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 …
The National Family Health Survey 2015-16 (NFHS-4) provides insightful data on a host of metrics and a holistic picture of the nation’s health. Data from the National Family Health Survey 2015-16 (NFHS-4) on a wide range of topics such as school attendance, reproductive and child health, water and sanitation, nutrition, …
The Cabinet has given its ex-post facto approval for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Iran on cooperation in the field of Health and Medicine. The MoU was signed on February 17 during Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's visit to India The MoU will encourage cooperation between the two …
BHUBANESWAR: The State got its first Mobile Food Testing Laboratory (MFTL) on Wednesday. Referred to as food safety on wheels, the van will be used to conduct tests for common adulterants in all products.Health and Family Welfare Minister Pratap Jena flagged off the van on the premises of Odisha State …
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Wednesday expressed concern over sporadic reports of dengue and chikungunya at the beginning of this year, wondering what will happen when the monsoon draws near. It asked the local commissioner appointed by it earlier to inspect waste disposal in various parts of the …
India stood committed to its resolve to become a ‘TB- Free country’ by 2025, said Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Wednesday, as countries participating in the Delhi End TB Summit signed and adopted the Statement of Action at the end of the summit here. The Minister added that India …
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a review into the potential risks of plastic in drinking water after a new analysis of some of the world’s most popular bottled water brands found that more than 90% contained tiny pieces of plastic. A previous study also found high levels of …
Among the 31 districts of Telangana, 26 have literacy rates below the State average of 66.54 percent. According to the ‘Telangana Socio-Economic Outlook 2018’ report released by the government, Hyderabad tops in literacy rate with 83.2 per cent, while Jogulamba Gadwal district stands at the bottom with 49.9 per cent …
Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) may help cigarette smokers quit smoking, yet they may also facilitate cigarette smoking for never-smokers. Researchers quantified the balance of health benefits and harms associated with e-cigarette use at the population level. Original Source
Hyderabad has shown an alarming increase of malaria and dengue cases in the past few weeks. Though anti-larval operations and fogging are being conducted in the city there is no respite for the people from mosquitoes. Hyderabad has shown an alarming increase of malaria and dengue cases in the past …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India would totally eliminate tuberculosis (TB) by 2025, a good 5 years ahead of the global deadline set for 2030 and has already started working towards achieving this goal. “Given the way TB affects people's lives, health of the society and impacts the …
Calcutta: Mosquito-control measures will get a boost if councillors join health workers in making door-to-door visits, mayoral council member Atin Ghosh said during a discussion on the Calcutta Municipal Corporation budget in the civic house on Tuesday. Ghosh urged all councillors to visit the houses in their respective wards and …
Jamshedpur: The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), the New Delhi-based leading research outfit, has suggested four key areas which the District Mineral Foundation (DMF) of West Singhbhum should prioritise over the next three to five years. A survey on 'Potential of District Mineral Foundation (DMF) in West Singhbhum' conducted …
The $65,000 Prize is awarded annually by Stop TB Partnership The 2017 Kochon Prize was awarded to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) today in New Delhi for building a tradition of excellence in TB research and development. The $65,000 Prize is awarded annually by Stop TB Partnership to …
Namibia’s health minister said on Tuesday it had recorded its first case of listeriosis, the biggest recorded outbreak of which has killed over 180 people and infected almost 970 in neighbouring South Africa. Bernard Haufiku told Namibia’s parliament the victim was a 41-year-old man who was fighting for his life …
The federal government says Nigeria records about 756,000 under five deaths annually. Osarenoma Uwaifo, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, disclosed this at a two-day annual symposium on experience sharing on Integrated Community Case Management of Childhood illness (ICCM) on Tuesday in Abuja. Mr. Osarenoma, who was represented by …
Only three cases of chikungunya have been reported by the various MCDs in the Capital in 2018 as compared to last year where 46 cases were reported by March. No cases of malaria and dengue have been reported in March confirms the report, while the total number of cases this …
Blame it on relatively unhealthy lifestyles, or bad eating habits A study conducted by State Bank of India General Insurance (SBI-G) has revealed a 26 per cent surge in claims related to kidney diseases, especially among 18 to 35 year olds. SBI has taken into account claims made between 2015-16 …
BENGALURU: Even as Tuberculosis (TB) activists are protesting for access to life-saving drugs Bedaquiline and Delaminid, in the national capital, in the backdrop of the End-TB Summit in Delhi to be held on Tuesday, 120 courses of Bedaquiline reached Bengaluru recently.India has only 1,000 doses of Bedaquiline, obtained as donations …
JAIPUR: Chances of death due to swine flu is higher among females comparing it to their male counterparts. According to the health department report, the mortality rate of swine flu among females is 11 per cent, but it is just 7 per cent among males. In the first 50 days …
Survivors of drug-resistant tuberculosis, health organisations and the TB community have appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow issuance of compulsory licence for two of the essential drugs for drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) treatment so that Indian drug-makers can sell them at affordable prices. Bedaquiline and Delamanid are recommended by …
