Taxing sugary drinks can tackle obesity, diabetes: WHO
A new report by the international health agency proposes fiscal policies that lead to at least a 20 per cent increase in the retail price of …
Investment in health sector needed to create jobs, achieve SDGs
Ageing populations and increasing rates of non-communicable diseases are projected to generate the demand for 40 million new health workers …
World no tobacco day: Push for plain packaging to save lives
Plain packaging of tobacco products restricts advertising and promotion and increases the effectiveness of health warnings
Narendra Modi government can easily pay for COVID-19 vaccines: Here's how
2019 में खसरा से 2 लाख से अधिक मौतें, 23 साल में सबसे अधिक मामले
रिपोर्ट के मुताबिक एक दशक में वैक्सीन की पर्याप्त पहुंच न होने के कारण खसरा के मामलों में वृद्धि हुई
Healthcare algorithm in US shows racial bias
The computer algorithm reduced the number of black patients by more than half, while gave more access to the whites for high-risk health care …
Three in four people with epilepsy in low-income countries may die early: WHO
Appropriate use of cheap and effective antiseizure medicines can make up to 70 per cent of people with epilepsy seizure free
Paraguay now malaria-free
The country has worked on eliminating the disease for more than five decades and finally found success
Climate change blamed for anthrax outbreak in north Russia
A total of 72 nomadic herders have been hospitalised in the town of Salekhard in the Arctic Circle
Centre sends team to assess malnutrition deaths in Odisha
Ninteen infants have died due to malnutrition and related diseases in Jajpur district in the last six months
Highlights of 2016 UNICEF report on the state of the world's children
The UNICEF report, titled The State of the World's Children 2016, makes startling revelations on prevalence of inequity in child health, …
Rewind 2018: Health roundup of India
Major developments, policies, reports and disputes in the health sector
मानचित्र से समझें, देश में मातृ मृत्यु अनुपात के हालात
मातृ मृत्यु अनुपात में सुधार एक अच्छा संकेत जरूर है लेकिन यह एसडीजी लक्ष्य से काफी दूर है
World Health Day: ‘Enable all rural Indian girls to avail education, regardless of categories’
In states like Rajasthan, pre-matric scholarships are restricted to socially disadvantaged populations and sums vary across categories, which …
कोरोनावायरस: दुनिया भर में घोषित हुई हेल्थ इमरजेंसी
20 से अधिक देशों में कोरोनावायरस के फैलने के बाद विश्व स्वास्थ्य स्वास्थ्य संगठन ने ग्लोबल हेल्थ इमरजेंसी घोषित कर दी
World Malaria Day: sub-Saharan Africa in the spotlight
WHO recommends a package of prevention approaches, including insecticide-treated nets, spraying indoor walls with insecticides and preventive …
Refrain from religious profiling of COVID-19 cases: WHO in context of Tabligh
Govt of Indian gives statewise distribution of Islamic sect cases; That isn't helpful, says World Health Org
Tedros Ghebreyesus keeps his job at WHO helm
Vaccination for pregnant women in India
Globally, one in four children is stunted
India is home to the largest number of stunted children in the world
Measles outbreak in Europe exposes gaps in vaccination coverage
Outbreaks will continue in Europe, as elsewhere, until every country reaches the level of immunisation needed to fully protect their populations
Experts call for action against spread of mycetoma
At the sixth international conference in Sudan they said it’s essential to set goals and milestones to trigger collaborative research on …
Protect patients, health workers and facilities: WHO to all parties in Afghanistan
The World Health Organization was committed to staying in Afghanistan and delivering critical health services, it said
विशाखापट्टनम में जहरीली गैस का रिसाव, 11 मरे, हजारों बीमार
विशाखापट्टनम गैस लीक: मृतकों का आंकड़ा बढ़ सकता है क्योंकि कई लोगों की हालात गंभीर है। कई लोगों में आंखों में जलन और सांस ...
Vitamin D deficiency in newborns increases schizophrenia risk
Study affirms link, raises hope for early prevention of disorder by treating deficiency in pregnant women