World malaria report 2023
<p>India topped countries in the South-East Asia region for the most number of malaria cases and deaths in 2022, according to this report published by the World Health Organization (WHO).</p>
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Global action plan on antimicrobial resistance
<p>Antimicrobial resistance threatens the very core of modern medicine and the sustainability of an effective, global public health response to the enduring threat from infectious diseases. Effective antimicrobial
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WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco smoking 2015
<p>New WHO report shows a declining rate of tobacco use and an increase in numbers of non-smokers. But governments must intensify action to combat the tobacco industry and dramatically reduce consumption of tobacco products to, in turn, protect public health says the report released at the World Conference on Tobacco or Health.</p>
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Sugars intake for adult and children: guideline
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
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Investing to overcome the impact of neglected tropical diseases
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/media/iep/homepage/Tropical-Diseases.jpg" style="width: 320px; height: 166px; margin: 14px; float: left;" />This third WHO report on neglected
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World malaria report 2014
The World Malaria Report 2014 summarizes information received from malaria-endemic countries and other sources, and updates the analyses presented in the 2013 report. It assesses global and regional malaria
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Indoor air quality guidelines: household fuel combustion
Almost 3 billion people, in low- and middle-income countries mostly, still rely on solid fuels (wood, animal dung, charcoal, crop wastes and coal) burned in inefficient and highly polluting stoves for
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UN-water global analysis and assessment of sanitation and drinking-water (GLAAS) 2014 report: investing in water and sanitation - increasing access, reducing inequalities
<p>Nearly two billion people use water contaminated by faeces, posing a global health risk despite billions of dollars spent on sanitation reveals this new report published on 19 Nov 2014, World Toilet Day by WHO and UN Water. This biannual report "UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water" offers a comprehensive analysis of strengths and challenges in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) provision across 94 countries.</p>
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WHO position paper on mammography screening
A new WHO position paper examines the balance of benefits and harms in offering mammography screening to women after the age of 40 in a variety of settings. Every year, breast cancer kills more than 500,000
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WHO high-level meeting on Ebola vaccines access and financing: summary report
A high-level emergency meeting, convened by the World Health Organization at the request of several governments and representatives of the pharmaceutical industry, was held on 23 October to look at the
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Global tuberculosis report 2014
This is the nineteenth global report on tuberculosis (TB) published by WHO in a series that started in 1997. It provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic and progress in implementing