UN chief calls for global approach to pandemic threats

September 26, 2026 10:36 AM

UN chief calls for global approach to pandemic threats

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday stressed the need for a global approach to pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, stressing that no country can protect itself from pandemics alone. “The COVID-19 pandemic taught us that, in our interconnected world, no country can protect itself alone. We learned this at immense human and economic cost,” Guterres said in a speech read on his behalf by UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed at a high-level meeting on combating pan...

PM Modi thanks world leaders for greetings on his 76th birthday

September 17, 2026 11:52 PM

PM Modi thanks world leaders for greetings on his 76th birthday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday thanked several world leaders who extended warm greetings on his 76th birthday. PM Modi thanked Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni for her warm wishes and noted that he looks forward to close cooperation between India and Italy. "Thank you, Prime Minister Meloni, for your warm wishes. I look forward to continuing our close cooperation to further strengthen the India-Italy Special Strategic Partnership," he said on the social media platform X. PM Mod...

India’s push to strengthen traditional medicine through standards, scale and science

December 17, 2025 5:08 PM

India’s push to strengthen traditional medicine through standards, scale and science

India is set to host the 2nd WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine in New Delhi from December 17 to 19, reaffirming its leadership in advancing evidence-based traditional healthcare. The summit’s theme — “Restoring Balance for People and Planet: The Science and Practice of Well-Being” — places traditional medicine within the global conversation on sustainability, equity and resilient health systems. The event will also witness the launch of the WHO Traditional Medicine Global Libr...

Health inequities shortening lives by more than 30 years in poor countries: WHO

May 6, 2025 4:32 PM

Health inequities shortening lives by more than 30 years in poor countries: WHO

Poor social determinants of health are cutting life expectancy in low-income countries by more than 30 years, according to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO defines social determinants of health as conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age. The report noted that beyond the health sector, factors such as lack of quality housing, education, and job opportunities can dramatically reduce life expectancy. It said that people in the country with the lowes...

Global experts discuss AI’s role in advancing traditional medicine at AIIA

September 13, 2024 8:30 PM

Global experts discuss AI’s role in advancing traditional medicine at AIIA

A two-day global consultation on “Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Global Health: Advancing Traditional Medicine” was held on September 11-12, hosted by the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA). The event, organized in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Traditional Medicine Centre and the Department of Digital Health and Innovation, focused on integrating AI into traditional medicine practices. It concluded with plans to release a technical brief on AI in traditi...