My Health My Right the theme for world health day this year
World Health Day is an annual global health awareness campaign celebrated on 7 April, organised by the World Health Organization (WHO).
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.
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has called on Israel to halt its ground assault on Rafah, the southernmost city in Gaza, saying 1.2 million people there have nowhere safe to go.
Colon cancer or colorectal cancer is a type of cancer that begins in the colon or rectum. The colon and rectum are parts of the digestive system, responsible for processing food and eliminating waste.
According to the latest estimates in the World Health Organization (WHO) tobacco trends report, there are 1.25 billion adult tobacco users in the world.
While this social aberration has been around for decades, everyday examples demonstrate the continued presence of this iniquitous practice.
The budget was completely silent on any tax revisions on bidis or smokeless tobacco, which are consumed by most Indian tobacco users. It is pertinent to mention here that cigarettes account for only 15 per cent of tobacco users in India. There are reports which establish that cigarette smokers switch to bidis when cigarettes become exorbitant; this is equally detrimental to health. For public health professionals this negligible tax increase on cigarettes in the Union Budget and leaving taxes on other tobacco products unaffected was a major disappointment
The scope of climate change is not limited to Bangladesh only. Almost every country needs to worry, and India should particularly think about it. What Uttarakhand's Joshimath has recently faced should be indeed alarming.
The state has secured 1st rank among all the states in full immunization coverage with 90.5 per cent coverage achievement.
Doctors say that early detection, raising awareness, and upskilling the healthcare workers to test through modern methods is something WHO and countries affected by leprosy are working on
