Stop using antibiotics in healthy animals to prevent the spread of antibiotic resistance : WHO Anjali Nimesh Nimesh10 Nov 2017 7:00 PM ISTWHO is recommending that farmers and the food industry stop using antibiotics routinely to promote growth and prevent disease in healthy animals.The...
New global commitment to end tuberculosis Anjali Nimesh Nimesh22 Nov 2017 7:02 PM IST75 ministers agreed to take urgent action to end tuberculosis (TB) by 2030. The announcement came at the first WHO Global Ministerial Conference on...
Global response to malaria at crossroads Anjali Nimesh Nimesh3 Dec 2017 7:00 PM ISTAfter unprecedented global success in malaria control, progress has stalled, according to the World malaria report 2017. There were an estimated 5...
Dementia: number of people affected to triple in next 30 years Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli10 Dec 2017 7:01 PM ISTAs the global population ages, the number of people living with dementia is expected to triple from 50 million to 152 million by 2050."Nearly 10...
WHO issues new guidance to promote breastfeeding in health facilities Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli13 April 2018 7:15 PM ISTBreastfeeding is vital to a child’s lifelong health and reduces costs for health facilities, families, and governments. Breastfeeding within the first...
Eliminate trans-fats from global food supply by 2023- WHO Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli14 May 2018 9:07 PM ISTWHO has given a clarion call to eliminate trans-fats - a dangerous fat from food supply globally by 2023.It released REPLACE, a step-by-step guide...
Global health spending more, but people's out of pocket expense still high: WHO Hina Zahid24 Feb 2019 7:20 PM ISTAll over world,Countries' health spending has increased , but out of pocket expense of people still high,reports WHO.The global spending on health is...
To grow up healthy, children under 5 need to sit less and play more: WHO Guidelines Hina Zahid25 April 2019 7:00 PM ISTWorld Health Organization (WHO) has released Guidelines on Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior and Sleep for Children Under 5 years of Age.Children...
Curb Antimicrobial resistance promptly to avert global crisis, urges UN report Hina Zahid1 May 2019 7:25 PM ISTNo scope for waiting and watching anymore. United Nations (UN) Interagency Coordination Group (IACG) in its groundbreaking report, has called for an...
A healthy lifestyle helps reduce the risk of dementia: WHO Guidelines Hina Zahid15 May 2019 7:25 PM ISTA healthy lifestyle helps reduce the risk of dementia, assert WHO Guidelines.According to new guidelines issued by the World Health Organization...
1 in 10 children missed out on lifesaving measles, diphtheria and tetanus vaccines in 2018: WHO Hina Zahid17 July 2019 7:30 PM ISTAccording to new data from World Health Organisation 20 million children worldwide – more than 1 in 10 – missed out on life-saving vaccines such as...
Suicide : Second leading cause of death among young people: WHO Hina Zahid11 Sept 2019 7:15 PM ISTOne person dies every 40 seconds from suicide and it is the second leading cause of death among young people says the World Health Organization on...
