Governance matters: COVID-19 pandemic shows how
India’s shame is not the virus but the fact that we do so little to provide healthcare even in normal times
First ever national survey shows the extent of South Africa’s TB problem
In 2019, 58,000 people died of TB in South Africa and 1.4 million people died from TB globally
Youth health crisis: Alarming rise in unhealthy habits, poor diets in European teens, warns WHO
Fewer than two in five adolescents eat fruits or vegetables daily; teens from low-income families at higher risk
Seven die of cholera in Odisha’s Rayagada in a fortnight
The outbreak started on July 7 & spread to other districts
Monkeypox not public health emergency of international concern yet. Do we need to update our understanding of this label?
Emergency Committee meeting indication enough of how serious the monkeypox outbreak is
Iraq eliminates trachoma as a public health problem
Becomes 50th country globally to eliminate at least one neglected tropical disease
Health system in Africa functions at just 53% of expected performance: WHO
WHO highlighted Africa’s high burden of public health emergencies arising from epidemics, extreme weather events, humanitarian crises and …
Guillain-Barre: What is this neurological disorder — and how is it linked to COVID-19
Ninety-day national health emergency in Peru after 182 GBS cases reported since June 2023
COVID is officially no longer a global health emergency — here’s what that means
COVID will still have pandemic status, and countries will continue to have their own authority as to whether to treat COVID as an emergency …
A new invasive mosquito has been found in Kenya — what this means for malaria control
Anopheles stephensi can breed in cisterns, jerrycans, tyres, open tanks, sewers, overhead tanks, underground tanks and polluted environments
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
Anganwadi centres rush to verify children beneficiaries’ Aadhaar
Only 1/3rd of children have cards; Expert worries it may lead to millions losing access to food and nutrition
COVID-19 second wave throws up unique problems in Arunachal Pradesh
The sparsely populated state of various tribal lineage across a challenging topography stretches administration even as …
New research shows South Africa’s levy on sugar-sweetened drinks is having an impact
Carbonated sugary drinks play a major role in making these numbers hard to attain. A 250 ml cooldrink contains upwards of 26 g of sugar &…
WHO publishes zero-draft of pandemic treaty: Equity, IPR take centre stage
Many believe draft unlikely to survive in current form due to Big Pharma, particularly in EU
Omicron’s BA.5 sub-variant is 4 times more vaccine-resistant
Study finds sub-lineage behind rise in COVID-19 cases in Europe, US
Six ways to improve HIV prevention pill uptake among young women in Zimbabwe
15-19-year-old girls in sub-Saharan Africa highly vulnerable to new infections
Dengue cases see a rise all over India
Cases of vector-borne diseases go up with onset of monsoon
Africa reported 30% of global acute public health events in last 2 decades: WHO
Infections were main cause for public health emergencies in last 2 decades; Climate-led natural disasters fuelling acute public health events
African vaccines: Local manufacturers are struggling to access the market — what must change
Current procurement systems for vaccines in the region does not leave much room for African companies
Self-sufficient Africa: Rwanda gets continent’s first unit for mRNA vaccine production
Containers of mRNA mobile factories called Biontainers to boost African vaccine production
Bacterial infections caused most deaths in sub-Saharan Africa in 2019: Lancet
The region saw 230 deaths per 100,000 people; Just 5 pathogens caused over half the infection deaths globally
Different air under one sky: Almost everyone in South Africa breathes polluted air
Air quality is not monitored in most cities as they lack the resources to compile inventories
Mosquitoes in a warming world: The 3 fearsome diseases
India may have started to report cases of infection by zika virus only in 2017, but dengue and chikungunya have been prevalent — cases have …
Bengal to draft quack doctors in fight against COVID-19
Patients in rural, peri-urban areas often depend on quack doctors for initial medical needs