AMR, flu pandemic again top WHO’s list of health challenges for 2020
UN body also lists newer challenges related to adolescents, emerging technologies and food among others
Onion, garlic can cut breast cancer risk: Study
The vegetables are rich in flavonols and organosulfar compounds and also contain anticarcinogenic properties
We are running out of antibiotics, says WHO
Report says antibiotics, which are almost in the pipeline as far as research goes, will fail to combat the growing threat of AMR
Southeast Asia has a huge hepatitis burden—more than HIV and malaria combined
The region needs to enhance awareness and action to eliminate hepatitis, writes WHO regional director for southeast Asia s
WHO categorises essential medicines to tackle antibiotic resistance
In the biggest revision of Essential Medicines List, WHO categorised antibiotics into three section—Access, Watch and Reserve
Your cigarette continues to harm environment long after it is extinguished
Tobacco kills more than seven million people a year and is currently the world’s single biggest cause of preventable death
First African chief of WHO sets his agenda: addressing climate change impact on health
His top priorities include advancing universal health coverage and putting wellbeing of women and children at the heart of global health and …
WHO reports progress in tackling tropical diseases
According to the international health agency, an estimated 1 billion people received treatment in 2015 alone
World Health Assembly agrees to new ‘Health Emergencies Programme’
Programme aimed at providing rapid and comprehensive support to countries and communities for tackling crises hazardous to human health
Laws to protect breastfeeding inadequate in most countries: new report
The report has been prepared by WHO, UNICEF and International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN)
Spread of polio remains a public health emergency: WHO
Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only two countries exporting poliovirus but worldwide threat remains
WHO declares end of Ebola outbreak in Liberia
The UN health agency said the job was far from over and more flare-ups were expected in the months to come
After last year’s drought, food production in Syria sees a boost this year
Good rains have improved production, but it still is not close to pre-crisis levels, say UN agencies
Malaria-helping protein identified
By targeting the protein, pharma companies can develop a new drug to treat the disease and block its transmission
COVID-19: The poor must wait years for the jab
Intellectual property rights can act as a barrier against wide access to vaccines, treatments for the novel coronavirus disease
Virginity not a scientific term, but a social construct: UN
In a move to end gender-based discrimination and violence, UN agencies have called for a world-wide ban on virginity testing
4 charts show Venezuela's worsening migrant crisis
The exodus impacts even those who haven’t left. Many schools and medical centers have closed throughout the country due to lack …
Yak and reindeer herders meet on top of the world
Yak herders from Bhutan, Nepal, and China met with reindeer herders from Norway, Russia and found surprising commonalities in the challenges they …
Climate of Hope: How Cities, Businesses, and Citizens Can Save the Planet
From Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former head of the Sierra Club Carl Pope comes a manifesto on how the benefits of taking action on climate …
US biologist found dead during Crete conference, police suspect homicide
Suzanne Eaton was working as a developmental biologist at Germany’s Max Planck institutes
Five countries had zero malaria cases in 2018: WHO
While China and El Salvador reported no cases for second consecutive year; Iran, Malaysia & Timor-Leste had zero cases of the …
MIT researchers explore physics of evaporation
More than temperature, it's changes in pressure that influence how quickly liquid turns into gas
El Salvador recognises forests as living entities
The central American country has lost about 85 per cent of its native forests since the 1960s
Feathers came 100 million years before birds: Study
The structures formed 250 million years ago in the Early Triassic period not for display or flight, but purely for insulation
Meeting Paris climate goals can save lives. Here's proof
Paris Agreement, which aims to curbing emissions well below 2°C, can prevent 110 to 2,720 annual heat-related deaths in 15 US cities