World Health Assembly

Coronavirus World Update, May 18: Cases in Italy decline, EU to authorize Remdesivir, WHA’s meeting starts today

The number of confirmed COVID-19 patients in the world has crossed 4.8 million. Out of this, 1.86 million have recovered and over 316,959 people have died.

World Malaria Day 2020: WHO's anti-malaria campaign and target to eliminate malaria from 35 more countries by 2030

According to WHO reports, malaria affected more than 228 million people in the world in 2018 and killed about 405,000 people globally in the same year.

JP Nadda says India is committed to achieving universal health coverage of its citizens

Health Minister JP Nadda, who is leading the Indian delegation at the World Health Assembly in Geneva, said India is committed to achieving universal health coverage for its citizens as mentioned in the National Health Policy 2017.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is the new WHO chief, the first African to get top job

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, a former Ethiopian health minister, has been chosen to head the World Health Organisation (WHO) and is the first African to do so since the creation of the United Nations agency in 1948.

As UN leads global efforts to promote breastfeeding, national laws defeat the purpose

Breastfeeding is incorrectly thought of as a ‘third world issue’ but only six percent of European countries have comprehensive legislation.

50,000 Indians die from snakebites every year; shortage of anti-venom puts more lives at risk

Even as there are 50,000 snake bite deaths per year in India, effective, affordable and quality anti-venoms are in acute short supply, in Africa and India

Heat wave: Health Ministry likely to come out with advisory on preventive measures

Amidst the unprecedented heatwave which has swept many parts of the country claiming more than 750 lives, the Health Ministry is likely to come out with an advisory for the first time for all the states on preventive measures to tackle the situation.

Are our kids too fat? Increasing child obesity worries WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has expressed deep concern over the worldwide increase in childhood obesity.