Cholera vaccine shortage forces shift to one-dose regimen
Oct 21, 2022, at 07:20 pm
New York: A lack of global supply has prompted the international body which distributes oral cholera vaccines during outbreaks and emergencies to temporarily suspend the standard two-dose regimen.
Time to get off the couch, WHO warns, as 500 million risk developing chronic illness
Oct 21, 2022, at 06:58 pm
New York: Almost 500 million people will develop heart disease, obesity, diabetes or other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) attributable to physical inactivity, between 2020 and 2030, if governments worldwide don’t take urgent action to promote the benefits of exercise, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday.
India registers 2,119 fresh COVID-19 cases
Oct 21, 2022, at 03:25 pm
New Delhi: India registered 2,119 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 1.13 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.
India reports 2,141 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Oct 20, 2022, at 05:03 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India reported 2,141 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total active cases to 25,510 as per the Health Ministry data Thursday.
Covid-19 still international health emergency: WHO
Oct 20, 2022, at 04:16 pm
Geneva/UNI: Alerting the world which was devastated by coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said Covid-19 is still a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) despite the dip in the infection rate.
Global health: Women and children pay heaviest price for ‘gaping inequities’
Oct 19, 2022, at 07:14 pm
A new UN report shows that women’s and children’s health has suffered globally, as the impacts of conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change converge, with devastating effects on prospects for children, young people and women.
India reports 1,946 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Oct 19, 2022, at 04:42 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India reported 1,946 new Covid-19 cases taking the total active cases to 25,968, as per the Health Ministry data Wednesday.
Oct 19, 2022, at 02:40 pm
New Delhi: Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday chaired a meeting with public health experts and officials to review the COVID19 pandemic situation in the country, status of vaccination drive and the Global scenario of new variants of Covid-19.Dr. V K Paul, Member (Health) NITI Aayog was also present during the meeting.
Scientists develop new Covid strain with 80 pc kill rate in mice
Oct 18, 2022, at 05:53 pm
Washington/IBNS: Scientists at Boston University have developed a new Covid-19 strain which resulted in an 80 percent kill rate in mice.
Thailand reports 11th monkeypox case
Oct 18, 2022, at 12:20 am
Bangkok/UNI: Thailand's health authorities said on Monday that the Southeast Asian nation has confirmed its 11th case of monkeypox.
Guterres calls for ‘sustained political commitment’ for a healthier world
Oct 17, 2022, at 11:10 pm
New York: The UN chief on Sunday called for governments worldwide to prioritize healthcare, in a call to make a “sustained political commitment” so their countries can be better prepared against future shocks, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
India registers 2,060 fresh COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Oct 17, 2022, at 03:33 pm
New Delhi: India registered 2,060 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 1.86 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.
India records 2,430 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Oct 15, 2022, at 03:29 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 2,430 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours with the daily positivity rate touching 1.01 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
Oct 15, 2022, at 12:35 am
Chennai: The 3rd IVI International Optometry - Eye Health in a Changing World Conference opened in Chennai on Friday with the call to address eye health problems, including Uncorrected Refractive Error and myopia.
WHO supports Uganda Ebola response, faces challenges fighting Haiti cholera outbreak
Oct 14, 2022, at 11:27 pm
New York: The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to support Uganda as the Government there responds to a deadly Ebola outbreak, agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday, in his weekly press conference on global health challenges.
Oct 14, 2022, at 11:14 pm
Colombo: The number of dengue patients has increased by 300 per cent compared to 2021 in Sri Lanka, a newspaper reported on Friday.
India reports 2,678 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Oct 14, 2022, at 05:00 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India recorded 2,678 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total active cases to 26,583 as per the Health Ministry data Friday.
India Vision Institute launches Drive Safe Campaign screenings in Karnataka
Oct 14, 2022, at 03:15 am
Bengaluru: India Vision Institute (IVI), an NGO working to provide access to vision testing and spectacles to the underprivileged in remote parts of India, launched a campaign in partnership with Shell India for the vision screening of commercial drivers in Karnataka. The campaign is a part of Shell’s Drive Safe India and aims to benefit 32,000 commercial vehicle drivers in Karnataka.
India reports 2,786 new Covid cases
Oct 13, 2022, at 05:27 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India reported 2,786 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total active cases to 26,509 as per the Health Ministry data on Thursday.
India registers 2,139 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Oct 12, 2022, at 04:01 pm
New Delhi: India registered 2,139 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 0.81 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
Oct 12, 2022, at 03:00 pm
Philadelphia: Electronic gaming can precipitate life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias in susceptible children whose predisposition may have been previously unrecognized, according to a new report in Heart Rhythm, the official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society, the Cardiac Electrophysiology Society, and the Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology Society, published by Elsevier.
Time to make neglected area of mental health ‘a global priority’, urges Guterres
Oct 11, 2022, at 10:34 pm
New York: Nearly one billion people live with a mental health condition across the globe, but despite that staggering number, Secretary-General António Guterres highlighted on Monday, that it remains one of “the most neglected aspects of healthcare”.
UN chief calls for ‘enhanced security support’ for Haiti, as crisis worsens; cholera deaths mount
Oct 11, 2022, at 10:28 pm
New York: Amid a deteriorating security situation in Haiti, UN Security-General António Guterres called on Sunday for the Security Council to consider deploying armed forces to help the country address immense humanitarian concerns.
India registers 1,957 fresh COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Oct 11, 2022, at 03:53 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 1,957 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 0.71 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
Uganda: Ebola deaths rise to 17
Oct 11, 2022, at 03:23 pm
Kampala: Uganda's Ministry of Health said Ebola deaths in the country have risen to 17 from 10 registered two days ago.
Yoga instructors from Singapore visit Jammu and Kashmir to teach health science to youths
Oct 10, 2022, at 11:26 pm
A group of yoga instructors from Singapore, called the Yoga Library Singapore, is currently visiting Jammu and Kashmir to teach the science to local youths, media reports said on Monday.
India reports 2,424 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Oct 10, 2022, at 05:02 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India reported 2,424 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total active cases to 28,079 as per the Health Ministry data Monday.
Canada authorises use of Pfizer/BioNTech anti-Covid vaccine booster
Oct 08, 2022, at 08:32 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: Health Canada Friday authorised the use of a Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster targeting Omicron sub variants.
India registers 2,797 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, 12 deaths
Oct 08, 2022, at 05:15 pm
New Delhi: India registered 2,797 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 1.05 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
Canada adds another weapon against Covid19
Oct 08, 2022, at 05:11 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: Health Canada Friday authorized the use of a Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster targeting Omicron sub variants.