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 …
The UNICEF, WHO and the World Bank inter-agency team regularly updates joint global and regional estimates of child malnutrition. These estimates of prevalence and numbers for child stunting, overweight, wasting and severe wasting are derived for the global population as well as by regional groupings of United Nations (UN) regions …
From genes to micro-organisms to top predators and even whole ecosystems, depend on biodiversity for everything from clean air and water to medicines and secure food supplies. Yet human activities are destroying biodiversity around 1,000 times faster than natural ‘background’ rates. This global biodiversity crisis is hitting the poorest communities …
This report developed by the USAID-funded Adaptation Thought Leadership and Assessments (ATLAS) project includes an overview of the funding landscape (global funds, private sector financing, etc.), resources for accessing funding, and case studies that offer insights on how to build climate-resilient health systems in practice. The purpose of this guide …
Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare released the National Digital Health Blueprint (NDHB) report in the public domain for inputs from various stakeholders. Speaking on the occasion,the Union Health Minister said that the Government under the guidance of the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modiji is committed …
More than 10 cases of cholera have been reported in Nairobi since the outbreak of the disease in the capital two weeks ago. Nairobi County Health chief officer Dr Washington Makodingo said that so far 14 patients with cholera symptoms have been hospitalized in different health facilities in Nairobi since …
Kagadi — More than 30 people especially children have been hospitalised following measles outbreak in Kagadi District. The measles outbreak has been reported in Rugashali and Mabale sub-counties. Ms Naster Tumwine, a medical worker at a local clinic in Rugashali town, said the affected parishes include Rugashali, Yerudani, Buhumuriro and …
Bhopal: H1N1 deaths have breached the 100-mark in Madhya Pradesh, where every fifth person who has tested positive for the deadly influenza this year has died, according to the National Centre for Disease Control's (NCDC) data till March 24. However, on an optimistic note, the health department has not reported …
One out of four people interviewed in eastern Congo last year believed Ebola wasn't real, according to a new study released Wednesday, underscoring the enormous challenges health care workers are now facing. The survey found that a deep mistrust of the Ebola response resulted in those people being 15 times …
Residents who registered for the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) programme can now collect their cards at local public health facilities. The cards, which will be used to access services in public facilities, will make it easier for medics to identify UHC beneficiaries and their dependents. Speaking at a UHC stakeholders' …
SURAT: A 40-year-old woman from Saiyedpura died of swine flu taking the total death toll to five this season in Surat city. Four fresh cases of H1N1 infection, including a an eight-month-old child from Ora Bhagal area and three-year-old girl from Dindoli. The other two cases include a one -year-old …
Mozambique will start a cholera vaccination campaign next week in areas ravaged by Cyclone Idai, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday, after five confirmed cases were detected. Thousands of people were trapped for more than a week in submerged villages without access to clean water after Cyclone Idai …
Mozambique has confirmed 139 cases of cholera in the wake of a tropical cyclone that hit the southern African nation and killed more than 460 people. None of the cases has yet proven fatal, Ussene Isse, a director at the nation’s health ministry, said Thursday by phone. A day earlier, …
The number of deliveries in private and government hospitals in Delhi has increased by 14% in the last five years, the directorate of family welfare (DFW) has stated in response to an RTI. RTI data also reveals that the number of babies delivered in government hospitals is significantly higher than …
UN human rights staff in Yemen are investigating an apparent airstrike on a hospital in opposition-held territory which reportedly killed at least seven civilians on Tuesday, amid fears that cholera is spreading “like wildfire”, one of the organization’s senior humanitarian officials has warned Condemning the attack on Kitaf District in …
Cases of hepatitis-C are increasing in the district every year. Health Department data says the district has witnessed 6.5-fold increase in cases between 2014 and 2018. Hepatitis-C can lead to severe complications, including cirrhosis, liver cancer and need for liver transplant. The department found 1,165 new patients affected with this …
Jaipur: A recent study conducted by Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital revealed that though new swine flu strain (A/Michigan/45/2015) circulating in the state affected higher number of patients with co-morbidities compared to the strain which remained prevalent from 2009 to 2015 (A/California/7/2009) but had slightly lesser mortality. The study further …
NEW DELHI: Just before onset of summer that brings along with it the sweetness of mangoes and watermelons, the food regulator has decided to tighten the noose around those artificially ripening fruits by using banned substances like calcium carbide and ‘masala’ —which pose a serious threat to public health. The …
A recent survey conducted by a global cancer care website has revealed that over 83 per cent of cancer patients in India are getting wrong treatment. According to recent statistics by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), India is likely to have over 8,80,000 cancer-related deaths and over 1.73 …
Pune: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Wednesday proffered support to the Union government in its plan to end tuberculosis (TB) by reaching out to every private doctor and TB patient in Maharashtra. Notifying every TB case to the government is an important tool to achieve universal coverage. “We are …
Dozens of fragile patients poured into a clinic in the wrecked Mozambican port city of Beira on Wednesday, as the government said it had confirmed the first five cases of cholera in the wake of deadly Cyclone Idai. Thousands of people were trapped for more than a week in submerged …
