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 …
Civil Aviation Authority have taken "precautionary measures" to counter the global swine flu epidemic threat, officials said Tuesday. "We have taken precautionary measures at all our international airports to check passengers coming from swine flu affected countries," Pervez George, a spokesman for Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) told AFP. Doctors from …
World Health Organisation (WHO) has agreed to provide a grant of Rs 800 million to the Punjab government during the next five years for the eradication of Malaria in the province. Sources in the health department told Business Recorder on Tuesday that the government has also approved an amount of …
NEW DELHI | PUNE: With the World Health Organisation (WHO) declaring the extent of swine flu only two stages away from developing into a pandemic, the Union Health Ministry has pressed the panic button. Unlike the Ministry
While confirmed cases of swine flu increased only slightly on Monday, the World Health Organization voted to raise its global pandemic flu alert level, but at the same time it recommended that borders not be closed nor travel bans imposed. The W.H.O.
The World Health Organisation raised its pandemic alert level over the deadly swine flu virus to phase 4 on Monday, indicating the infection could spread between humans to cause "community-level outbreaks". Experts held four hours of emergency talks on whether to raise the alert level from phase 3 due to …
Aarti Dhar NEW DELHI: With the World Health Organisation designating swine influenza outbreak as a public health emergency of international concern, India on Monday put on alert all international airports and ports for identifying persons with suspected infection who could be arriving from countries affected. Those travelling to affected areas …
Responding to what some health officials feared could be the leading edge of a global pandemic emerging from Mexico, American health officials declared a public health emergency on Sunday as 20 cases of swine flu were confirmed in this country, including eight in New York City. Other nations imposed travel …
Secretary Health Khushnood Akhtar Lashari has said the fatal disease of malaria will be eradicated by 2013 under five-year malaria control programme.Speaking at a press conference in connection with the World Malaria Day here on Saturday, he said there was no danger to the programme in Malakand division. The secretary …
MEXICO CITY: Fears of a global flu pandemic grew as new suspected cases appeared across the world on Sunday, including up to 81 people who died in Mexico, where millions hid indoors to avoid contamination. While all the deaths so far have been in Mexico, the flu is spreading in …
New Delhi: Following the spread of swine influenza in the United States, the Centre has swung into action. Experts at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) along with the Health Ministry officials will hold a high-level meeting on Monday to discuss the level of preparedness in the country.
The government has decided to do something important about vehicular emissions that have reached highly dangerous levels. Federal Ministry of Environment told the National Assembly on Monday that all petrol-run vehicles would be required to comply with Euro-II emission standards with effect from July. The deadline for diesel vehicles' compliance …
Sri Lanka has almost eradicated malaria and no malaria deaths have been reported during last three years. It has also resulted in an unprecedented 99 per cent decrease in the reported incidence of Malaria during the last 10 years. This was revealed by Chairman of the Executive Board of the …
Sri Lanka has almost eradicated Malaria and no Malaria deaths have been reported during last three years. It has also resulted in an unprecedented 99 per cent decrease in the reported incidence of Malaria during the last 10 years. This was revealed by Chairman of the Executive Board of the …
Healthcare and Nutrition Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva, said an unprecedented anti-malaria campaign was underway in Sri Lanka. He said affected countries, NGOs, donor governments, researchers and international agencies were joining hands to control and eventually eradicate this scourge from the globe. Minister de Silva speaking before a gathering of …
The government has decided to do something important about vehicular emissions that have reached highly dangerous levels. Federal Ministry of Environment told the National Assembly on Monday that all petrol-run vehicles would be required to comply with Euro-II emission standards with effect from July. The deadline for diesel vehicles' compliance …
Following up: A WHO team inspected facilities at Government Medical College Hospital in Salem on Friday. SALEM: A six-member team from World Health Organisation (WHO) reviewed the implementation of Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme at Salem Government Medical College Hospital and various other parts in the district on Friday. The …
