The One Health Trust, funded by the World Health Organization and the British Academy, hosted a two-day workshop focused on developing inclusive policy recommendations for our changing world. The workshop highlighted the urgent need to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which occurs when germs (including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites) adapt to resist treatment, leading to […]
Despite the upheavals brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, global immunization efforts have made substantial strides in 2022. New data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF shows that 4 million more children were reached by immunization services in 2022 compared to 2021. However, stark disparities in immunization coverage remain. In 2022, the […]
Expert attributes 7 sins (7S) for the onset of diabetes According to WHO’s findings, up to 5 million deaths a year, could be averted if the global population was more active, and insufficiently active people have a 20% to 30% increased risk of death compared to sufficiently active people. Surprisingly, over 80% of the world’s […]
The Minsters of Health of countries in WHO South-East Asia Region today committed to renew and accelerate efforts to end tuberculosis, in view of the pandemic disrupting services and leading to increase in TB cases in the already high-burden Region. “Despite being a preventable and treatable, TB kills more than a million people every year, almost […]
All obstacles preventing the certification of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus by the World Health Organization (WHO) have been removed, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said at a briefing in Geneva. “All barriers have been lifted as of today. We do not see any obstacles for continuing our work. This was confirmed by […]
In 2019, over 144 000 people drowned in the Asia Pacific region, accounting for 61% of global drowning deaths, according to the first World Health Organization (WHO) regional assessments on drowning prevention released today ahead of World Drowning Prevention Day. Drowning claimed the lives of an estimated 70 000 and 74 000 people in the […]
“WORLD HEARING DAY. HEARING CARE FOR ALL.” Hearing is very important for our communication. Our sense of hearing and fully functional ears are crucial in our lives. As an audiologist and speech-language pathologist for 30 years, Ms. Devangi Dalal says, “In today’s difficult time, I feel that communicating is more important than merely listening through […]
A renewed partnership agreement signed by Novartis and the World Health Organization (WHO) will drive the global push towards making leprosy history. The five-year extension of the partnership – which was first signed in 2000 – will see Novartis continue to donate multidrug therapy (MDT) medicines to treat leprosy up to the end of 2025. […]
In a huge effort to restore crumbling services for women, newborns, children and adolescents, a group of high income, low- and middle-income countries and foundations are making pledges of $20.6 billion to protect this group. $6.6 billion (32%) of the total pledge is from money committed by low and middle-income countries themselves, including Afghanistan, India, Kenya, Liberia, […]
Recent WHO and PM’s announcements will help in reimagining Ayurveda and transforming it in the modern garb of ‘Standard Treatment Modality.’ On the face of a number of wrecks brought in by COVID-19, the one virtuous thing unsurfaced so far has come up – is the global recognition of India’s Traditional Medicine – Ayurveda basis […]
