The IMF’s April 2025 Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa presents a clear warning: regional growth is slowing, debt pressures are mounting, and donor assistance is declining. Yet the report outlines critical opportunities particularly in domestic revenue mobilization, structural reform, and private sector activation that can shape a more resilient …
A leading private insurance company's report has revealed that the number of people applying for mediclaims during monsoon was higher in 2015-16 than in 2014-15, indicating that the incidence rate of infectious diseases was increasing. The pan-India study further stated that Mumbai led the chart with highest number of claims …
Air pollution is the main cause of premature deaths across the world. A survey done by International Energy Agency revealed that around 6.5 million people die globally due to air pollution, and this figure will increase significantly by 2040. Due to such high death tolls, air pollution is now world's …
An estimated 6.5 million pre mature deaths in the world are linked to air pollution every year with more than half of them being reported from China and India together. India alone contributes 1.59 million deaths to this dismal statistic. The global number will increase significantly, touching 7.5 million in …
Household fuels exceed power plants and cars as a source of smog in China, according to a new study which found that the government could dramatically improve air quality with more attention to an overlooked source of outdoor pollution - residential cooking and heating. "Coal and other dirty solid fuels …
Long-term exposure to household air pollution from lighting, cooking or heating with fuels, such as kerosene or diesel, may increase the risk of heart attacks and death, researchers including one of Indian-origin have warned. Burning cleaner fuels, such as natural gas, was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular deaths, …
Jaipur: Aiming to bring down maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in the state, health department launched Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matratva Abhiyan (Prime Minister Safe Motherhood Campaign) in the state from Thursday. Under the campaign, Prime Minister Safe Motherhood Day (PMSMD) will be celebrated at primary health centres, community health centres, district …
Products of major pharmaceutical firms, including Abbott Healthcare, Cipla and Lupin will be affected by the new price cap Prices of 56 important medicines used in treatment of cancer, diabetes, bacterial infections and blood pressure have been capped by the government, thereby reducing the cost by an average of nearly …
Exposure to air pollutants arising from coal burning, vehicle exhaust, airborne dust and dirt can increase the risk of developing high blood pressure, warns a new study. High blood pressure can be defined as systolic blood pressure more than 140 mm Hg and/or diastolic blood pressure over 90 mm Hg …
HYDERABAD: Hyderabad men top the charts when it comes to suffering from `very high' level of hypertension, in comparison to their counterparts in other cities such as Chennai, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Dehradun, Bhopal and Patna, a Union health ministry survey says. The data, collated from the ministry's recently released National …
Cap On MRP Of Essential Medicines Drug price regulator National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has slashed prices of 54 essential medicines by up to 55%, including commonly used drugs for cancer (brain and breast), hypertension, diabetes, and other heart disorders. Prices of some of these drugs, including one for breast …
Chennai: When a mystery kidney disease killed more than 20,000 people in Central America over the course of a decade, it set alarm bells ringing in several tropical countries including India. The victims had similar profiles: They were young, their work involved hard labour and long hours in the sun. …
Delhi may be the dirtiest city in terms of high air pollution but the dubious distinction of being the noisiest city goes to Mumbai which reported the maximum violation of safe noise levels for consistently longer periods during 2011-14. Delhi, in fact, was at number four as Lucknow and Hyderabad …
Exposure to air pollution leads to obesity and makes people prone to other lifestyle diseases such as hypertension and heart disease, a study has revealed. The study published in the Journal of Federation of the American Society of Experimental Biology said surveys have shown that high exposure to air pollution …
People battle swine flu, viral fevers, respiratory infections Delhi’s fluctuating weather is sending many to the hospital, with doctors warning that viral fevers, seasonal flu, respiratory infections, and cold and cough are on the rise. The worst-hit are the children and the elderly. “In the past week or so, Delhiites …
Patna: In probably a first in recent years, a Patna district administration team on Sunday night intercepted a wedding procession on Sinha Library Road and ordered it to stop playing the band as it was well past 10pm, the deadline after which playing loud music at public places has been …
Visakhapatnam: Notwithstanding the successive governments’ tall claims, dengue and chikungunya cases continue to rattle Andhra Pradesh – if the number of cases registered over the last few years is anything is anything to go by. As the dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever and Zika virus (which has been currently gripping the …
Childhood obesity is reaching alarming proportions with India reporting around 22% prevalence rate over the last 5 years in children and adolescents aged between 5-19 years. A new report by a commission formed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has identified “marketing of unhealthy foods and non-alcoholic beverages“ as a …
CHENNAI: Heart attacks and other cardiac-related ailments caused 54% of all deaths in the city in 2015. Doctors have reported an alarming rise in cardiac disease in the city and data from Corporation of Chennai's death registry corroborates this: No less than 88 people died of heart attacks and other …
MUMBAI: Is malnutrition in childhood triggering an early onset of hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidemia among Maharashtra's population? The state health department hopes to have an answer in the new year, thanks to a study it is conducting along with UNICEF and Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS). "The study is …
MUMBAI: A study has shown how Mumbaikars are under the dual threat of obesity and hypertension. A survey by the Indus Health Plus on 35,662 people, who came for preventive health checks, found that 15% were under the threat of obesity and related complications. About 35-40% between the age group …
