Commenting on the issue, APHI Director General Girdhar Gyani said,...
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India and Fiji join hands for climate action, resilience building and sustainable development
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sitiveni Rabuka,Prime Minister,...
Rising Heat Stress: Biggest worldwide threats to workers’ health and livelihood
The report details how extreme heat is reshaping the world of work....
New National Health Insurance will not stop private healthcare in South Africa: President Ramaphosa
Cyril Ramaphosa, President,South Africa “The NHI will be a lifeline for millions of poor South Africans whose resources will be freed up for other essential needs. It will also alleviate the burden on those who are increasingly paying more in medical aid premiums for...
Govt working with spice makers to ensure norm compliance; asks Everest to take corrective action
“We have carried out sample testing from both these companies and we have found that all 18 samples of MDH were compliant with standards. However, in case of Everest, some of the samples (out of 12) were non-complaint and for that we have told them to take corrective...
Uttarakhand launches “E-Swasthya Dham” App for monitoring pilgrim health in Char Dham Yatra
This platform requires all devotees to upload their health information, allowing the government to monitor their health during the pilgrimage Dehradun: Uttarakhand chief secretary Radha Raturi on Monday said that in view of the high number of pilgrims on the Char Dham...
AIIMS Delhi conducting groundbreaking research on ageing
Driven by a team of dedicated scientists and healthcare professionals, the research initiative seeks to delve deeper into the mechanisms underlying ageing, with a focus on identifying key factors that influence lifespan and quality of life in later years The...
Delhi’s outdoor workers, low-income households bear brunt of deadly heat
Anna Walnycki, a principal researcher on IIED's human settlements team, said the alarming rise in extreme heat events in India due to climate change is significantly impacting health, wellbeing and productivity of all, especially those living in low-income and...
Nepal halts sale of Indian spice-mixes amid quality worries
"As residue contents of ethylene oxide are found to be exceeding the prescribed limit in these four products, the import and sale of these products are banned within the country as per Article 19 of the Food Regulation 2027 B.S.," the department said in a notice...
Kerala’s ‘One Health’ to address public health and wellness issues comprehensively
''We have established teams at the local level, including officers from the health department, water authority, pollution control board, and animal husbandry, with the panchayat president as the chairman. These committees will help quickly identify infection outbreaks...
Stifling heat in northwest India to continue for another five days
Extreme temperatures can also impact economies. People are less productive during hot weather, even if they work indoors, while children struggle to learn in extreme heat New Delhi: The extreme heat scorching large parts of northwest India will continue for another...
Global life expectancy projected to improve by 5 years in men, over 4 in women by 2050: Lancet Study
The researchers from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021 Forecasting Collaborators said that the ongoing shift in disease burden to non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular ones, cancer and diabetes, and exposure to associated risk factors including...
Healthcare privatisation linked with worse outcomes, higher profits: Lancet Study
Researchers said the findings, published in The Lancet Public Health journal, challenged the theory that privatisation can improve the quality of healthcare through increased market competition, and by enabling a more flexible and patient-centred approach...