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 …
Public funding in India in the field of research and development for neglected diseases has increased significantly by Rs 135 crore since 2009, says a new report. The report conducted by G-Finder a project that tracks and reports on global investments into research and development (R&D;) for neglected diseases which …
The increasing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) on health facilities demands greater multi-sectoral actions for the implementation of NCD prevention activities. NCDs are a major public health problem accounting for an estimated 62 percent of the disease burden in the country. According to health officials, deaths from NCDs increased to …
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 21 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has listed out 10 global health threats for 2019, adding that millions of lives will be at risk if these threats are not addressed. The United Nation's public health agency, thus, is starting a new five year strategic plan …
With health system at breaking point, uncertainty over how virus is being transmitted prompts fears it could range beyond DRC The number of Ebola cases recorded each day in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is expected to more than double, with concern mounting that uncertainty over how the virus …
Uganda’s capital Kampala is experiencing a Cholera outbreak which has left eight people admitted to an isolation center, a ministry of health official said here on Tuesday. "Eight people are admitted at an isolation center at the China-Uganda Friendship Hospital in Kampala," Emma Ainebyoona, ministry of health spokesperson told Xinhua …
China’s birth rate last year fell to its lowest since the founding of the People’s Republic of China 70 years ago, official data showed on Monday, with looser population controls failing to encourage couples to have more babies. The birth rate stood at 10.94 per thousand, the lowest since 1949 …
Researchers found evidence that fasting affects circadian clocks in the liver and skeletal muscle, causing them to rewire their metabolism, which can ultimately lead to improved health and protection against aging-associated diseases. In a University of California, Irvine, United States (U.S.)-led study, researchers found evidence that fasting affects circadian clocks …
Universal health, education and other public services reduce the gap between rich and poor, and between women and men. Fairer taxation of the wealthiest can help pay for them. Our economy is broken, with hundreds of millions of people living in extreme poverty while huge rewards go to those at …
The health authorities have sounded an alert across the state following the death of a 16-month-old girl and a 65-year-old man, both from Una district, due to swine flu. While the girl died on January 12, the man succumbed to the deadly virus on January 15. Both were admitted to …
Meerut: Spread generally due to unhygienic conditions, Swine Flu is taking more patients in its grip almost every day in Meerut. Against what might be considered as the common belief, Swine Flu positive cases are more in number in the urban parts of the district and not in the rural …
AMBALA: As many as seven patients have been tested positive for swine flu while three deaths have been reported due to the disease since January 3 in the Ambala division comprising Ambala, Kurukshetra and Yamunanagar. The deaths were reported in Ambala and Yamunanagar districts. "On January 3, a 50-year-old man …
Swine flu on Wednesday claimed one more life in Rajasthan, taking the toll to 39 since January 1, officials said. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma have given directions to staff of the medical and health department to remain vigilant. According to data from the medical …
The new diet could avert around 11 million premature deaths a year. With the ideal diet, your life would be less sweet but your lifespan would be longer. Cut consumption of sugar and red meat by 50%, and increase the intake of fruits, vegetables, and nuts — that is the …
Food systems have the potential to nurture human health and support environmental sustainability, however our current trajectories threaten both. The EAT–Lancet Commission addresses the need to feed a growing global population a healthy diet while also defining sustainable food systems that will minimise damage to our planet.
MUMBAI: Dengue cases in Maharashtra were up by an unprecedented 41% in 2018 from 2017, raising questions about the measures to tackle the vector-borne disease. The state also accounted for over a third of the country’s dengue deaths last year. Confirmed cases rose to 11,011 last year from 7,829 in …
MUMBAI: With India seeing a high incidence of diseases spread by mosquitoes, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance has launched a health cover that is specifically targeted at seven vector borne diseases - dengue, malaria, chikungunya, Kala Azar, Japanese encephalitis, filariasis and Zika virus. While the focus is on mosquito-borne diseases, the …
PATIALA: Even as the district administration and the health department had chip-in all its efforts to curb the dengue menace last year, it all seems to have turned futile with a large number of dengue cases reported in the district. The administration in Patiala was the only in Punjab to …
Court says Delhi govt plan lacks consent of parents, asks ads to be issued to spread awareness about vaccine The Delhi High Court Tuesday put on hold till further orders the Delhi government’s ambitious plan to conduct a vaccination campaign in schools across the capital to eliminate measles and control …
Bajaj Allianz General Insurance has launched M Care, a health insurance product that offers protection against seven common mosquito borne diseases namely dengue, malaria, chikungunya, kala azar, Japanese encephalitis, filariasis and zika virus. Tapan Singhel, manging director & chief executive officer, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, said India had seen a …
Kampala — The Cholera outbreak has spread to other parts of Kampala City as Naguru hospital continues to receive suspected cholera patients. The hospital on Monday recorded six more cases where one from Bukoto, a Kampala suburb, tested positive for the disease. Mr Steven Kyebambe, the head of clinical services …
