This document is the second in a series of global reports describing progress towards the 2030 targets set in Ending the neglect to attain the Sustainable Development Goals: a road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030. It describes a wide range of activities, accomplishments and challenges across the portfolio of …
New York City is looking at a massive health crisis as a result of rising temperatures. A new study predicts that the number of "hot days" in New York City will triple, which is likely to bring about thousands of heat-related deaths by the year 2080. The study was published …
One of the strongest El Niño events ever recorded has placed the lives of 26.5 million children at risk of malnutrition, water shortages and disease in ten countries in Eastern and Southern Africa, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has reported. "Children face protection risks as families and communities move …
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - More than 3,000 New Yorkers could die each year from intense heat due to climate change beginning about 60 years from now, researchers said on Thursday. The number of hot days is expected to triple by the year 2080 and beyond, causing death by …
To fund unique project in all institutions in Chandigarh, Hyderabad in country’s first such experiment With childhood obesity rising, the health research wing of the government is toying with the idea of promoting fit and trim schools by piloting a framework for their accreditation on health-related indicators. In what will …
KOLKATA: Thyroid diseases are emerging as one of the most common endocrine disorders across the country. It is estimated that about 200 million people suffer from thyroid disorders worldwide and amongst those 42 million are in India. These are some of the data based on a three year-long pan India …
Scientists have identified a single gene pathway that can disrupt Zika and similar viruses from spreading in the body and also act as a potential drug target for such deadly diseases. The findings showed that disabling SPCS1 -- in both human and insect cells -- reduces viral infection and does …
Diseases, while disastrous, often come and go in the public eye. We hear about ebola, but then another one quickly grabs national monitors and TV screens for its fifteen minutes. However, one condition that seems to not fit into his norm is the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The spread of …
UN Agency Downgrades Cancer Risk Of Beverage, Says May Lower Danger At `Normal Temp' Next time when you pick up your cup of coffee or tea, watch out for the temperature. Drinking very hot beverages can cause cancer of the oesophagus, the cancer research agency of the World Health Organisation …
Guwahati: Assam continues to be plagued by Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) with 24 positive JE cases and seven casualties reported so far till Monday. Assam witnessed 863 deaths due to JE from 1996 to 2007. In 2001, 160 succumbed due to JE. The following year, 472 JE cases were reported. …
As the world’s climate changes, hazards to human health are increasing. Droughts, floods and cyclones affect the health of millions of people each year. There is also a close relationship between climate and diseases such as diarrhea, malaria, meningitis and respiratory ailments, which cause death and suffering for many millions …
MUMBAI: Increase in patents on essential medicines in India will jeopardise supply of affordable treatment , not only in the country, but also in developing nations. The latest trigger raising concerns among public health advocates is exorbitantly-priced hepatitis C drug sofosbuvir by Gilead, which was recently granted a patent in …
Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 70/1, the Secretary-General, in cooperation with the United Nations system, has the honour to submit the report on progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. The present report is the first annual report on the topic and provides a global overview of the current situation regarding …
Multi isolate whole genome sequencing (WGS) and typing for outbreak investigations has become a reality in the post-genomics era. We applied this technology to strains from Escherichia coli O157:H7 outbreaks. These include isolates from seven North America outbreaks, as well as multiple isolates from the same patient and from different …
Proper awareness, collective behavior change, coupled with availability of sustainable technologies for construction and usage of toilets are important aspects of SBM. There are a wide range of hydro-geological conditions in different states of India. It is challenging to make one technology applicable in all areas. Selection of on-site sanitation …
The National Family Health Survey 2015-16 (NFHS-4), the fourth in the NFHS series, provides information on population, health and nutrition for India and each State / Union territory. NFHS-4, for the first time, provides district-level estimates for many important indicators.
Countries that implement government-mandated vaccinations for chickenpox see a sharp drop in the number of Google searches for the common childhood disease afterward, demonstrating that immunization significantly reduces seasonal outbreaks. That's one of the findings from a new University of Michigan-led study that analyzed thousands of Google searches for "chickenpox." …
Many young adults with abdominal obesity are at a heightened risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD), yet majority are unaware of the risk, suggests new research led by an Indian-origin scientist. Abdominal obesity -- also known as central obesity -- is when excessive abdominal fat around the stomach and abdomen …
Can the dengue virus be transmitted from a donor to the recipient through an organ transplant? A case report published by Delhi's Fortis Escorts hospital in the 'Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology' suggests it can happen. According to the case report, the 29-year-old liver donor had developed high fever …
Visakhapatnam: First the intense summer heat led to spread of viral fever in the city and now the continuous rains since Tuesday night have escalated these cases by 10 to 15 per cent. The fevers are of mixed nature -- viral and bacterial -- and doctors caution people against disease …
Environmental degradation and pollution is estimated to cause up to 234 times as many premature deaths as occur in conflicts annually, highlighting the importance of a healthy environment to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, according to a new report released at the second United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA2). …
