COVID-19: Vaccination rumours afflict MP villages, frontline workers face the brunt
A few people died after getting vaccinated in an MP village; but doctors have denied any link to vaccination
COVID-19 vaccine deaths: New report by Centre causes more confusion
A new government report acknowledges that three of eight casually assessed cases may have had ‘consistent’ links to vaccination while …
Cholera: Vaccines can stop spread, but biggest deterrent is clean water
Vaccinologists Edina Amponsah-Dacosta and Julie Copelyn speak about cholera vaccine and other ways to curb outbreaks in countries like South Africa
Deaths due to COVID-19 much higher than reported: WHO
At least 90% countries reported one or more disruptions to essential health services during the pandemic, the World Health Statistics report …
Vaccine units need booster shots
Health ministry orders them to resume production but offers no action plan
5 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2021, 1.9 million stillborn: UN reports
A death of child or youth every 4.4 seconds; many could have been prevented with equitable access to high-quality healthcare
Efforts to increase access to vaccines delayed
Developed countries question the move of developing countries to introduce amendments in the Global Vaccine Action Plan
Governments discuss over 300 proposed amendments to the International Health Regulations
This is the 2nd meeting where countries worldwide came together to strengthen the mechanism in place to mitigate public health threats
Coronavirus variants: why being more transmissible rather than more deadly isn’t good news
At the heart of this assertion lies an old foe that has plagued us right from the start of this pandemic: exponential growth
Telangana COVID-19 vaccine recipient dies; govt says no link to immunisation
All three deaths following immunisation in India attributed to heart attack with no disease history
Potato cure
Edible vaccine for cancer of cervix created by incorporating gene of the cancer-causing virus in potatoes
Clucking in alarm
poultry farms across north India are facing a mysterious viral disease. As many as two million birds have fallen prey to the illness and the …
Immunisation's lethal leftovers
Immunisation is a double-edged sword -- providing a shield against diseases, at the same time generating waste that can be hazardous to health …
Dengue - reality bites
The millions affected have many to curse -- the mosquitoes, officials and the scientific communityby Ritu Gupta
How effective is the global polio eradication drive?
An optimistic note, about wiping out polio from the six afflicted countries, was to be sounded at a conference organised by the World Health …
Get your own vaccine
Down To Earth filed an RTI application to find out the reason of vaccine shortage in India. The response revealed how a plan to promote private …
Half a cervical cancer vaccine
Tests for early detection are more important in India
Prevention is cure
When preventive measures can fight encephalitis, is there a need for treatment in ill-equipped primary health centres?
On WHO agenda: a global vaccine action plan
Health activists say new policy may not address the weaknesses in ongoing routine immunisation programmes and would flood poor countries with new …
When flu turns fatal
In the past two months, as many as 1,198 people in India have died of swine flu, a disease which is only as threatening as seasonal flu. Jyotsna …
Victims of vaccination
Vaccine trials in a Madhya Pradesh government hospital are making children sick. Culprit: harmful chemicals in high amounts
Pakistan elections: health on agenda
Pakistani politicians woo voters with proposals for improvements in country’s healthcare system ahead of polling on Saturday
COVID-19: WHO, UNICEF flag sharp decline in vaccination, warn of more lapses
There was a substantial drop in number of children completing three doses of vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in first four …
Did the polio vaccine start AIDS?
The origin of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has generated considerable interest and controversy amongst scientists the world over. Flaming …
Fatal resistance
The strong and mighty bacteria are all around us. They have hardened themselves to fight back the antibiotics administered to patients. This is …