This document is the second in a series of global reports describing progress towards the 2030 targets set in Ending the neglect to attain the Sustainable Development Goals: a road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030. It describes a wide range of activities, accomplishments and challenges across the portfolio of …
THE little brown bat seen roosting in the eaves of buildings, crevices in trees and caves across North America could go extinct by 2026. So could several other bat species. Researchers warn that a cold-loving fungus is quietly attacking the bats in hibernation, waking them up in mid-winter. Once they …
How does artificial light affect insects? The strong illumination of artificial light attracts insects. We reviewed the epidemiological information on three insect-borne diseases, chagas, kala azar and malaria, and found artificial lighting changed the behaviour of insect vectors and thereby the modes of disease transmission. For example, the chagas parasite …
Hospitals are discovering the advantages of an integrated approach The Medanta hospital in Gurgaon claims to offer the very best in modern medicine, but for all that, it has a stark anachronism in its lobby: two floor-to-ceiling
Natural disaster claimed lives of at least 258 people across the country within two-and-one-half months, according to a government report. Publicising its data, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) on Thursday said that over 258 people died and property worth over Rs. 30 million was damaged due to flood, landslide, …
The Pakistan Millennium Development Goals Report 2010, produced by the Planning Commission, Government of Pakistan analyses the present status and challenges towards achieving the MDGs in Pakistan. It is a comprehensive document which will generate discussions in both public and private sector organization focused on economic and social development.
The objective of the Report to the People on Health is to examine and address critical macro issues including identifying barriers and providing options and strategies for the future. This report is more than a document as it reflects the directions of the government as developed in a spirit of …
Stating that migrants residing near Santa Cruz High School are littering the surroundings with waste, a Santa Cruz local urged the panchayat authorities to immediately take action against it, failing which he expressed fears over the possibility of diseases spreading in the area.Speaking at the gram sabha on Sunday, Renato …
Three people including two minors have died after suffering from a severe bout of diarrhea in far-western Nepalgunj so far. Jasmin Halwai,5, of Salyanibag, Nepalgunj -5 and Taniya Halwai, 5 of Nepalgunj-4 died as they were being rushed to a nearby hospital while Kalawati Budhathoki, 65, of Tulsipur in Dang …
Khammam, July 21: The district medical and health department has prepared an action plan to curb seasonal diseases. It is a precautionary measure to control diseases. As the monsoon advances in the district, rainfall is being recorded every day. There are chances of the spread of diseases like malaria, dengue …
SOME soldiers wounded in a battle by arrows got cured of chronic diseases. So goes the popular tale about the origin of acupuncture. Practitioners of the traditional Chinese healing method believe health is a balance between the yin and yang—energy forces that govern the body. Chronic back pain, joint pains …
Aarti Dhar NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet's Committee on Economic Affairs on Thursday approved the ambitious National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) for implementation during the remaining period of 11th Five-Year Plan, at an estimated outlay of Rs.1,230.90 crore. Of the sanctioned …
It is increasingly becoming obvious that Punjab is turning into a hotspot of Environmental Toxicity. More than two hundred dangerous chemicals in our environment including our own bodies. Chemical Toxicity is the known story but recently added Radioactive Toxicity is relatively less talked about. This is quite obvious now that …
Tripura House session Agartala: Altogether 24 tribal villagers died of Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) at Kangrai in North Tripura district since June 13, the Assembly was informed here on Tuesday. Health Minister Tapan Chakraborty while informing the House on the latest position aftermath of the mysterious disease outbreak at Kangrai, …
June 24: The district administration has constituted mandal-level teams to take preventive measures to check the outbreak of seasonal diseases like diarrhoea, cholera, malaria, filarial and jaundice in the monsoon season. Mandal teams will work under the supervision of mandal development officers, most importantly in rural areas. Staff working in …
This new assessment by UNDP based on a review of 50 country studies provides an action agenda for MDG acceleration by reviewing progress thus far. It also identifies the strategies, policies and interventions for further acceleration.Based on a review of 50 country studies, this Assessment finds that the resources and …
In 2001, then-Surgeon General David Satcher issued a landmark statement that obesity had reached epidemic proportions in America. The country began to react, but slowly. As the F as in Fat report has documented over the previous six years, efforts to address the skyrocketing rise of obesity rates and obesity-related …
This report highlights a number of successes, while also assessing the human impact of lack of adequate progress on many of the millennium development goals. Shows that the goals are achievable when nationally owned development strategies and policies are supported by international development partners. The economic crisis took a heavy …
Exposure to environmental chemicals and drugs may have a negative effect on human health. An essential step towards understanding the effect of chemicals on human health is to identify all possible molecular targets of a given chemical. Recently, various network-oriented chemical pharmacology approaches have been published. However, these methods limit …
Despite decades of research into drugs and vaccines for neglected diseases such as tuberculosis and dengue fever, few products have made it through clinical development and into the hands of the millions who desperately need them. One of the biggest hurdles is the sheer expense of running clinical trials, compared …
