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 …
A Delhi-based green body today said it has submitted recommendations to FSSAI on the draft regulations on labelling released by the food regulator, urging it to make the norms "more effective and stringent". In April, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India issued a draft of the Food Safety …
Research organisation gives suggestions to food safety authority on draft regulations “Children are key consumers of food items that are high in fat, sugar and salt, which is leading to a rise in childhood obesity. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India needs to adopt a detailed framework to …
In India, deaths due to AIDS have been reduced by nearly 55 per cent over the last decade and new HIV infections have been reduced by 66 per cent since 2000. India has said that achieving global targets of ending AIDS epidemic requires political will that ensures expansion of community-led …
The device is currently made at a cost of Rs 5,500 but researchers feel that when the device is produced at a commercial scale, the cost could come down to Rs1,500. Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, have developed an affordable sensory device that can not only …
KOCHI: The Kerala high court on Wednesday lauded the efforts taken by the state government and its health department in tackling Nipah virus outbreak. A division bench comprising of acting chief justice Hrishikesh Roy and justice CT Ravikumar also appreciated the efforts made by the central government in rendering assistance …
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), on Wednesday approved a draft Food Safety and Quality Bill as well as the Food Safety Institutional Reform working document. The Council also approved a Draft National Tobacco Control Regulation bill to be forwarded to the National Assembly for passage. This was revealed by the …
Salima — One person has died from cholera in Salima, just a few weeks after the council declared that cholera outbreak was over. Health officials from the local council confirmed on Tuesday that samples taken from the deceased tested positive for cholera. The deceased identified as Justice Machesi, 69, from …
The Ministry of Health has issued an alert on disease outbreaks in several counties. Director of Medical Services Jackson Kioko said on Tuesday that four epidemics had been reported in the country since January. Cholera, measles, Chikungunya and Rift Valley Fever outbreaks have been reported in various parts of the …
Monrovia – The National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MoH) is responding to Lassa fever outbreak in the country. According to a release issued in Monrovia, cases of Lassa fever are on the increase in the Lassa belt (Bong, Nimba, and Grand …
Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, released the first chapter of the 2018 Future Health Index (FHI), a research-based platform designed to help determine the readiness of countries to address global health challenges and build efficient and effective health systems. The FHI focuses on the crucial role that …
About 55 million Indians were pushed into poverty in a single year because of having to fund their own healthcare and 38 million of them fell below the poverty line due to spending on medicines alone, a study by three experts from the Public Health Foundation of India has estimated. …
Model tender documents for showcasing health insurance scheme released Pre-authorisation will be mandatory for 636 of the 1,350 packages – or 47 per cent of all treatments covered under the National Health Protection Mission (NHPM), including all packages for cardiology, ophthalmology and oncology. The NHPM will not cover conditions that …
NEW DELHI: The government is set to streamline the rules for blood donation for safety of both patients and donors. The health ministry is expected to come up with specific donor selection criteria. For instance, the proposed rules prohibit a woman from donating blood for 12 months after child birth. …
Last year, more than 42,000 persons had been vaccinated against H1N1, while in 2016 as many as 1.01 lakh persons were given the vaccine. There were 778 deaths and 6,144 cases of H1N1 virus in Maharashtra in 2017, said state health officials. Over 90,000 people have been vaccinated against H1N1 …
At least 22 people have died of rabies in Mulanje as the government needs K17 million to buy vaccines for dogs and cats. Taurayi Mbengo from veterinary office in Mulanje said the deaths have occured from July last year. He said 1600 people had dog bites and were infected with …
The Ministry of Health has issued an alert on disease outbreaks in several counties. Director of Medical Services Jackson Kioko said on Tuesday that four epidemics had been reported in the country since January. Cholera, measles, Chikungunya and Rift Valley Fever outbreaks have been reported in various parts of the …
At least one person has died of cholera in the central lakeshore district of Salima in Malawi, barely a month after Health Ministry declared the country free of the disease. Between November 2017 and April 2018 cholera killed at least 30 people in the central African country with the capital …
KINSHASA - WHO chief Tedros Adhanom on Tuesday called for tighter monitoring as he wrapped up a visit to Ebola-hit DR Congo, saying the outbreak was far from over despite the number of cases stabilising in recent weeks. The outbreak -- the ninth in the Democratic Republic of Congo since …
The most widely used antimalarial therapy may not fully treat some children and pregnant women, according to a new study. These patients' bloodstreams contained lower concentrations of one active ingredient compared to adults who aren't pregnant. The research may explain why standard doses of artemether-lumefantrine combination therapy (ACT) sometimes fail …
Non-BJP-ruled States unenthusiastic abouthealth insurance plan The country's most ambitious health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat may not find takers in West Bengal, Punjab, Odisha and Delhi. Interestingly, all the four are non-BJP-ruled States. Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamta Banerjee had sent top officials from the State’s Health Department for …
