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 …
Two people died and eight others were hospitalized following an anthrax outbreak in northern Tanzania's district of Moshi, authorities confirmed on Wednesday. Anna Mghwira, Kilimanjaro Regional Commissioner said eight people were receiving treatment in two different hospitals. Five were admitted at Kilema Mission Hospital in the district and three others …
Brazil's Health Ministry said Tuesday that from Jan. 1 to Feb. 2, the number of registered suspected dengue cases increased by 149 percent year-on-year to 54,777, which means 2.63 out of every 10,000 inhabitants have been infected. According to the ministry, 32,821 of the cases were registered in the southeastern …
The U.S. has counted more measles cases in the first two months of this year than in all of 2017, and part of the rising threat is misinformation that makes some parents balk at a crucial vaccine, federal health officials told Congress Wednesday. Yet the vaccine is hugely effective and …
The AAP government on Tuesday presented a Rs 60,000 crore Budget for 2019-20 laying emphasis on education, health and transport sectors and said it is “two times more” than the one presented in 2014-15. Presenting the Budget in the Delhi Assembly, deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia said the Budget is …
The Delhi government on Tuesday allocated ₹7,485 crore for the health sector in its 2019-20 budget with Rs 588 crore being proposed for construction of new hospitals and re-modelling of existing ones. This includes revenue budget of ₹6,462 crore and capital budget of ₹1,023 crore. An amount of ₹3,737 crore …
The Delhi government has reduced the budget for one of its most popular and ambitious projects, the Aam Aadmi mohalla clinics, by 6.9% in 2019-2020. It has allocated Rs 375 crore for development of mohalla clinics and polyclinics this year, down from Rs 403 crore in 2018-2019. A total of …
From now onwards, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) will keep a track record of usage of oil. Mumbai: From now onwards, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) will keep a track record of usage of oil. According to the latest circular by FSSAI, …
One of the most prevalent and contagious viruses, H1N1 has three categories – A, B and C. While A and B categories need home care, category C requires immediate hospitalization and medical intervention as its symptoms and outcomes are extremely severe and could result in death. Many people in the …
The economy of Delhi is estimated to have grown at 8.61 per cent in 2018-19, according to the Economic Survey Report tabled in the Assembly. The advance estimate of the gross state domestic product (GSDP) of Delhi at current prices during 2018-19 is likely to attain the level of Rs …
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) in collaboration with the Ministry of Ayush is exploring the possibility of setting standards for Ayurvedic Ahaar, traditional Ayurvedic foods, as a separate category. Speaking on the sidelines of a CII event, Pawan Agarwal, CEO, FSSAI, said, “We are in discussions …
The number of swine flu cases in Gujarat continue to grow. More than 2,000 people have tested positive for the H1N1 virus since January 1 and 79 persons have succumbed to it. About 727 persons are undergoing treatment in various hospitals across the State. According to a Gujarat Health Department …
Meerut is worst affected with around 200 cases reported so far, followed by Lucknow with 173 cases and Ghaziabad with 128 cases. Deaths reported this year are from Rae Bareli, Bareilly, Baghpat, Saharanpur, Kushinagar and Lucknow. “So far, at least 780 cases have been reported in the state since January …
All the restaurants, dhabas and hotels who had been cutting down the expenses by reusing the cooking oil for frying purpose have a piece of bad news! Come March 1 and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) will impose a new rule on them. According to the …
The Health Ministry has asked state governments to bolster their surveillance for early detection of the disease and keep beds reserved in hospitals to deal with acute cases Sixty-five people succumbed to H1N1 virus in the country last week, pushing the death toll due to swine flu this year to …
Swine flu death toll in the state rose to 75 on Wednesday, with three patients succumbing to the H1N1 virus. The health department said that 110 new swine flu cases were reported in the state on Wednesday. This is the highest number of the flu cases that have come to …
The study estimates that vaccination and screening could result in cervical cancer being eliminated as a public health problem, with average rates across countries falling to less than 4 cases per 1 lakh by 2055-59 in countries with very high levels of development India can eliminate cervical cancer by 2079, …
Skin barrier dysfunction has been reported in both atopic dermatitis (AD) and food allergy (FA). However, only one-third of patients with AD have FA. The purpose of this study was to use a minimally invasive skin tape strip sampling method and a multiomics approach to determine whether children with AD …
At the PHC level, 25 types of lab tests will be conducted free-of-cost. Mumbai: The free lab-testing scheme has been launched in 2,315 government health institutions in the state and during the last one year, over 80 lakh patients have benefitted from this scheme. Nearly 1.82 crore medical tests of …
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to form a high-level committee comprising of bureaucrats and health department staff to plan and take the necessary measures for the control of swine flu in the state. The direction came from the division bench of Acting Chief Justice AS …
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) released draft guidelines on standardisation of individual health products. According to the guidelines, the standard indemnity health product should have basic mandatory covers and shall be uniform across the market. No additional add-ons or optional covers will be allowed along with …
