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 …
Twenty-six refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo have died in a camp in Uganda from acute diarrhoea, and hundreds more cases have been registered, an official from the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR said on Thursday. The East African country’s refugee population has risen sharply recently as people flood …
Kampala — The Chairperson of the EAC Sectoral Council of Ministers of Health and Minister of State Health in the Republic of Uganda Sarah Opendi has said that the region is committed to eliminate HIV/AIDs and preventable maternal and child deaths by 2030. Opendi urged stakeholders to work diligently to …
Minna — The Niger State government has confirmed 31 cases and four deaths to Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) in the state. Laboratory tests conducted around the state showed the outbreak of the disease in a number of local councils. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Mustapha Jibril, disclosed this at a press briefing …
Scientists have discovered crucial new processes that allow malaria parasites to escape red blood cells and infect other cells, offering potential new treatment targets. The researchers are working with pharmaceutical companies to use this knowledge to develop new antimalarial drugs - a critical step in the battle against drug-resistant malaria. …
Researchers have found that an Artificial Intelligence (AI) system can reduce the spread of tuberculosis in India by helping public health programmes better locate, and treat, people living with infectious diseases. Public outreach campaigns can prevent the spread of devastating yet treatable diseases such as tuberculosis (TB), malaria and gonorrhea. …
Pink City does not seem to be in the pink of health. Data shows that more than half of the swine flu cases reported from across states in the country are from Jaipur. According to Centre’s Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme report released on February 11, Rajasthan reported 871 cases, the …
JAIPUR: A day after BJP MLA from Jalore, Amrita Meghwal, tested positive for swine flu, fear of infection gripped the state assembly on Wednesday. Health authorities were summoned in the morning to collect swab samples of 15 MLAs for testing for swine flu. A total of 17 MLAs had opted …
CHENNAI: Doctors, who encounter a tuberculosis patient, can soon notify the government in a minute using the Nikshay app that will be launched in the coming weeks, said Dr Darez Ahamed, mission director, National Health Mission (NHM), Tamil Nadu, on Wednesday. Speaking at a meeting organised by REACH, a non-profit …
Kinshasa — THE outbreak of poliovirus in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is feared to spread to neighbouring countries as thousands flee the war-torn country. Some 20 children have been affected by the paralysing disease that has been declared a national public health emergency in the DRC. For the …
Lilongwe — The death toll of cholera in the country has risen to 10 after the death of one person in Lilongwe in the early hours of Tuesday, the Minister of Health, Atupele Muluzi has confirmed. Speaking with Malawi News Agency in an interview at Parliament building in Lilongwe on …
The Director of Disease Control in Edo State, Osamuwonyi Irowa, says the state has recorded 521 suspected cases of Lassa fever this month. Mr. Irowa, a medical doctor, disclosed this at the inauguration of the Emergency Operation Centre on Lassa fever in Benin on Wednesday. He said 124 cases have …
282 deaths: What Nigerian govt, affected states are doing about meningitis outbreak Nigeria Meningitis Epidemic: Death toll rises to 328 as health ministry advises citizens Minister blames state govts for Lassa Fever spread Meningitis kills 8 in Kaduna – Health Commissioner The Niger State Government has confirmed the death of …
A total of 817 cholera cases, resulting in 10 deaths have been reported this year, a Unicef-Kenya report shows. Seven counties are still reporting an active cholera outbreak. They are Nairobi, Garissa, Embu, Kirinyaga, Mombasa, Turkana and Wajir. The outbreak has, however, been controlled in Kirinyaga and Mombasa counties. Since …
Rabat – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has unveiled a new report about the troubling issue of newborn deaths around the world on February 20. 2.6 million babies die before turning one month old, with 2 millions of them dying on the day of their birth. And another 2.6 …
Treasury expects to bring in more than R3bn extra from increases in so-called sin taxes in the 2018-19 fiscal year — if the new “sugar tax” is included under that umbrella. Revenue from excise duties on tobacco products will rise by R420m, revenue from excise duties on alcoholic beverages will …
The UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) released an updated version of its statistical yearbook, which provides information on economic, environmental and socio-demographic indicators. Gender-related findings include that women hold 28.7% of the seats in national parliaments. On energy, the proportion of renewables in the energy …
The United Nations Population Fund West and Central Africa Regional Office (UNFPA WCARO), in collaboration with the African Group of Ambassadors in Dakar, is to present its 2017 progress report on the state of the demographic dividend. The Demographic Dividend in West and Central Africa: 2017 Progress Report outlines the …
NEW DELHI: An analysis of bills from four reputed private hospitals in Delhi and NCR by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has revealed that they are making profits of up to 1,737% on drugs, consumables and diagnostics and that these three accounts for about 46% of a patient’s bill. …
4.2 lakh Indians die of the disease every year Stating that tuberculosis (TB) has become a national crisis in India, the Health Ministry assured the TB community that eliminating the disease by 2025 had the ‘highest level of commitment from the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office.’ Senior Health Ministry official …
KOLKATA: It’s a tale of two water sources at Bagha Jatin — A KMC-piped water tap at D Block and a tubewell at J Block. During the diarrhoea outbreak, the civic body had advised residents not to use water — contaminated with coliform bacteria — from both the sources. After …
