Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
Luanda — The Hiv/Aids pandemic in Angola is spreading vertiginously, mainly in the provinces of Luanda, Lunda Norte, Lunda Sul, Cuando Cubango and Cunene. The information was disclosed by the executive secretary of the Angola's Aids Service Organisations Network (Anaso), Antonio Coelho. According to António Coelho, the Aids situation in …
This report showcases the state of inequality in Indonesia, drawing from the latest available data across 11 health topics (53 health indicators), and eight dimensions of inequality. In addition to quantifying the magnitude of health inequality, the report provides background information for each health topic, and discusses priority areas for …
The Health Department held a meeting here to review the swine flu (H1N1) preparedness today. Representatives of the Indian Medical Association, government and private health institutions were present on the occasion. Civil Surgeon Dr Balwinder Singh once again issued guidelines pertaining to the H1N1 preparedness. He informed that all logistics …
Rabat – The number of new HIV infections in Morocco decreased by 44 percent between 2004 and 2016 due to the “remarkable progress made by Morocco in terms of coverage and access to preventive and curative medical services,” said the provisional Minister of Health, Abdelkader Amara, on Tuesday in Rabat. …
The number of Ugandans who got infected with HIV dropped sharply to 52,000 in 2016 from 99,000 in 2014, presenting hope that the fight against the scourge. The decline in new HIV infections is highlighted in partial findings of the Uganda Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment survey, which also puts prevalence …
People who use lansoprazole to prevent conditions of acidity in the stomach are a third less likely to develop tuberculosis, a new study found. Are you in the habit of consuming lansoprazole, a cheap and easily available gastric acid suppressant to cure heartburn, gastritis conditions and ulcers? Take heart, as …
ICMR to monitor 2000 patients in Jharkhand to determine role of good diet. Can a healthy diet stave off tuberculosis? The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will monitor 2000 TB patients in Jharkhand and additionally ensure that they are well fed to determine the extent to which a good …
Rabat – Morocco counted more than 1,000 new HIV infections in 2016, bringing up the number of Moroccans living with HIV to 22,000 people, down from the previous year by 600 cases, according to a recent study run by UNAIDS. The report revealed that drugs addicts are the most affected …
India is a major manufacturer of anti-TB drugs for the world, having almost an 80 per cent global market share. New Delhi: Over 30 million tuberculosis patients residing in remote areas have been screened as part of special campaigns, Union minister J P Nadda said today as he underlined India's …
Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Thursday said that under the government's initiative, over 15,000 more tuberculosis (TB) cases have been detected. "We have already completed two campaigns covering 257 districts and screened over 30 million vulnerable persons and detected over 15,000 fresh TB cases. We are planning the next …
India has been toying with the idea of UHC since 2011 when a high-level expert committee, formed by the erstwhile Planning Commission, submitted its report but nothing much came of it. The World Health Organisation is keen that India should have universal health coverage (UHC), newly elected director-general Dr Tedros …
The WHO Global Ministerial Conference “Ending TB in the Sustainable Development Era: A Multisectoral Response” aims to accelerate implementation of the WHO End TB Strategy - with immediate action addressing gaps in access to care and the MDR-TB crisis - in order to reach the End TB targets set by …
NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- Kenya’s Ministry of Health on Monday launched a policy on prevention and containment of antimicrobial resistance to help promote prudent use of antimicrobial agents. Ministry of Health Cabinet Secretary Cleopa Mailu said the policy will ensure that there is continued successful treatment and prevention of microbial diseases. …
A population-based molecular epidemiological study has revealed that Tuberculosis (TB) is prevalent and fast spreading in the urban areas than in the rural settings. The study also indicated that males are at higher risks of getting TB than their female counterparts, and its spreading more among the youth between the …
This report prepared as part of the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2016, and published in Lancet , has found that every State in India has a higher burden from non-communicable diseases and injuries than from infectious diseases. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the Public Health Foundation …
DEHRADUN: According to a latest report on seasonal influenza (H1N1) released by the ministry of health and family welfare's Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDPS), 8,543 people succumbed to deadly swine flu virus between 2010 and October 2017. More importantly, the number of cases across the country this year has seen …
In 2015, the WHO said India had double the number of estimated TB deaths-480,000 up from 220,000 in 2014 Though the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that new tuberculosis cases in India fell in 2016, the number of drug-resistant cases increased, showing that India has a growing challenge in its …
Monrovia — Liberians were dying in their thousands from the Ebola epidemic that plagued the country in 2014 while donor funds sent to the Liberia National Red Cross Society to fight the deadly virus were being fraudulently stolen by staffs, an investigation has confirmed. The International Federation of the Red …
The report stated that only five H1N1 cases were diagnosed in the city in the month of October As Mumbaikars continue to be severely affected due to viral infections and diseases, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) recently released health report reflected a drastic drop in H1N1 cases. The report stated …
As if the Ebola crisis in West Africa wasn’t tragic enough, investigators at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) now say at least USD$6 million was lost to fraud and corruption during an emergency that lasted from 2014 through 2016. As much as $2.1 million …
