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 …
Jhunjhunu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s penchant for acronyms was once again on show at the launch of nutrition mission in Jhunjhunu on Thursday. “When you hear PM, think of ‘Poshan Mission’,” he said while inaugurating the National Nutrition Mission and expanding the Beti Bachaho Beti Padhao (BBBP) programme across the …
‘Gender-based prejudice has grave impact on well-being’ In the World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia region and beyond, more than half the population — women — faces what is often egregious discrimination. “Discrimination in education, and opportunity to learn to read and write; discrimination in access to nutrition and the …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Common Cause Vs Union of India & Others dated March 09, 2018 regarding euthanasia. Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Common Cause Vs Union of India & Others dated March 09, 2018 regarding euthanasia. …
WHO has launched new guidance on tobacco product regulation in response to the need for clear, practical advice on building laboratory testing capacity. The “Tobacco product regulation: Building laboratory testing capacity”, launched during the 2018 World Conference on Tobacco or Health in Cape Town, provides practical, stepwise approaches to implementing …
In view of the linkages between food and NCDs, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has been working for necessary policies and practices aimed at promoting good food, especially among schoolchildren. CSE has also, in the past, highlighted measures to regulate marketing and promotion of HFSS foods through necessary …
Abuja — A Nigerian scientist, Dr. Michael Odighemeh, has announced the discovery of a fuzzy-neutral expert system for detecting Ebola and Lassa fever. Odighemeh is a lecturer at the Faculty of Engineering in the Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ikwo (FUNAI), Ebonyi State. He made the presentation in Abuja yesterday at an …
Kenyan health officials have issued an alert after samples taken from patients in Laikipia County, central Kenya, suffering from flu confirmed the presence of H1N1 prototype 9 influenza virus. Donald Mogoi, a chief officer in charge of health in the area said a child is suspected to have died of …
Kenyan health officials have issued an alert after samples taken from patients in Laikipia County, central Kenya, suffering from flu confirmed the presence of H1N1 prototype 9 influenza virus. Donald Mogoi, a chief officer in charge of health in the area said a child is suspected to have died of …
Dutse — About 30 people have been reportedly killed by a strange disease in Majia town, Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State, leaving dozens hospitalised. Investigation revealed that the patients suddenly developed severe headache and body pains before losing consciousness. Relatives of the victims were seen mourning their dead …
Kenya has revised its contraceptive prevalence rate to 66 per cent by 2030 and 70 per cent by 2050 following a rise in the use of modern contraceptives. Contraceptive prevalence rate, or CPR, is the percentage of women of reproductive age (15 — 49 years) using a modern contraceptive method. …
Rwanda remains the safest country for mothers and their newborns in East Africa, a report by the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund indicates. Unicef said Rwanda’s success in reducing child mortality rate in the country by half lies in its political will to invest in health systems that prioritise …
The Chandigarh Group of Colleges (CGC), Landran, has been awarded a grant of Rs 23 lakh from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for the development of nanotechnology-based lung cancer vaccine. Dr Jitender Madan and his team from the College of Pharmacy, CGC Landran, have been awarded this grant. …
When he is not attending to patients, Dr V Soundarrajan, the head of a primary health centre in Seruvaviduthi village near Peravurani in Thanjavur district, would be seen clearing the ground, sowing seeds or watering plants in the kitchen garden of the health centre. On Tuesdays, he harvests the vegetables …
Healthcare sector, which will drive the economy, will generate 40 million jobs by 2020, says Devi Shetty at CII meet In the World Health Organisation’s ranking of health systems of countries, India is ranked at 112, way below countries like Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iran and Iraq, said Devi Shetty, Chairman Narayana …
NEW DELHI: The rising number of mosquito-borne cases early in the season has prompted the south corporation to prepone its modified vector-borne disease programme by almost two months. “Several measures are being taken to avoid a scenario in which the dengue-chikungunya incidence turns into a crisis. We started with a …
Despite latest techniques, cases of tuberculosis (TB) in the district are on the rise. “Private institutions and hospitals, however, do not report the cases though they have to notify the Health Department about the same,” said nodal officer Gurpreet Singh Nagra. As per the data received from the department, the …
How Tobacco companies subvert anti-tobacco laws capable of saving millions in Nigeria, others - Report How American company, Philip Morris, is flooding Nigeria with 122 million 'units' of cigarettes Tobacco Fact-sheet: Tobacco Companies Engage in CSR to Promote Company Interests Tobacco company denies targeting kids U.S. Court tightens noose on …
CSE urges tennis player Sania Mirza in a letter The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has written to tennis player Sania Mirza regarding her association with an advertorial issued by the All India Poultry Development and Services Private Limited (AIPDSPL) recently. Recognising her achievements, the CSE expressed disappointment over …
Calcutta: The Assembly passed on Tuesday a bill that seeks to empower the Calcutta Municipal Corporation to impose a penalty of up to Rs 1 lakh on the owner or occupier of a property where mosquito-breeding grounds are found. The bill also seeks to empower civic health workers to forcibly …
In their search for new drugs against tuberculosis which is increasingly becoming resistant to presently available drugs, researchers are exploring all options. Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore have found that an existing anti-asthma drug is effective against tuberculosis and can help address the problem of drug …
