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 number of births in China continued to fall last year, the third year since the implementation of a national policy to encourage couples to have two children, a population researcher affiliated to China's top health authority said. The number of births for 2018 is estimated at between 15 and …
The United Nations has estimated that about 39 million people are blind globally, while another 1.3 billion people live with some form of near vision impairment. The UN said this in a statement to mark the first-ever official World Braille Day, aimed to underscore the importance of written language for …
China’s population shrank last year for the first time in 70 years, experts said, warning of a “demographic crisis” that puts pressure on the country’s slowing economy. For decades the world’s most populous nation, with about 1.4 billion citizens, China limited most families to one child in an attempt to …
(Seychelles News Agency) - Music therapy, a new and unique form of health care in Seychelles, was introduced in the country this past year by two Russian specialists. This creative arts therapy is used to improve the physical and mental health of patients suffering from a wide range of health …
Rabat – The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has estimated that Morocco registered 1,879 births on January 1, 2018. UNICEF estimated that Morocco’s New Year’s babies could live to the age of 77, until 2096. In Algeria, 2,407 babies were born on New Year’s Day, 516 were born …
Nagpur: The city has recorded 27 deaths and 149 positive cases of swine flu (H1N1 virus) in 2018. The number of cases was the third highest annual figure in history. Data available with Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) shows 10 of the total 27 persons who died of swine flu were …
JAIPUR/JODHPUR: Swine flu has made a comeback in the state with 44 persons tested positive for the disease and one person succumbed to the disease in past two days. On Wednesday, 32 persons were diagnosed with H1N1 influenza. In Jodhpur, SN Medical College cancelled leaves of doctors. Jodhpur has reported …
India accounted for 6% of global malaria burden in 2016; highest number of cases reported in Odisha Universal access to malaria diagnosis and treatment and follow-up of patients with enhanced surveillance can dramatically reduce the number of malaria cases. ‘Live project’ This is according to a ‘live project’ — ‘Comprehensive …
Switching from beef to alternative proteins could save millions of lives and dramatically slash greenhouse gas emissions, the World Economic Forum said. New research conducted by the Oxford Martin School for WEF showed that efforts to replace meat and especially beef could provide huge benefits for human health and the …
Teachers have been told to be part of the vaccination teams, along with the designated health workers, and to create awareness and sensitisation regarding the vaccine among students and parents in all government, government-aided and unaided recognised schools in Delhi. A section of teachers in Delhi have voiced concerns over …
Some of the key regulations include the ones on alcoholic beverages, food fortification, advertising and claims, packaging, residues of pesticides, tolerance limits of antibiotics and pharmacologically active substances. With new food quality standards in place, regulator FSSAI will focus on enforcing the regulations without impacting businesses, CEO Pawan Agarwal said …
LAHORE - The Punjab AIDS Control Programme (PACP) during the year 2018 conducted AIDS and Hepatitis tests of 42,000 inmates and 33,000 truck drivers apart from other initiatives, said spokesman for PACP. HE said that the Punjab AIDS Control Program set up 38 testing centers in all jails of Punjab, …
After the eighth suspected case of H1N1 virus (swine flu) was reported on Saturday, the district has been put on a high alert. The Health Department has already warned residents of the deadly virus. Though one death has been reported in this season, it warned that cases could increase in …
In a meeting convened late on Saturday night, chief minister Ashok Gehlot held a high-level review with the health department officials of the spread of the swine flu in state and seeking preventive measures to control the disease. On directions of the CM, a plan has been devised to make …
Suraiya first noticed something was wrong with her two-year-old son, Atfan Kuning, when he couldn't eat or keep any food down. The possibility of measles came to mind early as she remembered the warning postings about the vaccine-preventable disease on TV and radio, as well as on billboards plastered around …
Consumer demand for food safety is likely to be an important driver of public policies and industry-led efforts to reduce information asymmetry on food attributes and improved food safety. This paper examines the attribute demand for chicken meat and tilapia among 803 shoppers in Accra, Ghana. Freshness is the main …
While community-based health insurance (CBHI) becomes increasingly integrated into health systems in developing countries, there is still limited research and evidence on its probable health impacts beyond its functions for health financing or for facilitating access to services. Using a cross-sectional data from rural south-west Uganda, apply a two-stage residual …
Between May and July 2018, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) implemented a household-level survey in four areas of PNG: the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (South Bougainville near Buin), Madang (Middle Ramu near Kwanga Station), East Sepik (near Maprik) and West Sepik (near Nuku). The survey investigated the food …
Community-based health insurance (CBHI) schemes have emerged as strong pathways to universal health coverage in developing countries. Their examination has largely focussed on their impacts on financial protection and on the utilisation of curative health services. However, very little is known about their possible effect on utilisation of preventive health …
