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June 3, 2024 10:41 AM
In a gesture of humanitarian aid, India has sent a shipment of approximately 90 tonnes of medical supplies to Cuba. The consignment, which departed from Mundra port on June 2, contains nine different Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) produced in India. These APIs will be utilized by Cuban dr...
June 2, 2024 10:55 AM
Talks aimed at reaching a global agreement on how to better fight pandemics will be concluded by 2025 or earlier if possible, the World Health Organization said on Saturday. The WHO's 194 member states have been negotiating for two years on an agreement that could increase collaboration before and ...
June 1, 2024 10:58 PM
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an advisory to fishermen to prohibit fishing activities along the southern Kerala coast and Lakshadweep region following predictions of strong winds and severe weather conditions. However, there are no restrictions on fishing along the Karnatak...
May 31, 2024 7:09 PM
The world is unprepared for another health crisis like COVID-19, a leading global health expert has warned, as countries make a last push to agree a way forward for a pandemic treaty amid fears the political climate for agreement could sour. World Health Organization member states gathered in Genev...
May 31, 2024 6:08 PM
The National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) in Bengaluru has been honored with the Nelson Mandela Award for Health Promotion for 2024 by the World Health Organization (WHO). Established by WHO in 2019, the Nelson Mandela Award for Health Promotion acknowledges individuals...
May 31, 2024 4:54 PM
A recent study has found that better sleep is associated with lower levels of loneliness, especially among younger individuals. The findings indicate that improved sleep quality reduces social and emotional loneliness. While better sleep health was linked to lower total and emotional loneliness acr...
May 31, 2024 2:05 PM
A third U.S. dairy worker tested positive for bird flu after exposure to infected cows, and was the first to suffer respiratory symptoms, U.S. officials said on Thursday in the latest expansion of the outbreak. Bird flu has been found in dairy cattle in nine states. This second case i...
September 16, 2024 5:44 PM
India on Thursday hosted an event focused on the health of women, children, and adolescents on the sidelines of the ongoing 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva. Organized in collaboration with Norway, UNICEF, UNFPA, and the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH), the event aime...
May 30, 2024 5:25 PM
The World Health Organization's emergencies department is facing “existential threats” as multiplying health crises have left it so short of cash that it needed emergency funds to pay staff salaries at the end of last year, an independent report said. It will likely have to ask for funding agai...
October 25, 2024 4:52 PM
Record heat seared parts of the national capital for a second consecutive day on Wednesday, reaching a temperature of 52.3 degrees Celsius (126.14 degrees Fahrenheit), as an unprecedented heat wave continued to parch some northwestern regions. The unusually high summer temperatures have brought "he...
