The number of lives lost due to viral hepatitis infections is increasing and already accounts for 3,500 deaths daily, according to this report by the World Health Organization (WHO). This is the first consolidated WHO report on viral hepatitis epidemiology, service coverage and product access, with improved data for action. …
Malaria and dengue are unpleasant enough individually. However, it’s their joint force that is fearful. Experts say a higher number of malaria and dengue co-infection cases have been noticed in the city in the past couple of months. There are several co-infection cases, wherein two diseases occur in the person …
Despite expansion of private and public healthcare services in the city, the number of maternal deaths seem to be on the rise. As per data collated by the civic body’s public health department, the number of maternal deaths have jumped 13 per cent to 239 in 2011 from 211 in …
Clinical labs, dental clinics main sources of infection There has been a considerable increase in the number of hepatitis-B cases reported in the district, according to a study. A report on the six-month study conducted by Rakesh P.S., an epidemiologist attached to the Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP) in Kollam, …
Codex Commission agrees on better standards on many food items exported by India, such as nuts, spices and seafood The Codex Alimentarius Commission, jointly run by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Health Organization, for food safety, has recently agreed on a new set of regulations — …
Viral hepatitis constitutes an enormous health burden, and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally. The magnitude of the problem can be highlighted by the fact that 1 in 12 people globally are living with chronic infections of either hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV). …
Maharashtra has invoked the Epidemic Diseases Act in the textile town of Icchalkaranji in the wake of 12 Hepatitis E deaths and over 4,085 people infected in a month. Kolhapur civil surgeon Dr L Patil told The Indian Express that the Act provides for steps to control and prevent the …
The state has invoked the Epidemic Diseases Act in the textile town of Ichalkaranji in the wake of 12 Hepatitis E deaths and over 4,085 people infected in a month. As many as 78 pregnant women are also among the infected, of whom 40 in their third trimester have been …
Siliguri/Alipurduar, June 19: The subdivisional hospitals in Kurseong, Kalimpong and Alipurduar have been hit by an acute shortage of test kits for Hepatitis-B in the last two months. The shortage is attributed to the halt in the supply of the kits by the Regional Blood Transfusion Centre at North Bengal …
GUWAHATI: A survey conducted by a voluntary association called ‘Jeevan Initiative’ has revealed the high presence of microbes in drinking water at various public places, including schools and hospitals in the city. The association collected samples from drinking water facilities installed at 10 prominent public places in the city and …
China has achieved the Asia-Pacific regional goal of reducing chronic hepatitis B infection rates to less than 1% among children up to age 5, the World Health Organization said, calling it a remarkable public health accomplishment. The conclusion was reached by an independent panel under the WHO Regional Office for …
Diseases transmitted through mosquitoes saw a significant increase with 2,340 cases of malaria reported in 20 districts in March as compared to 872 in 15 districts in February, says a Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) report. According to the report based on monitoring of 73 health offices in as …
For the first time in three years, Delhi government’s budget for the health sector shifted its focus from Public Private Partnership (PPP) to primary and allied medical services. The budget allocation for health was increased to 14.16 percent of the total outlay. From the current financial year, Delhi will roll …
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation recalls vaccine batch after baby dies MUMBAI: Civic officials are scrambling for answers after three-month-old Megha Devkari died on Thursday, hours after she was administered an oral polio vaccine and two injections for Hepatitis-B and DTP. The BMC conducted a health check on the eight children who, …
One in every six cancers is caused by an infection that is preventable or treatable, according to a study conducted by researchers at the International Agency for Research on Cancer in France. The study, published in The Lancet Oncology journal on Wednesday, looked at incidence rates for 27 cancers in …
Largely preventable or treatable infections with viruses, bacteria and parasites cause about two million new cancer cases and 1.5 million cancer deaths each year, said a study published yesterday. This amounted to about one in six of the 12.7 million new cancer cases reported in 2008, said the report in …
Of the 74 districts monitored in February, five reported 189 incidents of child mortality as compared to the preceding month when 157 children died in seven districts. Also, 51 such deaths were recorded in seven districts in December, says a Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) report issued here on …
The growing number of cases of Hepatitis-B infection at Pramadom, Mallasserry, Thengumkavu and surrounding villages, near here, is causing concern for the district administration and the Health Department. L. Anithakumari, Deputy District Medical Officer for Communicable Disease Control, told The Hindu here on Monday that nine cases had been confirmed …
New Delhi: The country’s first integrated vaccine centre (IVC) — a single site that will produce six important vaccines administered to Indian children — has crossed the final hurdle. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday approved the Union health ministry’s Rs 594-crore park proposal. Spread over 100 …
“Nearly 9.7 million children in the South-East Asian region still do not get the most basic of vaccines like the third dose of DTP-containing vaccine. Immunisation is one of the most cost-effective public health interventions. Growing opportunities through new funding as well as research and development initiatives should not go …
KOCHI: Almost a week back, two jaundice-related deaths were reported in the district, but it failed to put a check on the increasing number of cases of waterborne disease. At least, 80 cases of waterborne diseases have been reported in Ernakulam district alone. The Hepatitis A virus doing rounds in …
