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 …
A study of the slum population in Chennai Corporation limits has revealed that 34 per cent have high blood pressure levels. A total of 1,003 persons in the 17 to 89 age group were screened of which 345 were found to have high BP levels. The study was conducted in …
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the state administration to take immediate corrective steps and submit an action taken report within six weeks after taking strong exception to neglect in containing skeletal and dental fluorosis cases in Garhwa. In a directive issued on Wednesday, the panel has noted …
Chinese authorities slaughtered over 20,000 birds at a poultry market in Shanghai on Friday as the death toll from a new strain of bird flu mounted to six, spreading concern overseas and sparking a sell-off in airline shares in Europe and Hong Kong. The local government in Shanghai said the …
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Peshawar as a Red High Risk district for the polio as the menace is getting out of control in the area. WHO Senior Coordinator for Polio Dr Elias Durry shared that Peshawar has been declared by the WHO …
A decade after severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, swept through Hong Kong and then around the world, the city is among the first to become worried about the emergence and spread of another, genetically related virus in the Middle East. Medical researchers emphasize that they do not know if …
India may have achieved a success rate of 88 per cent in treatment of tuberculosis — higher than the global treatment success rate of 85 per cent — but HIV-TB co-infection continues to be a cause of major concern, as the percentage of people infected with the twin infection increased …
Consequent to the World Health Organisation (WHO) establishing the high content of arsenic as the cause of kidney disease in the dry zone, the Agriculture Ministry will recommend a quality control on pesticides imported to the country, a minister said yesterday. The WHO, after years of experiments, published its findings …
Environmental factors contribute to 30% of Africa's disease burden and hinder the continent's development In 2006, a ship chartered by Dutch-based commodities trader Trafigura illegally unloaded 500 tonnes of toxic waste in the ports of Abidjan, the largest city in Ivory Coast. Local contractors then dumped the contents in town. …
Stresses on water supplies aggravated by climate change are likely to cause more conflicts and water should be considered as vital to national security as defense, the United Nations report said on Friday. About 145 nations share river basins with their neighbors and need to promote cooperation over a resource …
Hyderabad: World Water Day will be observed as usual on March 22 even as citizens of Greater Hyderabad continue to be deprived of even the minimum litres per capita of water per person per day of 165 litres (LPCD) a norm set by the WHO, or 150 LPCD as per …
Members of Parliament, civil society organisations and campaigners from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka marched towards the SAARC secretariat in Kathmandu on Tuesday demanding ‘Right to Sanitation for All.’ Calling upon the SAARC countries to ‘Speak in One Voice’ at the 18th SAARC summit to be held …
A daily health advisory in Delhi to warn people about the noxious air quality may be on its way. The advisory intends to inform the public about the levels of carbon monoxide, ozone and other hazardous particles in the air, helping warn those with vulnerable lungs and also encouraging the …
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria said on Monday that strains of tuberculosis with resistance to multiple drugs could spread widely. The International health agencies also highlighted an annual need of at least US$ 1.6 billion in international funding for treatment …
Fewer European countries could face fines for breaching air pollution limits after recession slowed industrial activity and limits on sulfur emissions kicked in. Eight EU states, including France and Germany, are likely to have failed to meet EU emission standards in 2011, down from 12 countries in 2010, according to …
A team of Sri Lankan experts have found during a study that over 200,000 people have currently been identified to be suffering from Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). The study conducted by a team from the Kelaniya University led by Professor Priyani Paranagama had reportedly found that at least two persons …
Your Antibiotic is Sick: Bacteria are defying the most powerful medicines of all time. Is India ready for a world without antibiotics? The patient is going into shock. His blood pressure is falling. Antibiotics don't seem to work. "Dr Sumit Ray sprinted to the intensive care unit in response to …
New Delhi: Your neighbourhood sweetmeat shop may soon have to comply with stricter quality standards while preparing its rasgullas, barfis and snacks, with India’s food safety authority planning to bring in comprehensive norms for these eatables. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed the standardization of …
Current policies on containing air pollution, particularly in cities, are regressive Our health is not on anybody's agenda. Or we just don't seem to make the connections between the growing burden of disease and the deteriorating condition of our environment. We don't really believe science, which tells us each passing …
Shift All Public Transport Vehicles To CNG, Says HC Lucknow: The high court on Friday asked the central and state governments to consider converting all public transport vehicles in Lucknow, Kanpur and Agra into CNG-operated ones to control the ever-increasing levels of air pollution. The state capital is rated fifth …
The government will implement a national policy on Arsenic, after the final report of the Parliamentary Committee appointed to look into the Arsenic issue is recieved, Agriculture Ministry Secretary W Sakalasooriya said. He was responding to the Daily News, making reference to a press conference held earlier in the day …
