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 …
Can't lessen air pollution? You could, at least, keep your system immune to its harmful reactions... Take a deep breath. As per The World Health Organization (WHO), pollution is the fifth leading cause of death in India, after high blood pressure and tobacco smoking. WHO says Delhi's air quality is …
Terming diesel as 'villain' of the air pollution, environmental experts today said technology for better fuels was available and governments were keen to act to move ahead but only automobile industry seems to be 'stalling' it and they needs to be brought on board. Addressing 'Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2015', organised …
The bad news is that diesel usage in vehicles will continue to grow across the world — including India. The good news is that the technology to leapfrog to better fuels is available, and governments and refineries are keen to act on the same. However, only the automobile industry seems …
The death toll from West Africa's Ebola outbreak has passed 10,000, according to the latest tally released by the World Health Organization on Thursday. Liberia has recorded the most deaths with 4,162. Sierra Leone is the second worst-hit nation with 3,655, and Guinea has recorded 2,187 dead, according to the …
The Centre today rejected a research by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), US, which says the H1N1 virus responsible for over 1,500 deaths since late last December has a new and more infectious strain than the one witnessed in 2009 during the global swine flu pandemic. “We reject the …
Presentation by Ray Minjares, Clean Air Program Lead at Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2015: Poor in climate change, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, March 11 – 12, 2015.
Presentation by Dr. Carlos Dora of World Health Organization at the Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2015: Poor in climate change, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, March 11 – 12, 2015.
Presentation by Donee Alexander of Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves at the Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2015: Poor in climate change, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, March 11 – 12, 2015.
Under watch around the world over the alarming quality of air in its national capital, are Indian authorities trying to shoot the messenger? The Delhi Pollution Control Committee, which runs a real-time air pollution monitoring system, has been rapped for releasing “raw“ or “unedited“ air quality data on its website.In …
The golden motifs and shimmering silk often eclipses the perennial risk of tuberculosis Varanasi silk weavers live with. Though considered highly vulnerable to TB, health officials do not have a clear idea of the extent of the problem. But these residents in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency will get …
RAIPUR: A study conducted by National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Delhi, has confirmed the presence of coliform bacteria, found in feces in the drinking water supply in Raipur and identified it as the main cause for recent jaundice (Hepatitis E) breakout in city, which claimed two lives and left …
The Delhi high court on Wednesday agreed to hear a PIL seeking directions seeking directions to the Centre to take immediate steps to control of increasing air pollution in the national capital which is adversely affecting the health of citizens. The court has fixed the matter for further hearing on …
LILONGWE, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has intensified support for Malawi and Mozambique in the wake of an outbreak of cholera in the two African countries, the UN health agency said. "The WHO offices in Malawi and Mozambique are facilitating cross-border meetings for the ministries of …
Put down the donut.And while you're at it, skip the breakfast cereal, fruit juice, beer and ketchup. New guidelines from the World Health Organization say the world is eating too much sugar and people should slash their sugar intake to just 5 to 10% of their overall calories. The guidelines, …
The huge demand for used imported vehicles and poor restrictions are causing traffic congestion and worsening air quality in most cities in Africa, environmental experts say. Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) director Anumita Rayochowdhury told African journalists at the first India-Africa Dialogue on air quality and mobility that the …
(Reuters) - For years, Liu Ruiqiang put up with chronic smog in China's capital of Beijing, but he didn't want to take any chances when his daughter was born. The salesman now carries a handheld pollution sensor everywhere. On days when air pollution reaches hazardous levels, his toddler daughter is …
London — Almost 30 countries around the world are "highly vulnerable" to an Ebola-style epidemic, with Somalia, Chad, Nigeria, Afghanistan and Haiti most at risk, a major charity said on Tuesday. An increasingly mobile global population makes deadly outbreaks more likely, with the emergence of two new diseases a year …
NEW DELHI: China’s dirty air often grabs global headlines with photos of its cities swathed in smog. But it is India where air quality has been plummeting for years and is now the worst in the world. The cost of India’s economic growth is partly recorded in the fact that …
This guideline provides updated global, evidence-informed recommendations on the intake of free sugars to reduce the risk of NCDs in adults and children, with a particular focus on the prevention and control of unhealthy weight gain and dental caries. The recommendations in this guideline can be used by policy-makers and …
It's probably the best time to be outdoors in the city. After inhaling highly-polluted air for months, Delhiites seem to be breathing easy with PM 2.5 (fine, respirable particles) levels remaining within the safe limits. The sudden spell of showers on Sunday and Monday washed out the suspended particles from …
