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 …
Instead Of Addressing Problem, Gets Into Futile Argument About Data For Beijing New Delhi: A day after World Health Organization’s latest urban air quality database showed that Delhi has the worst air quality among 1,600 cities in 91 countries, government officials chose to split hairs over the published numbers while …
New Delhi: Delhi has the dirtiest air in the world but it hasn’t done anything about it in years. The benefits of CNG have dwindled with increasing vehicular population but the city’s second-generation action plan that recommends a move to Euro V and VI emission standards and rapid expansion of …
Passenger-vehicle sales in China rose 13 percent last month as consumers brought forward purchases in anticipation more cities will implement ownership restrictions to fight pollution and congestion, according to an industry group. Retail deliveries of cars, multipurpose and sport-utility vehicles climbed to 1.5 million units in April, the Passenger Car …
As the World Health Organisation (WHO) rated Delhi of having the highest level of air pollution, India’s air monitoring centre on Thursday dismissed the data released by the WHO calling the finding ‘biased’ and ‘misleading’. The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) went on the defensive regarding the high suspended pollutant …
World Health Organisation study finds Indian capital had dirtiest atmosphere of 1,600 cities around the world for PM2.5 particles India's state air monitoring centre has admitted that pollution in Delhi is comparable to that of Beijing, but disputed a World Health Organisation (WHO) finding that the Indian capital had the …
Bangladesh has been ranked fourth among 91 countries with worst urban air quality in the latest air pollution monitoring report of World Health Organisation (WHO). Moreover, three Bangladeshi cities have been put among the top 25 cities with poorest air. The 2014 version of the Ambient Air Pollution (AAP) database …
Thirteen of the dirtiest 20 cities were Indian, with New Delhi, Patna, Gwalior and Raipur in the top four spots. An effort by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to measure pollution in cities around the world has found New Delhi admits to having the dirtiest air, while Beijing’s measurements, like …
GURGAON: Air pollution is now categorized as a public health hazard by the World Health Organization. This should be of particular concern to cities like Gurgaon, which is not only an industrial hub of the region but has also seen the number of vehicles on its roads increase exponentially over …
Only 12 per cent of the people living in cities for which air quality data is available, are breathing “safe” air, reveals World Health Organization’s Urban Air Quality database. About half the urban population being monitored is exposed to air pollution that is at least 2.5 times higher than the …
Packed With Fine Particles That Damage Heart, Lungs: WHO New Delhi: Delhi has the most polluted air in the world. A World Health Organization (WHO) air quality database of 1,600 cities and 91 countries released on Wednesday shows that the concentration of PM2.5 (fine, respirable particles) is the highest in …
The World Health Organization says air pollution in many of the world's cities is breaching its guidelines. Its survey of 1,600 cities in 91 countries revealed that nearly 90% of people in urban centres breathe air that fails to meet levels deemed safe. The WHO says that about half of …
Fresh data released by the United Nations shows a 45 per cent decrease in maternal deaths since 1990. An estimated 2.89 lakh women died in 2013 from complications in pregnancy and childbirth as against 5.23 lakh maternal deaths in 1990. Another WHO study, also published in “The Lancet Global Health”, …
Mortality rate is declining but not enough to meet Millennium Development Goal. India accounts for the maximum number of maternal deaths in the world — 17 per cent or nearly 50,000 of the 2.89 lakh women who died as a result of complications due to pregnancy or childbearing in 2013. …
Pakistan’s failure to stem the spread of polio triggered global emergency health measures on Monday, with the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommending all residents must show proof of vaccination before they can leave the country. The emergency measures also apply to Syria and Cameroon, which along with Pakistan are seen …
Towards which, an ongoing STEPS nationwide survey is to be completed this month Health: To create a baseline for non-communicable diseases (NCDs), the first-ever comprehensive study done through a STEPS survey is underway in the country. The survey, which began last month, will also meet the World Health Organisation (WHO) …
The Cochin Thoracic Society will organise a bike rally to create awareness on asthma on World Asthma Day on Tuesday, its treatment and control that will help patients lead normal lives. The rally will be inaugurated by Hibi Eden, MLA, from the High Court junction and will culminate at the …
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday declared the spread of polio an international public health emergency after new cases emerged in various countries. Calling the outbreaks in Asia, Africa and West Asia an “extraordinary event” requiring a co-ordinated “international response”, the international health agency has recommended citizens of affected …
Washington: The World Health Organization on Monday issued an international alert over the resurgence of polio — a disease over which India has just won a hardfought battle. The WHO alert was accompanied by travel restrictions on Pakistan, including the requirement for Pakistanis to show evidence of polio vaccination before …
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the spread of polio is an international public health emergency. Outbreaks in Asia, Africa and Middle East are an "extraordinary event" needing a co-ordinated "international response", the agency says. It recommends citizens of affected countries travelling abroad carry a vaccination certificate. It says …
Data for the causes of maternal deaths are needed to inform policies to improve maternal health. We developed and analysed global, regional, and subregional estimates of the causes of maternal death during 2003—09, with a novel method, updating the previous WHO systematic review.
