COVID-19 breeding ground for conspiracy theories — here’s why that’s serious problem
People who endorse conspiracy theories about the coronavirus may be less likely to follow health advice
With 77% posts vacant, West Bengal’s drugs units and blood banks continue without licenses: CAG
Even most samples to be tested and certified by state’s drug inspectors for quality and safety for sale expired in laboratory before they …
Plateful of pain
Climate change will make the disease burden more complex. Breakthroughs may help the affluent, but the poor will not have access to even basic …
Violence against healthcare workers in Mali doubled in 2022: Report
At least 26 health workers in Mali were kidnapped in 11 incidents while travelling to or from work
Climate’s clear connect: It is time for Africa to move beyond mitigation measures
Must build climate-resilient systems in response to Africa’s disease outbreak surge
ICMR, IISc to jointly develop hi-tech hub-and-spoke system for improved healthcare
The system will collect and curate data through institutions across the country to facilitate research
COVID-19: Examining theories for Africa’s low death rates
Africa accounts for 17% of global population, but only 3.5% of the reported global COVID-19 deaths
COVID-19: Madhya Pradesh reels under ventilator shortage
The state has only one ventilator for one lakh population, according to government data
COVID-19: Water a crucial weapon in pandemic fight
Water access, safe sanitation and rapid de-densification of settlements are key interventions in COVID-19 response plan
One in six people worldwide affected by infertility, finds WHO
Urgent need to expand access to prevention, diagnosis and treatments; rates of infertility are similar across all countries and regions
Kerala: This biomedical waste management model should be extended to households
Perinthalmanna has an effective system for the management of biomedical waste with few areas for improvement
COVID-19 testing led to new techniques of disease diagnosis: Progress mustn’t stop now
In the past three years, focus of disease testing moved from simple detecting & understanding to incorporating speed, efficiency & …
Patients pay for high margins of pharma firms
Patients in India end up paying more for medicines and all kinds of treatment as prevailing conditions do not allow the market to function …
Africa needs preventive approach to health care instead of a curative one: experts
African countries need to understand the link between climate change, migration and exposure to health hazards
Why we need smart regulation to contain antimicrobial resistance
Smart regulation is a useful way to regulate complex areas that involve multiple stakeholders with converging and diverging interests
Health insurance schemes unlikely to work without strong public health sector
In poor health part 5: While pan-India enrollment to Rashtriya Suraksha Bima Yojna is declining, number of beneficiaries has increased in …
Inequality in health indicators on the rise in India: Economic Survey
The Economic Survey says that progress in healthcare has been slower than other countries equal in progress and GDP per capita
AI throws patent system into turmoil — especially in drug discovery
Artificial intelligence is overturning the conventional idea of intellectual property rights
Miles to go: In these tribal regions of Odisha, the nearest health clinic is jungles & rivers away
In the absence of healthcare services and lack of transportation, vulnerable tribes are deprived of timely healthcare facilities
Extreme climate events fuel cholera outbreaks in Mozambique, Madagascar: WHO
Measures to deal with such outbreaks must be a key agenda of the governments across southern Africa, say experts
Rwanda: 8 health workers arrested for stealing COVID-19 vaccines, test kits
The accused are employees of 4 health facilities in the country’s western and southern provinces
Costly active pharma ingredients from China create healthcare hurdles in India
Nearly 70% of the country’s APIs are imported from China; the dependence is around 90% for certain life-saving antibiotics
What Tanzania’s COVID-19 vaccine reluctance means for its citizens and the world
Only a few months into the pandemic, the president declared Tanzania COVID-free following three days of national prayers. The argument was that …
WHO focuses on ways to improve health in southeast Asia
The 72nd regional meeting of WHO for the south-east Asian region was inaugurated on September 2, 2019 in Delhi
The solution for Africa’s health problem is in basing health outside of disease
Health does not begin with disease but is dependent on the way of living, clean environment and good nutrition knowledge