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 …
Jaipur: The health department is taking lessons from Ujjain’s hospital in developing cancer care facilities in its district hospitals across the state. The health department had sent its nurses and doctors to Ujjain for training. With increase in cancer patients and limited cancer care facilities in hospitals attached to government …
Says a recent report released by WHO and UNICEF An estimated 19.9 million infants worldwide did not receive routine services such as three doses of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP3) vaccine in 2017. Around 60% of these children live in 10 countries — Afghanistan, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, …
Countries are making significant steps in tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR), but serious gaps remain and require urgent action, according to a report released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the World Health Organization (WHO). The report charts progress …
Cuttack: The dengue menace in the state is showing no signs of slowing down with 55 people being admitted to SCB Medical College and Hospital here with symptoms of dengue in the past eight days. Over the past week, more than seven persons tested positive for dengue at the hospital …
As many as 22 challans were issued in various areas on Monday after teams of the Health Department in Kapurthala detected dengue larvae breeding in various residential areas of the city. Epidemiologist Shobhna Bansal said field workers were holding surveys by going from home to home and challans were also …
FSSAI being the apex regulatory body, is having important responsibilities and functions to perform to ensure food safety in the country. Food-borne Disease Burden The foodborne disease burden is a global concern both in terms of human sufferings and economic costs. The global burden of foodborne illnesses in 2010 was …
According to Chief District Health Officer Dr Uday Tilavat, 15 residents of Khedkarmsiya village had complained of diarrhoea and vomiting on Saturday. Vadodara district collector Shalini Agrawal on Monday issued a notification declaring Khedkarmsiya village in Waghodia taluka of Vadodara cholera-affected after 31 persons complained of symptoms of the disease. …
FSSAI has taken steps to push companies and restaurants for lower levels of fat, sugar and salt in packaged foods. It has also roped in Bollywood actor RajKummar Rao as ambassador. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has recently launched the Eat Right Movement in a bid to …
An Indian-origin health care professional, who was recently awarded for her work to improve the quality of patient care in the UK's state-funded National Health Service (NHS), has said her dream is to start a rehabilitation and re-employment centre in India. Kashmira Sangle, who trained as a physiotherapist in Maharashtra …
Fake products are sold in the grey market and attract customers with big brand names but low pricing, more and more customers are falling into this trap. Rising demand for deeply discounted cosmetic products is leading to a spurt in fake items, many with import tags, which not only violate …
Jaipur: With rains lashing the state, health department is apprehensive that swine flu and scrub typhus cases might resurface in the state. The health department has geared up to prevent spread of the disease in the state. The health department has issued direction to its officials to remain prepared to …
According to the UT report, in 2015-16, the total number of OPD patients was 59.41 lakh which increased to 66.3 lakh in 2016-17. The report shows that for the period 2017-18, 29,208 deliveries were conducted in the facilities located in Chandigarh. The government health facilities, including Postgraduate Institute of Medical …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A detailed study by the Kerala government in the recent outbreak of Nipah virus has suggested that 17 of the 19 infected people might have contracted the deadly virus from the first victim, 26-year-old Mohammed Sabith. Sabith, who died on May 5, was among the 17 people who lost …
NEW DELHI: If there is a pool of stagnant water or possible mosquito breeding sites in your house or property, get it cleared immediately or get ready for an FIR against you. South Delhi Municipal Corporation, for the first time, has registered FIRs against three people in Greater Kailash for …
VISHAKHAPATNAM: While India has been recently abuzz with the news of actress Sonali Bendre’s high grade cancer, which has metastasized (spread to other organs) from its point of origin (which has not been revealed by the actress yet, or possibly the point of origin is unknown), oncologists from King George …
JAIPUR: One lakh fourteen thousand mosquito breeding sites found in houses in rural areas setting alarm bells ringing. The season of vector-borne disease has reached the doorstep. More monsoon rains lashing the state making it more vulnerable to dengue and malaria. In two months (May-June), health department detected these breeding …
People warned against approaching quacks for treatment The Health Department has intensified anti-dengue operations across the district by pressing into service 40 special teams in all the 20 unions in the district. Two teams will be in-charge of each union. The special teams formed under a health inspector will visit …
Nagpur: Both government and private hospitals in city have a total of 12,815 beds, which means one for 234 people if city’s population is taken to be 30 lakh. This was revealed on Thursday by Maharashtra government, underlining the fact that health care facilities are still insufficient in city. Public …
PUNE: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) in partnership with the Union ministry of Health and Family Welfare brought together leaders and experts from the government, civil society, and private sector in New Delhi on Thursday (July12) to discuss the role of innovations and partnerships for a …
Donors have lauded Uganda government's efforts and interventions to bring down the under-five mortality rate from 109 to 53 deaths per 1,000 live births between 2006-2016. But at 336 deaths per 100,000 live births, the country’s maternal mortality rate is still among the highest on the continent and in the …
