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 …
India on Monday marked three years since its last case of polio was reported, a major public health success for a country that until recently accounted for most of the world’s cases. “Proud day for all of us as Indians,” Junior Home Minister RPN Singh wrote on Twitter. “India is …
In its first global analysis for 2014, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says that Pakistan is the only polio-endemic country which reported more polio cases last year than in 2012. The analysis cited ‘non-uniform routine immunisation coverage’ with several areas having abysmally low routine immunisation coverage as major challenges which …
HIGH mercury levels are poising a big threat to public health in some regions as people eat fish from mercury contaminated river waters to become exposed to various diseases. A study titled "Mercury in Human and Fresh Water Fish of Bangladesh" conducted by an NGO in the recent past jointly …
Eight-seven cases of polio were reported in different parts of the country in 2013 while 30 million children up to five years of age were administered anti-polio drops during 22 drives. Talking to APP, Additional Director of EPI Dr Nazir Hussain on Monday said that 87 polio vases were reported …
Six more people in China have been confirmed as infected with the new H7N9 strain of bird flu and one of them has died, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday. Three of the other five patients are in either a serious or a critical condition in hospital, while …
High level of mercury was detected in human body and fresh water fishes in different parts of the country, revealed a recent study that has not yet been published. According to World Health Organisation, mercury is considered to be one of the top ten chemicals or group of chemicals of …
India on Monday marked three years since its last case of polio was reported, a major public health success for a country that until recently accounted for most of the world’s cases. “Proud day for all of us as Indians,” Junior Home Minister RPN Singh wrote on Twitter. “India is …
If you walk into a coffee-house and see more women smoking than was the case years ago – that picture may indeed be true, says a recently released global study on tobacco consumption. While Indian men increasingly show signs of snuffing out the habit, tobacco consumption among women remains virtually …
The combustion and exhaust in cars and trucks along with the reactions that occur while cooking on grills both can contribute to air pollution and can produce carcinogens. However, Researchers at Oregon State University have discovered that the chemical reactions that occur from these processes produce novel compounds that were …
Between 350,000 and 500,000 Chinese die prematurely each year because of the country's disastrous air pollution, says China's former health minister Buildings are shrouded in smog in China. Heavy smog has been lingering in northern and eastern parts of China since last week, disturbing the traffic, worsening air pollution and …
Men are outnumbering women tuberculosis (TB) patients in the state. Of the 1.5 lakh notified tuberculosis patients undergoing treatment under the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP), 5 per cent are children. Dr KC Kaushal, WHO TB Consultant, stated this here yesterday. He said 14,000 TB cases were notified in …
Only 1 in 10 people who need palliative care - that is medical care to relieve the pain, symptoms and stress of serious illness - is currently receiving it. This unmet need is mapped for the first time in the "Global atlas of palliative care at the end of life", …
New Delhi: The new environment minister, Saurabh Bhardwaj, has slammed the latest price hike in CNG, saying competitive pricing of diesel and CNG will be detrimental to the environment. He also suggested that “vested interests” in the diesel lobby may be behind the sudden hike. In an exclusive interview with …
Gujarat's much-touted Chiranjeevi Yojana, launched in 2006 to reduce maternal and infant mortality rates in BPL households, has not had any significant impact, says a new study by Duke University. The programme, which subsidizes the cost of delivery at designated private sector hospitals, has not led to increased probability of …
The Supreme Court today directed the government to strictly implement the anti-tobacco provisions of Tobacco Product Control and Regulatory Act and work for protecting public health. A three-member full bench of Justices Kalyan Shrestha, Tarka Raj Bhatta and Gyanendra Bahadur Karki issued mandamus order to the authorities — the Office …
Nepal Standard Council has decided to regulate the lead levels in paints on consideration of public health. The meeting of Nepal Standard Council, held today, directed Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology to prepare a standard regarding the level of lead in enamel paints by forming a technical committee. Most …
Shanghai warned children and the elderly to stay indoors as smog enveloped China’s commercial hub, sending levels of the worst pollutants surging to more than 15 times World Health Organization guidelines. The level of PM2.5 pollutants climbed since around midnight, reaching 382.1 micrograms per cubic meter at 11 a.m., the …
The polio eradication programme in India has so far been well on track as a result of which India achieved a significant feat in 2012 after the WHO struck off India from the list of polio endemic countries, an indication that India has stopped indigenous polio transmission. The number of …
Bangladesh will immunise around 22 million children aged 0-59 months on December 21 (Saturday) for bolstering its polio-free status by providing two drops of polio vaccines during the 21st National Immunisation Day (NID), reports UNB. Health workers and volunteers will administer oral polio vaccines to 22 million children at 140,000 …
BRUSSELS: EU policymakers on Wednesday unveiled a draft law to tackle air pollution, which every year is linked to 400,000 premature deaths in Europe and costs of tens of billions of euros. The proposals include new limits on emissions from power plants and industry, as well as measures to make …
