WHO launches new five-year plan for universal health coverage
This three-point strategy aims at ensuring that 1 billion people get health coverage, are better protected from emergencies and enjoy wellbeing …
Don’t politicise SARS-CoV-2 origin, WHO says as probe calls grow louder
WHO announced next steps August 12 as part of its investigation to find SARS-CoV-2 origins
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 …
Genes might be useful while treating kidney diseases
New study shows how genetic testing could be used to personalise diagnosis and manage kidney disease
Gaming: How much is too much?
The WHO's decision to list gaming disorder as a mental health condition has several gamers and experts debating on its acceptance and validity
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
World freed from toxic leaded petrol: A global win
While global eradication of toxic lead in petrol needs to be celebrated, this also reminds us how tough it is to undo wrong if the evidence of …
In a first, WHO commits to eliminate cervical cancer globally
The global health body aims to reduce more than 40% new cases by 2050 through vaccination, screening and treatment
Pollution in news on May 2
Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments on pollution
Vaccine inequity: Disparity in access to doses hits low-income countries, says WHO
Only 2 manufacturers are supplying key vaccines such as pneumococcal vaccines, measles and rubella-containing vaccines across the world
World Food Day: Looking for a new avatar in COVID-19 times
What we now need is smart, systemic action to get the food to those who need it and improve it for those who have it, says FAO Director-…
World Health Assembly: Political will needed to curb non-communicable diseases
Non-communicable diseases kill 41 million people each year, low and middle-class countries account for 80 per cent of these deaths
Your food might be growing in contaminated soil
Soil pollution poses a major risk to human health by impairing plant metabolism and making crops unsafe for consumption
COVID-19 virus not the last to cause pandemic, warns WHO chief
Tedros Ghebreyesus October 13 announced names of 26 experts who will advise WHO on developing framework to define studies into …
Long working hours killed 745,000 in 2016, study finds
The trend may worsen during COVID-19 pandemic, which has significantly altered the way people work, the report adds
Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine: What do WHO recommendations say
Health workers at high risk of exposure and older people — including those aged 65 or older — should be given priority for Oxford / …
Antenatal care visits increase in most states: NFHS-5
Mothers consuming iron folic acid tablets for 100 days or more during their pregnancy period showed a heterogenous trend
56 million children are projected to die in next 12 years
Totally preventable diseases killed 15,000 children every day in 2017 and the future seems bleak if the trend continues, say the latest mortality …
Kenya’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout has got off to a slow start: The gaps, and how to fix them
Kenya is currently accessing vaccines exclusively through the COVAX facility, and yet supply to this initiative has been dogged by vaccine …
COVID-19 vaccine update: AstraZeneca vaccinations should continue, benefits outweigh risks, says WHO
Strategic advisory group of experts on immunization called the one-dose Janssen shot as a safe and lifesaving addition to Pfizer, Moderna and …
COVID-19 vaccine update: South Africa may return Serum Institute of India doses
The WHO has approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus jab for emergency use. This means the vaccine can be rolled out globally
Current policy developments to contain AMR not enough: South Centre expert
Viviana Munoz Tellez, coordinator, South Centre, spoke on the gaps and challenges in the ongoing policy interventions to contain …
World Health Summit: Global agreement on health need of the hour, says WHO
Conference to focus on pandemic treaty, polio eradication, digital health and universal health coverage
What’s the new coronavirus variant in India and how should it change their COVID-19 response?
In 15-20% samples from Maharashtra, the state accounting for 62% of cases in the country, a new, double mutation in key areas of the virus has …
Need emergency action to avert measles and polio epidemics, warn UN bodies
$655 million would be needed to address the immunity gaps in non-Gavi eligible countries and target age groups