World’s first malaria vaccine launched in Africa
Launch of the first malaria vaccine, known as RTS,S, makes Malawi the first of three countries in Africa where it will be made…
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Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh appointed Regional Director WHO South-East Asia for second term
The WHO Executive Board unanimously endorsed Dr Khetrapal Singh, who was earlier also unanimously nominated by 11 Member countries…
WHO India honours public health champions
The scope of the awards covered contributions to significant advances in population and person-focused services and inter-sectoral…
Learnings from Ebola epidemic
Excerpts from MSF’s Ebola-related research, highlighting the various operational challenges during the epidemic and MSF’s measures…
Asia Pacific countries vow to tackle antimicrobial resistance together
Health ministers from 12 countries of the region agreed to improve the way information on antimicrobial resistance is collected…
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Antibiotics likely to cause increased risk of sudden cardiac death
IMA advices doctors to prescribe antibiotics to heart patients with caution
2016-17: A year for healthcare?
As the number of confirmed cases of Zika virus infection crossed the 20,000 mark in Columbia, the World Health Organization (WHO),…
Major societal changes required as number of people over 60 years set to double by 2050: WHO
Contrary to widespread assumptions, the report finds that there is very little evidence that the added years of life are being…
WHO calls for strengthening malaria elimination strategy, says 3.2 billion people still at risk
Of the 18.9 million P vivax malaria cases reported in 2012, nearly 13 million were from countries in the WHO South-East Asia…
Youth urge policy makers to set date for 85 per cent pictorial health warnings on tobacco products
Highlights that large warnings will prevent youth from experimenting with tobacco products