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 …
Gujarat gets $2m project for HIV prevention and care AHMEDABAD: Gujarat became the first state of India last week to launch Unified Budget, Responsibility and Accountability Framework (UBRAF) project. The project, to be implemented by department of health and family welfare, Government of Gujarat, is supported by seven UN agencies …
Rising obesity in young people is causing lifestyle diseases; 24% of them suffer from or are suspected to show symptoms of blood pressure fluctuations “Hypertension [HTN], also known as high blood pressure [HBP], is a long-term medical condition in which blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated. HTN is …
ASHA workers across the country can be trained to identify high blood pressure among rural residents, educate patients about prevention, treatment A new study has found that Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA)s can be trained to lead community-based group educational discussions and to support individuals in managing high blood pressure. …
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave its ex-post-facto for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the India and Swaziland on cooperation in the field of health and medicine respectively. The MoU was signed on April 9, during President Ram Nath Kovind's visit to the …
LUDHIANA: Like every year, the district health department and municipal corporation officials have started making arrangements to prevent dengue from spreading in the city. While health officials are conducting regular awareness drives, the MC has started fogging in high-risk areas once a day. On Wednesday, the health department is going …
State witnessed 15,398 cases last year against 10,439 in 2016 Punjab saw a 50 per cent increase in dengue cases in 2017. As many as 15,398 cases were reported as against 10,439 in 2016. The number of casualties rose from 15 in 2016 to 18 in 2017. As per the …
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its first 'essential diagnostics list', a catalogue of tests needed to diagnose the most common conditions as well as a number of global priority diseases. The step was taken to address the problem of people's inability to access diagnostic services, thus failing to …
NEW DELHI: There is no medicine or vaccine that can prevent dengue. Only vector control can help check its spread, chief of the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP), Dr PK Sen, said this on Wednesday. Dr Sen said that civic authorities alone cannot control mosquito breeding and that …
Over 14 crore people in India suffer from high blood pressure, says study. Hyderabad: The Telangana state has the second highest rate of high blood pressure in the country, with 39 per cent men and 29 per cent women are found to suffer from hypertension, according to the National Institute …
A total of 5.38 lakh families of Uttarakhand will be able to avail health cover under the Ayushman Bharat Yojana, the memorandum of which has been signed by the Uttarakhand government. The cashless health scheme would prove to be a boon for families who hail from economically weaker sections and …
While Africa has seen tremendous progress towards access to immunization, one in five African children still lack access to all the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended life-saving vaccines, a threat not only to the health of families, but also to the strength of economies and equity in African societies. The …
Pune: Scientists at the Pune-based National Institute of Virology (NIV) have studied hundreds of patients and zeroed in on a formula to predict disease severity and mortality in dengue-affected patients. Key risk factors, according to the study, are age more than 24 years, breathlessness at rest (dyspnea) and decreased attentiveness …
Companies voice concern over colour-coded labels The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is looking at global models adopted by various countries for labelling standards of packaged foods. This is being done before the Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2018, is finalised by the government. …
HYDERABAD: In an alarming trend, cases of hypertension among children is found to be on a rapid rise in the city. This was recently ascertained through a preventive medical screening test conducted by a citybased non-governmental organisation — Choice Foundation. The findings of the test revealed an increasing number of …
Owing to lack of awareness regarding obesity disorders among parents, a number of children are getting detected through ‘incidental diagnosis’ at hospitals in the city. Doctors said it was a disturbing trend and children who are not getting diagnosed for obesity at an early stage, might have serious health issues …
At a time when India is battling with increased antimicrobial resistance (AMR) cases pushed by irrational use of antibiotics by healthcare practitioners and the uninformed public, a study published in the latest issue of the Current Science journal has called for sounding the alarm and educate each citizen about the …
A new WHO report shows that the world’s poorest countries can gain US$350 billion by 2030 by scaling up investments in preventing and treating chronic diseases, like heart disease and cancer, that cost an additional US$1.27 per person annually. Such actions would save more than 8 million lives over the …
The Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals 2018 is a visual guide to the trends, challenges and measurement issues related to each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The Atlas features maps and data visualizations, primarily drawn from World Development Indicators (WDI) - the World Bank’s compilation of internationally comparable statistics …
The Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals 2018 is a visual guide to the trends, challenges and measurement issues related to each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The Atlas features maps and data visualizations, primarily drawn from World Development Indicators (WDI) - the World Bank’s compilation of internationally comparable statistics …
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common cause of bronchiolitis in infants. Maternal immunization is an option to increase maternal antibody levels and protect infants from infection. Here we assess the efficacy of virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine candidates containing stabilized pre-fusion (pre-F) or post-fusion (post-F) conformations of the RSV …
