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Maternal Deaths Falling, But Not Fast Enough: WHO
“There is still one woman dying every one and a half to two minutes somewhere in the world … Because she is trying to give life,” said Marleen Temmerman,...
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Bangladesh Expands Training Of Midwives To Improve Maternal And Neonatal Health
When midwifery lecturer Farida Yesmin arrived at a hospital in south-west Bangladesh, she was expecting to teach student midwives. She ended up saving a baby’s life. ...
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Polio Cases Rattle WHO
Of the 74 cases reported worldwide this year, 59 were from Pakistan. No case in India so far The world has witnessed a sudden spurt in polio cases this year. The World Heal...
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Treating tobacco-related diseases cost India Rs 16,800 crore in 2011
Spending on treating such diseases is just a little less than revenue from tobacco products; Union health minister, Harsh Vardhan, says he would press for increase in tax o...
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Are you travelling polio free? Show your certificate!
The federal government began enforcing the International Health Regulations (IHR) recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for all outbound travellers from Pakist...
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Race Against Time To Prevent Deadly Spread Of Polio
Poliomyelitis is a devastating, highly infectious viral disease. It is spread from person to person or through poor sanitary conditions. It can kill those infected or resul...
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Nigeria, others contribute 60% to global maternal deaths
Nigeria and nine other countries contribute about 60 per cent of the global maternal mortality burden, the World Health Organization has said. Media Officer, Development Co...
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WHO estimate on air pollution shows Indian cities are death traps
Analysis of database indicates that all 124 Indian cities assessed exceed the WHO guideline for particulate matter levels; Delhi, Patna exceed safe level prescribed by WHO ...
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Loo and behold, India’s dirty secret is out in the open
The country has the largest number of people defecating in the open With as many as 597 million people practising open defecation, India still has the largest number of peo...
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Should smallpox virus specimens be destroyed or retained?
World Health Assembly to take a call on two remaining specimens in upcoming meet even as some scientists urge against their destruction; two persons in the US infected with...
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