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 mosquito-borne tropical disease had claimed its first victim in the city this year on August 1, when a 12-year-old boy died of dengue shock syndromes at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH). The season for vector-borne diseases has come to an end, with a municipal report on Monday saying …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Deaths Due to Non-Communicable Diseases, 19/12/2017. Indian Council of Medical Research has informed that as per Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 Estimates, 61.8% of all deaths were due to Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in India. Cardiovascular Diseases (coronary heart diseases, stroke and hypertension) contribute …
KOLKATA: Struggling to get control over the dengue situation, Kolkata Municipal Corporation on Thursday used a drone to find out if there was stagnant water or garbage on rooftops and complexes of high-rise buildings in and around South City mall, including the South City residential towers. This is the first …
Nagpur: Over 700 persons lost their lives to swine flu in Maharashtra, while 6,061 were infected with the virus in 10 months from January to October. This was revealed by public health and family welfare minister Dr Deepak Sawant in reply to a starred query by Amin Patel, Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil, …
NEW DELHI: India and Morocco on Thursday signed a pact to enhance cooperation in several areas of health sector, including non-communicable diseases and maternal, child and neonatal health. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by India's Health Minister J P Nadda and Abdelkader Amara, Ministry of Health, Kingdom of …
Districts like- Anantapur, Guntur, Prakasam, Kurnool and East Godavari are performing in a fair way, according to the survey. Vijayawada: Krishna district would be anaemia and malnourishment free by January 2018. It will be the first district in the country to achieve this status. The recent statistics released by the …
NEW DELHI: At least half of the world's population cannot obtain essential health services and each year about 100 million people, including in India, are being pushed into poverty because they have to pay for healthcare out of their own pockets. 'Tracking Universal Health Coverage: 2017 Global Monitoring Report', a …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Status of Malnutrition, 15/12/2017. The status of malnutrition in the country amongst children and adolescent girls is covered under the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) conducted periodically by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. The details are given in this document:
Partly inconsistent findings from previous reviews have fueled discussions on the impact of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) on obesity development. The aim was to systematically review the recent evidence in children and adults. Methods: Data were retrieved from the databases MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane library for the period January 2013 to …
In India an estimated 100 crore people have no health cover. Data from the National Health Profile, released in April, show that only 27 per cent Indians have health cover A report released by the World Health Organisation and the World Bank has shown that at least half of the …
PATNA: Only 227 posts under the National Health Mission in Bihar have roster clearance even though 393 employees are working under the mission in the state. The fact came to light at a videoconferencing organised for state health minister Mangal Pandey on Tuesday evening to review the progress of the …
The girl succumbed to dengue shock syndrome on September 15, after a 15-day stay at Fortis, Gurgaon. Her family had alleged overcharging, to the tune of Rs 16 lakh, and medical negligence. The expert committee, set up by Haryana to probe the allegation of medical negligence in the dengue death …
Meerut: The UP health department’s decision to make it mandatory for pharmacists to routinely provide details of people buying 13 tuberculosis drugs falling under Schedule H1 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act comes in the wake of an increasing number drug-resistant patients. According to a 2016 study conducted by the …
Move over, taxes on carbon and sugar: the global levy that may be next is meat. Some investors are betting governments around the world will find a way to start taxing meat production as they aim to improve public health and hit emissions targets set in the Paris Climate Agreement. …
Less than a month after a private hospital in Gurugram billed a dead seven-year-old patient’s family more than Rs 15 lakh for dengue care, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today sought complete inquiry report from the Haryana Government. Taking up the matter, a Division Bench of the High Court …
With nip in the air, the threat of swine flu looms large over the city. The Health Department is all geared up to tackle any situation. It will set up isolation corners at all hospitals to handle swine flu patients. Fiftyfive confirmed cases (18 deaths) of swine flu have been …
Experts also recommend take-home rations apart from cash benefit About 35 lakh identified tuberculosis patients across the country will soon get ₹500 every month from the Centre as social support. Sunil D Khaparde, Deputy Director General (TB) and Head of the Central TB Division, told The Hindu that although the …
The World Health Organization, WHO says the Cholera outbreak that has killed 15 people and made 547 sick in Lusaka is expected to grow further as the rainy season starts. “The coming of the rainy season, coupled with inadequate water supply and sanitation, increases the risk of outbreaks in Lusaka …
In a recent study, a group of researchers have developed a high-dose cholera vaccine for controlling outbreaks. The vaccine, named Vaxchora, is a single-dose, live-attenuated oral vaccine. It was approved in 2016 by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in adults (18-64 years). The scientists assessed the …
The outbreak of H1N1 viral influenza has killed four students with over 80 recorded cases Eleven students of Kumasi Academy SHS are still on admission at four hospitals in the Ashanti region after being diagnosed with the Influenza type A pandemic strain (swine flu), the regional health directorate has said. …
