Coronavirus update: Tamil Nadu to lock down Chennai, 3 other districts
ICMR distances itself from study suggesting November peak
COVID-19 cases in Africa double in just four days
A host of factors could imperil millions of lives on the continent, warns WHO
World Antibiotic Awareness Week: Looking at the microbe’s rebellion
As antibiotics become ineffective, disease causing microbes are on a rampage
UNESCO Director-General deplores fires in Mount Kenya National Park
Offers full help and assistance to Nairobi so that such an incident does not recur
Air pollution sets back global economy by $225 billion
An estimated 5.5 million people died due to air pollution-related diseases in 2013
El Salvador becomes first central American country to be declared malaria-free
The country has not recorded any indigenous case of malaria since 2017
Idea of green growth losing traction among climate policy researchers, survey of nearly 800 academics reveals
Researchers from the EU and other OECD nations demonstrated high levels of scepticism
37 of 55 countries facing health worker shortages in Africa: WHO
Shortage of health workers in Africa is predicted to reach 6.1 million by 2030
Monkeypox mortality high in Africa where vaccine remains out of reach
Fewer new cases in last 2 weeks but distribution pattern has changed
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
Countries agree to sustainably finance WHO amid COVID-19 pandemic
The aim is to reach 50 per cent of WHO’s budget by 2028-2029 if possible
COVID-19 impacted global migration trend in 2020: UN report
The number of emigrants increased to 281 million in 2020 from 272 million in 2019
Climate disasters displace more people than conflicts now: World Migration Report 2022
In India, disasters displaced 4 million people in 2020
COVID-19: Only 17% of Africans will now be vaccinated by year-end
Africa faces a shortfall of 470 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, says WHO
Children, adolescents who use e-cigarettes twice as likely to smoke conventional ones later: WHO
There is growing evidence that e-cigarettes affects brain development in adolescents
Good health, reduction of poverty, hunger rated as today’s top priorities in Ipsos poll
Half of respondents said their government was not doing enough to achieve SDGs
COVID-19: India, 57 other countries demand probe into WHO’s response
Draft resolution tabled for World Health Assembly starting on May 18
Sino-US trade war: Why China can’t win it
China has no future of becoming a game-changer and a lasting and trusted global leader
European Commission comes out with draft policy on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs)
Policy defines EDCs and lays out basis for legislation on them
Food prices increase in Afghanistan amid conflict
A recent report said that 27.5 per cent of Afghanis are food insecure
South Korean prime minister declares ‘de facto end’ to MERS outbreak
MERS has infected 186 people in the country, killing 36
What will be the future of migration?
Down To Earth looks into whether climate change can trigger the next wave of migrants
DTE Coverage: World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2023
Antimicrobial resistance remains an ever-present danger for humanity
DTE Coverage: INC-3 meeting in Nairobi
Meeting to formulate a global treaty against plastic pollution is a half step forward
What you need to know about Global Energy Review 2021
How has energy demand and CO2 Emissions changed this year