A state with a per capita income well below the national average has, over the years, surprised demographers and public health researchers with faster-than-expected gains on child mortality, institutional births, and school enrolment.
India’s healthcare system has yet to match the country’s claimed growth in economy and living standards.
The World Health Organization’s decision to classify the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo as an international public health emergency is not merely a medical alert.
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that it is monitoring and supporting a public health incident aboard a cruise vessel sailing in the Atlantic Ocean, where a hantavirus outbreak has been confirmed, resulting in three deaths and multiple suspected infections.
The risk of transmission of Nipah virus remains low, and there is no need for any travel or trade restrictions, said the World Health Organisation, noting that it is closely monitoring the deadly virus cases in India.
As a member of the World Health Organization (WHO) community, India observes ‘World No Tobacco Day’ on May 31 every year to highlight the colossal health risks associated with the use of tobacco.
Representing India at the Plenary Session of the 77th World Health Assembly of the WHO in Geneva, Union Health Secretary Apurva Chandra highlighted the country’s contribution to 60% of the global output of vaccine supply.
Head of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has asked Israel to lift blockade on medical supplies into Gaza, saying nearly 700 seriously ill patients are stuck in a war zone.
World Health Day is an annual global health awareness campaign celebrated on 7 April, organised by the World Health Organization (WHO).
The (IPU) and (WHO) today signed a new (MoU), reaffirming the critical role that parliamentarians play in enabling good health to foster stable and equitable societies.
