, with view to a greater control of the situation of the Angolans health. José Van-Dúnem was …
An epidemic of meningitis has killed 545 people in Niger, out of 8,234 people who caught the disease, but has now peaked, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. The WHO had said that the epidemic was worrying and unprecedented because it was a strain not normally found in Africa …
South Korea confirmed five more cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) on Wednesday, bringing to 30 the number of infected people since the outbreak began in the country two weeks ago. Two people have died. While there has been no sustained human-to-human transmission, the nightmare scenario is the virus …
Air pollution is the world's biggest environmental health risk, causing at least one in eight deaths around the globe, the World Health Organization has said. The assessment was reached at the first ever discussion on air pollution and its health impacts at WHO's World Health Assembly, which concluded in Geneva …
More than 1,000 inspectors, hefty fines and a widespread media campaign support crackdown in city with 4.2m smokers Qi Xingming woke up on Monday morning and took his place on the frontline of China’s war on cigarettes. Wearing a red armband and a panama hat emblazoned with the name of …
Abuja — A new research released recently has indicated that substandard medicines are more prevalent than fakes in the world's most malaria-burdened country, Nigeria. A rigorous analysis of more than 3,000 anti-malaria drugs purchased in Enugu, Nigeria found 9.3 per cent to be of poor quality, according to a new …
Air pollution is the world's "largest single environmental risk", according to the World Health Assembly, which closed last week in Geneva. The assembly passed a "landmark" resolution on air pollution after debating the topic for the first time ever. "The resolution highlights the key role national health authorities need to …
The number of South Koreans infected with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) rose to 18 Monday as three more cases were tested positive, the health ministry said. Three persons who had close contact with the patient zero were confirmed positive for the deadly viral disease, according to the Ministry …
KARACHI: About one third of the world’s population is infected with tuberculosis (TB) bacteria. Only a small proportion of those infected will become sick with TB. According to WHO report, people with weakened immune systems have a much greater risk of falling ill from TB. A person living with HIV …
The government says emission from old diesel vehicles is not to be blamed. Experts say government is selectively using data to make its case What is poisoning Delhi's air and making India's capital the most polluted city in the world? The government has taken on the National Green Tribunal, contesting …
This is the first time that air pollution and its associated health risks have been discussed at the highest forum of WHO. Putting air pollution on global priority, the World Health Organisation has adopted a resolution on health impacts of air pollution, and urged its member countries to implement its …
Action Plan To Fight Malaria, TB Adopted The World Health Organization (WHO) has adopted a new global strategy to fight drug-resistant diseases like tuberculosis, malaria, urinary tract infection and even HIV at the 68th World Health Assembly , a forum that serves as the agency's highest decision-making body . It …
The 68th World Health Assembly wrapped up on Tuesday, with a series of decisions made to reform World Health Organization's (WHO) emergency response. After eight days of sessions, WHO Director-General Margaret Chan hailed that the assembly had passed several "landmark resolutions and decisions." Over 3,000 delegates from 194 member states …
The Capital continues to choke even six months after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered a ban on all petrol and diesel vehicles over 15 years of age in Delhi-NCR. The ban was eventually stayed by the NGT till July. The vehicles under review are the ones conforming to older …
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Monday alleged that the Centre resorted to "selective use" of studies by IIT-Delhi to argue that vehicles were minor contributors to PM 2.5 (fine, respirable particles) levels and that banning older diesel vehicles would not help in improving the city's air quality. The …
As of 3 May, 4,127 suspected cases of measles have been reported in Sudan, with 2,336 cases confirmed. The total number of deaths in 2015 has risen to 35, with recent fatalities reported in East Darfur. East, West, and North Darfur account for 25 of the 35 reported deaths (71.4 …
GENEVA — United Nations member states agreed Monday to a plan to tackle resistance to antibiotic drugs, spurred by warnings of a catastrophe for public health and heavy economic losses if they did not act. The plan is due to be adopted Tuesday at a plenary session of the World …
When the AAP government came to power in February, Delhi's air pollution had touched the danger level with PM 2.5 (fine, respirable particles) remaining 10 times higher than the limit prescribed by WHO. In fact, just ahead of AAP's victory, WHO's urban air quality database had ranked Delhi to be …
Tens of thousands of people marched in cities across the world on Saturday to protest against the American biotechnology giant Monsanto and its genetically modified crops and pesticides. The third annual March Against Monsanto – begun by the Occupy movement – was held in around 400 cities in more than …
ISLAMABAD: Health experts on Sunday said that larger pictorial labels are more effective in informing about the dangers of smoking. They were addressing a concluding session of four-day awareness workshop on ‘Pictorial Health Warning in Pakistan’, jointly organised by the Society for Alternative Media and Research (SAMAR) and Coalition for …
