The World Health Organization (WHO) (1950) defines “Mental Health” as a “state of mental well-being that enables people to cope with the stresses of life, realize their abilities, learn, work well and contribute to their community”.
The inauguration marked a significant milestone in India’s commitment to global public health and its leadership in integrating traditional knowledge systems with modern healthcare
A decade ago, conversations around mental health support at the workplace were simply swept under the corporate carpet.
The UN relief chief has said his colleagues are ready to distribute aid supplies in Sudan but need firm commitments of protection from hostilities.
The Director of Family Welfare also issued instructions to the chief district medical and Public Health officers of all districts and urban bodies in this regard.
The investigative report Biden ordered is due out by end of the Summer. The stakes are extremely high given the question of responsibility for millions of deaths worldwide, which potent institutions would much prefer to blame on wildlife. Keep in mind that, even if it were somehow proven that the pandemic had a non-laboratory origin, all the preceding research projects undeniably exist and continue, for the most part, unchecked.
Unlike in 2020, when Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus would often speak in defence of China, to the extent of being accused of having danced to Beijing’s tune, his presentation on Thursday is significant not the least because he has urged China to furnish raw data on the origins of the verily catastrophic pandemic.
Thanks to vaccinations and the lifting of social restrictions, the handshake is making a comeback though ‘pressing the flesh‘ still faces an uncertain future. In the recent summit that US President Joe Biden had with Russian President Vladimir Putin, their fulsome handshake could send a message that the old way of greeting may make a comeback.
The world has also seen unparalleled international cooperation in forging a common response to tackle Covid-19 while there have been countries who have tried to fish in troubled waters to establish their hegemony in the international pecking order.
Data from the Health Ministry released late Monday showed 93 people were considered to be seriously ill and 58 people were on ventilators, reports dpa news agency.
