WHO report suggest record spike in sexually transmitted infections
May 22, 2024, at 02:29 pm
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as syphilis are on the rise in most regions of the world, UN health agency WHO said in a new report on Tuesday.
Viral hepatitis is a public health problem in India requiring urgent attention, say doctors
Apr 19, 2024, at 05:10 am
Faridabad: India has the world’s second-highest prevalence of viral hepatitis cases. While hepatitis A and E cause an acute form of the disease, hepatitis B and C lead to chronic liver disease including cirrhosis and even liver cancer.
WHO report alerts Hepatitis virus killing 3500 daily
Apr 09, 2024, at 10:05 pm
The number of lives lost due to viral hepatitis infections is increasing and already accounts for 3,500 deaths daily, according to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO) released on Tuesday.
Children at risk of new ‘unexplained acute hepatitis’ outbreak – UN health agency
Jul 29, 2022, at 09:59 pm
New York: The world is currently facing a new outbreak of “unexplained acute hepatitis infections” affecting children, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday, World Hepatitis Day.
Mystery child hepatitis outbreak passes 1,000 recorded cases, says WHO
Jul 15, 2022, at 04:26 pm
New York: In addition to tackling COVID and the monkeypox outbreak, the UN health agency has also been keeping a close eye on the puzzling spread of hepatitis in previously healthy children, which has left dozens needing lifesaving liver transplants.
WHO reports around 170 hepatitis cases of unknown origin
Apr 24, 2022, at 02:03 pm
Geneva/UNI/Sputnik: Nearly 170 cases of hepatitis of unknown origin among children are being reported by the World Health Organization (WHO), which says that there has been at least one death already.
Jul 27, 2019, at 06:51 am
New York, July 27 (IBNS): Calling for “bold political leadership” ahead of World Hepatitis Day, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday urged countries to take advantage of recent reductions in the costs of diagnosing and treating viral hepatitis and scale up investments in disease elimination.
WHO Goodwill Ambassador Big B welcomes India’s hepatitis initiatives
Feb 25, 2019, at 04:21 pm
Mumbai/Kolkata, Feb 25 (IBNS): The World Health Organization and its Goodwill Ambassador for Hepatitis in South-East Asia Region, Amitabh Bachchan, have welcomed India’s national action plan for viral hepatitis which aims to reach life-saving drugs and diagnostics to over 50 million affected people across the country.
52 million children living with viral hepatitis worldwide, says study
Nov 03, 2017, at 10:01 pm
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IBNS): New data presented at this year’s World Hepatitis Summit in Sao Paulo, Brazil (1-3 November) show that 52 million children are living with viral hepatitis worldwide, compared to 2.1 million children living with HIV/AIDS
New hepatitis data highlight need for urgent global response
Apr 23, 2017, at 12:50 am
Amsterdam, Apr 22 (IBNS): New WHO data reveal that an estimated 325 million people worldwide are living with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.