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Illnesses are a severe risk, which takes a huge bite out of the earnings of the poor.

India must revitalise its public health system

A recent heartening development is that the government has finally woken to the seriousness of India’s health crisis.

06 Apr 2018 12:22 AM

Unable to find any help, the family members took it upon themselves to help her deliver the baby. (Photo: ANI)

With no doctors available at C’garh hospital, woman delivers in auto

At a time when the Centre is coming up with new welfare schemes for mothers-to-be, things remain unchanged at the grassroots.

02 Apr 2018 2:10 PM

TB is a leading killer of HIV-positive people: in 2016, 40% of HIV deaths were due to TB. (Photo: AP)

World Tuberculosis Day: 12 things you need to know

One of the leading causes of death worldwide, Tuberculosis is caused by bacteria that affect lungs and is curable and preventable.

24 Mar 2018 8:28 AM

Due to its ringlet-like formation, researchers have dubbed the newly discovered protein fold the 'Shirley Temple'. (Photo: Pixabay)

Platypus milk may help fight superbugs: study

Platypus milk contained a protein with rather unusual and protective antibacterial characteristics.

15 Mar 2018 4:31 PM

The convoy had been scaled back from providing food for 70,000 people to providing for 27,500. (Photo: AFP)

Syria: UN first-aid convoy reaches stripped of vital medical supplies

A WHO official said the govt removed most medical material from UN vehicles including surgical kits, insulin and dialysis equipment.

05 Mar 2018 7:52 PM

The UN agency issued a new childbirth guidance removing the emphasis on a timescale over which a ‘normal’ labour should take place.

WHO: Women being pushed into unnecessary C-sections

World Health Organisation issues warning, women are not being given enough time to give birth naturally.

19 Feb 2018 2:30 PM

The number of caesarean sections for delivery has increased manifold in last few years.

‘Unrealistic’ standards of labour

We get celebrities to give their take on a current issue each week and lend their perspective to a much-discussed topic.

19 Feb 2018 12:24 AM

India spends less on breastfeeding schemes: WHO

The sources said that malnutrition-related infant deaths in Palghar district came down to 38 this year from 93 last year.

28 Dec 2017 2:27 AM

According to WHO, from next year, people who play an excessive amount of video games could find themselves diagnosed with "gaming disorder." (Photo: Pixabay)

Too much of video gaming to be named mental disorder: WHO

Inclusion means health care workers and doctors can now diagnose someone with the condition.

27 Dec 2017 9:14 AM

After monitoring gaming for a decade, the organisation has decided to classify some excessive players as having a mental health condition. (Photo: Pixabay)

WHO recognises Gaming disorder as Mental Health Condition

The list was last updated 27 years ago, in 1990.

24 Dec 2017 1:46 PM

The National Health Policy 2017 has proposed to increase the public spending on healthcare from a dismal 1 per cent to a meagre 2.5 per cent of GDP by 2020, which is itself well below the world average of 5.99 per cent.

India needs to reform its ailing healthcare

Illnesses are a severe risk and can shave off most of the hard-earned savings in low-income communities.

18 Dec 2017 2:01 AM

Cannabis has been found to have relatively low toxicity, although not all potential effects have been explored. (Photo: Pixabay)

Medicinal cannabis not a scheduled drug, good for health: WHO

There are no plans to legalise cannabis as it would not address the harm to individuals and communities.

14 Dec 2017 6:33 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s preference for babus from his home state has inevitably created a “Gujarat club” in Delhi, an exclusive group of senior Gujarat cadre babus who enjoy the PM's confidence and have enviable access to the PMO. (Photo: PTI/File)

Dilli Ka Babu: Assignment in Geneva

No wonder the “Gujarat club” draws comparisons with the “Kerala club”, when Kerala cadre babus held sway during the UPA regime!

03 Dec 2017 12:12 AM

World Health Organization (WHO) said that bogus drugs are a growing threat as increased pharmaceutical trade. (Photo: Pixabay)

Tens of thousands dying from $30 billion fake drugs trade, WHO says

There was no global reporting of this data before 2013.

29 Nov 2017 7:00 PM

Country's environment minister Harsh Vardhan contrasted the pollution choking large swathes of north India, including the capital, with the 1984 gas leak in Bhopal that killed at least 25,000 people and remains the world's worst industrial disaster. (Photo: AP)

Don't panic, take routine precautions: Environment min on Delhi smog

India's leaders have been criticised for failing to tackle Delhi pollution, which experts say is wiping yrs off the lives of its citizens.

14 Nov 2017 5:31 PM

According to the ministry of health and family welfare report, India faces a treatment gap of 50-70 per cent for mental healthcare.

India can’t afford to ignore mental health

India ranks 11th in a list of 15 countries of the Asia-Pacific region, in a study done to evaluate various indicators of mental healthcare.

06 Nov 2017 4:02 AM

State chief secretary Malay Dey speaks on Dengue at the press meet held in Nabanna on Tuesday. (Photo: Abhijit Mukherjeet)

35 dengue deaths in Bengal since Jan: Chief Secretary

Mr Dey said the state government is not trying to suppress any information regarding dengue cases or deaths.

25 Oct 2017 2:59 AM

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (Photo: AP)

Robert Mugabe removed as WHO goodwill envoy for Africa

Britain, Canada and the US swiftly denounced any prospective role for Robert Mugabe.

23 Oct 2017 3:34 AM

The study, published last month in the Indian Journal of Child Health, was conducted on 180 children who visited the paediatric emergency department of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.

Delhi: Male children prone to ‘unintentional injuries’

As per a World Health Organisation report, injuries are the sixth leading cause of childhood mortality throughout the world.

21 Oct 2017 3:44 AM

Around 20% of the world's children and adolescents have mental disorders or problems. (Photo: Twitter/WHO)

World Mental Health Day: Here are some facts you should know

Did you know that healthy living reduces depression? Or that children can suffer from mental health issues too? Read on to find out.

10 Oct 2017 4:03 PM

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