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 …
The population dynamics of endemic cholera in urban environments—in particular interannual variation in the size and distribution of seasonal outbreaks—remain poorly understood and highly unpredictable. In part, this situation is due to the considerable demographic, socioeconomic, and environmental heterogeneity of large and growing urban centers. Despite this heterogeneity, the influence …
India has the worst air quality in the world, beating even its neighbour China, according to an annual survey based at Yale and Columbia universities in the United States. Of all the countries surveyed in the Environmental Performance Index (EPI), which measures the effects of polluted air on human health, …
Rickettsial infection, or rickettsiosis, is a zoonotic acute febrile illness caused by obligate intracellular, gram-negative bacteria from the genera Rickettsia, Orientia, Ehrlichia, Neorickettsia, and Anaplasma. Rickettsiosis is spread by tick or mite bites. Rickettsial infections are reported in various parts of the world. Scrub typhus, which is caused by Orientia …
Frequent travels, past displacement and current repatriation of millions of Afghans have put the Afghan population at risk of infection with novel, possibly drug-resistant strains of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and treatment for such infections may prove challenging for the development of effective vaccines and antiretroviral therapies, a recent study …
Gonorrhoea is a major public health challenge today, due to the high incidence of infections accompanied by a dwindling number of treatment options. The objective of this global action plan is to control the spread and minimize the impact of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Neisseria gonorrhoeae (N. gonorrhoeae). This document …
The rise of the farmed fish industry in recent years has been accompanied by the emergence of many infectious diseases of fish. One of the most recent and serious diseases is the marine viral disease, Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA). First detected in Atlantic salmon farmed along the southwest coast of …
Several animal species including gorillas in Rwanda and tigers in Bangladesh could risk extinction if the impact of climate change and extreme weather on their habitats is not addressed, a U.N. report showed on Sunday. Launched on the sidelines of global climate negotiations in Durban, the report by the United …
Two to three HIV/AIDS cases are reported every week in Sri Lanka, research reveals. A total of 1,388 HIV/AIDS positive cases had been identified in the country by the end of second quarter of 2011. At the end of 2010 there were 1,317 cases. Nearly 250 people have died due …
US President Barack Obama on Thursday added $50 million to fight AIDS in the United States and launched efforts to treat two million more people abroad. "We can beat this disease," Obama said at an event to mark World AIDS Day which included speeches by satellite from former presidents Bill …
HIV has claimed more than 25 million lives over the past three decades while about 7 million HIV infected people all over the world are still waiting for access to the treatment of the disease. According to the latest report by the WHO, UNICEF and UNAIDS, increased access to HIV …
The number of People Living With HIV/AIDS in Nepal has decreased by 14,000 in the past four years, states a report. Bi-yearly counting put the number of HIV/AIDS-infected at around 70,000 in 2007, National Centre for AIDS and STD Control said while making public a report yesterday. The number went …
President Barack Obama called Thursday for an intensified fight against HIV/AIDS, directing an extra $50 million to the care and treatment of patients domestically and significantly raising the U.S. goal for the number of people globally who would receive lifesaving drugs in the next two years. The pledges, though involving …
Thirty years after the first reported case of human infection with the HIV virus, the profile of HIV/AIDS is undergoing a transformation from a life-threatening emergency to a manageable chronic disease. New strategies and initiatives have ensured that fewer people are getting infected with the virus, and more infected people …
A recent review has discussed the economic value of vaccine for developed countries. The situation is quite different in developing countries, and we examine the situation in Brazil. Vaccines are of fundamental importance for the control of infectious diseases, especially among the population that lives in poor sanitary conditions. Also, …
Considering the increasing number of HIV-positive cases, it is important that the general practitioners enhance their knowledge and prepare themselves to help detect the disease and treat the affected. With this objective in view, the General Practitioners’ Association (GPA) in Pune held a workshop to train the physicians on November …
India will not allow home testing for HIV. The country's National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) is against allowing finger pricks or mouth swabs to be used by individuals to know their HIV status. A variety of tests are now available which can produce results in 1-20 minutes. The cost of …
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) cause significant physical debilitation, lowered economic productivity, and social ostracism for afflicted individuals. Five NTDs with available preventive chemotherapy: lymphatic filariasis (LF), trachoma, schistosomiasis, onchocerciasis and the three soil-transmitted helminths (STH); have been targeted for control or elimination, but resource constraints in endemic countries have impeded …
Japan provided $2.64 million support which would enable the government to procure 11 million doses of polio vaccines for rapid campaigns in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. The assistance would also be utilised on awareness campaign to eliminate misunderstanding and prejudice against the polio vaccination. Ambassador of Japan Hiroshi Oe, Unicef Representative …
