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Insulin availability in Bengaluru below WHO standards: study
In the study, published recently in the BMC Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, researchers have identified a series of challenges constraining access to insulin — an essential, life-saving medicine for people with diabetes — in Bengaluru region.
WHO paper praises govt for ‘commitment’ to health
Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday released the strategy document, which stated, “In the past few years, the government of India has placed health high on its political agenda and made a commitment to make significant increases in public spending in health."
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The place between breaths
As World Mental Health Day draws close (October 10), a look at diverse individuals trying to help break the stigma by understanding, innovating and attempting to cure mental health issues
WHO calls for suicide prevention strategy as global rate dips
From 2010 to 2016, the global suicide rate fell by nearly 10% to 10.5 per 100,000 people. However, the number of deaths remained stable due to population growth.
3.7 million lives could be saved by 2025 if health services ramp up nutrition actions: WHO
The guide aims to address the “double burden” of treating people who are underweight and overweight, and provide countries with a roadmap for better interventions.
WHO says eradicating malaria "can be done", but first aim is to control it
Malaria infected around 219 million people in 2017 and killed around 435,000 of them - the vast majority of them babies and children in the poorest parts of Africa.
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Delhi: WHO building from 1962 razed to make way for new design, M F Husain mural inside saved
The WHO headquarters was built by Padma Bhushan recipient architect Habib Rahman, who was a senior architect with the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) at the time.
‘Need counter-view from policy makers on vaccine hesitancy’
According to WHO, vaccine hesitancy refers to delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccines despite availability of vaccination services.
WHO report: Mobile scheme to quit tobacco has over 2 million users in India
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) report on global tobacco epidemic, launched late on Friday, makes a special reference about India’s efforts in helping smokers quit.
India has a doctor for every 10,189 people, finds WHO survey
The situation in the national capital is better compared to other states where the ratio stands at 1:2203.
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Air pollution is reducing life expectancy by a year: News in Numbers
Average human life is about one year shorter because of PM2.5 ambient air pollution, with lives shortened by 1.5-2 years in the most polluted Asian and African countries, a new study that uses data from the Global Burden of Disease Project has found. See more: https://bit.ly/2M2t86i
How pollution killed over 1 lakh children in 2016: News in Numbers
Over 1.25 lakh children in India below the age of five died in 2016 due to the impact of polluted air and almost one in five children who die from toxic air exposure across the world is from India, a new study by the World Health Organisation has sai
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Air pollution is reducing life expectancy by a year: News in Numbers
Average human life is about one year shorter because of PM2.5 ambient air pollution, with lives shortened by 1.5-2 years in the most polluted Asian and African countries, a new study that uses data from the Global Burden of Disease Project has found. See more: https://bit.ly/2M2t86i
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