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Explained: What India’s cancer map shows
September 02, 2025 12:16 pm
India’s current registries cover 10% to 18% of the population from 23 states and Union Territories
14 million children did not receive a single vaccine in 2024, UN estimates
July 15, 2025 9:47 am
In their annual estimate of global vaccine coverage, released Tuesday, the WHO and UNICEF said about 89% of children under 1 year old got a first dose of the diphtheria.
Knowledge Nugget: Global Tobacco Epidemic 2025 report – Must know insights for UPSC Exam
June 26, 2025 1:36 pm
The recently released Global Tobacco Epidemic report identifies India among the countries having best-practice-level graphic health warning labels in 2024. What is this report all about? Here's what you need to know. Also, go 'Beyond the Nugget' to know about the top tobacco-producing countries.
Measles spike in US shows how vaccine hesitancy threatens decades of public-health progress
June 07, 2025 7:41 am
Measles is often regarded as the ‘canary in the coalmine’ — if cases spread, it is a warning that other disease outbreaks might spring up where there are gaps in vaccination coverage. Its resurgence in the US is a global warning.
Palestinians to raise flag at WHO for the first time after vote
May 26, 2025 9:43 pm
It follows a successful Palestinian bid for membership of the UN General Assembly last year and comes amid signs that France could recognise a Palestinian state.
The world this week: India takes terror fight global, slams Pak at UN; US threatens tariffs on Apple, EU; Russia hit with sanctions for resisting ceasefire
May 25, 2025 3:33 pm
From India’s all-party teams setting out on a global mission against terror and New Delhi gearing up to ink a trade deal with the US to new sanctions imposed on Iran ahead of nuclear talks and the UN warning that the Gaza crisis is reaching its cruellest phase, a lot has happened in the world this week.
New Covid-19 subvariant detected in India: Here’s what you should know
May 24, 2025 3:11 pm
It is more contagious but symptoms are still mild, says expert.
Can WHO’s Pandemic Agreement launch a new era of global health cooperation?
May 22, 2025 12:11 pm
There are key challenges ahead, including the successful adoption of a One Health approach
World Hand Hygiene Day 2025: Date, history, theme, significance — all you need to know
May 05, 2025 2:50 pm
World Hand Hygiene Day 2025: World Hand Hygiene Day is celebrated on May 5 every year; in 2025, it's being observed on a Monday under the theme "WHO SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands."
A clearer picture of Covid’s lasting effects on the body
March 11, 2025 1:06 pm
Some of these effects, such as chronic fatigue and brain fog, are considered long Covid, defined as symptoms from an infection that persist for at least three months.
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As coronavirus spreads, anxiety rises in China and overseas
January 23, 2020 7:38 am
According to WHO, the situation is evolving and preliminary investigations suggest link to the sea food market.
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Brazil: Zika outbreak may get worse before it gets better, says WHO chief
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