WHO’s urgent call: World needs new antimicrobial resistance vaccines
Urges equitable and global access to existing vaccines as well
Monkeypox is endemic in Nigeria. But surveillance isn’t what it should be
Virologist Oyewale Tomori explains what Nigeria, where the virus is endemic, should be doing to prepare for an outbreak
Measles cases double in 1st 2 months of 2022: What does this warn us of
Conditions ripe for serious outbreaks of vaccine-preventable illnesses: WHO, UNICEF
Stop attacking health workers, cease hostilities in Ukraine: WHO
Attacks on health workers have led to at least 12 deaths and 34 injuries in Ukraine since February 24
New guidelines on abortion care will help prevent more than 25 million unsafe abortions: WHO
WHO has released more than 50 recommendations that include clinical practice, health care delivery and law and policy interventions to support …
The World Bank and IMF are using flawed logic in their quest to do away with the informal sector
What’s put forward as pro-poor interventions in the reports in fact risk actively increasing inequality and further disadvantaging …
WHO welcomes Afghanistan’s decision to resume door-to-door polio vaccination
The campaign will also cover more than 3.3 million children across the country who didn’t have access to the vaccine so far
Taliban takeover will impact Afghanistan healthcare: What’s WHO doing about it
WHO working with new Taliban regime to see to it that healthcare services are not impacted
World Wildlife Day: WWF urges stakeholders to save Europe’s last old-growth forests
These forests, home to the continent’s largest surviving carnivores and offering ecosystem services, were in danger of fragmentation, the …
Call novel Coronavirus 'COVID-19', says WHO
Current outbreak's death rate in epicentre estimated at 18%; it was 10% globally for Sars in 2002-03
WHO proposes plan to improve district health systems in Africa
The framework aims to provide essential health services to 80% per cent people in African countries by 2030
HPV vaccines effective in reducing infections, precancerous warts: WHO
Widespread vaccination programmes can help achieve WHO's global call to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem
Don't hold digital trade talks in WTO: Civil society groups call on governments
Developing countries must come up with their own agenda for digital industrialisation instead of advancing ones by tech giants, say …
Air pollution kills 7 million people annually: WHO
Up to one-third of deaths from heart attack, stroke, lung cancer and chronic respiratory diseases are caused by air pollution, says World Health …
Child health programme failed to deliver in 100 countries: WHO
A paper presented at the Alma Ata declaration said less than half of the women in the world get the four mandatory ante-natal check-ups done
Internet could become a victim of climate change soon: study
It says 6,500 km of fibre-optic cables are under threat of being submerged by water by 2033
FIFA ups its sustainability game
The governing body of world football updates its sustainability policy for the world cup by including changing certain norms for green stadiums, …
India is committed to achieving universal health coverage, says Nadda
At the 71st World Health Assembly, the Union minister spoke about India’s efforts to provide more people with access to health services
Civil society 'deeply disappointed' with WTO ministerial declaration on agriculture
On Public Food stockholding, the current proposal is far worse than the Peace Clause, which itself suffered from several problems
Health ministers in G20 Summit commit to address antimicrobial resistance
Through Berlin Declaration, the health ministers emphasised the need for combating AMR through appropriate monitoring and surveillance
Status quo
Political cooperation at multilateral organisations for the preservation of international peace and security will continue to be biased heavily …
WHO fund to boost emergency preparedness in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia Regional Health Emergency Fund to help 11 member countries prepare for natural disasters and health emergencies
Antibodies will prevent recurrence of Zika for at least a decade, says study
48 countries have reported incidences of Zika fever since the first outbreak in 2015
Gifts of the non-patenters
Inventors like Tim Berners-Lee didn't apply for patents on their innovations, leaving enduring benefits for all of us
Ebola makes a comeback in Sierra Leone, officials confirm one death
The latest case reflects the cautious note of WHO which expected more flare-ups before the region can be definitely termed clear of the virus
