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The ‘$18 trillion’ health crisis nobody is treating like an emergency: WHO warns

More than one in eight people globally live with obesity, a chronic disease driving millions of deaths and threatening to drain trillions of dollars from the world economy, as per World Health Organisation. (Freepik)

Published 8 days ago

WHO’s pandemic pact paralysed over pathogen sharing

Negotiations on the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) system, the unfinished annex of the WHO Pandemic Agreement adopted in May 2025, again ended inconclusively at the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva.

Updated 77 days ago

World Health Assembly opens on Monday amid global financial constraints

The World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement that the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly will take place from May 18 to 23 in Geneva. (REUTERS)

Published 79 days ago

Study estimates 22.6 million preventable deaths in LMICs by 2030 due to cuts in development aids

Study estimates 22.6 million preventable deaths in LMICs by 2030 due to cuts in development aids

Published 182 days ago

WHO warns of surging levels of antibiotic resistance

Globally, resistance to antibiotics directly accounts for more than 1 million deaths annually.

Published 295 days ago

Aid cuts: Igniting a global health time bomb

FILE PHOTO: The United Nations headquarters building REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo

Published 316 days ago

‘Funding by USAID prevented 91.8mn deaths worldwide’

The study estimated that over the past two decades, USAID-funded programs have prevented more than 91 million deaths globally

Updated 400 days ago

A future at risk: Prioritising women, children, adolescents

India offers a powerful example of what’s possible. It has reduced maternal mortality from 130 per 100,000 live births in 2014-16 to 97 per 100,000 live births in 2018-20, and expanded access to care (ANI)

Published 437 days ago

Prime Minister Modi projects India model at World Health Assembly in Geneva

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, on Tuesday. (DPR PMO)

Updated 441 days ago

Bill Gates to give away 99% of wealth, Gates Foundation to close by 2045

Bill Gates has decided to donate the rest of his Microsoft fortune and close the Gates Foundation in 2045.

Published 453 days ago

The climate crisis is also a mental health threat

The mental health impacts of the climate crisis are, and will continue to be, unequally distributed globally, and those anticipated to bear the brunt of these impacts include people living in ecologically-sensitive areas, resource-dependent populations (farmers, fisherfolk, Indigenous peoples),and people with pre-existing health conditions and stressors

Published 482 days ago

USAID official warns of unnecessary deaths from Trump's foreign aid block, then says he's been put on leave

USAID official warns of unnecessary deaths from Trump's foreign aid block, then says he's been put on leave

Published 520 days ago

Doctors call for protection of healthcare workers in war zones

IPPNW Board’s chair Ruth Mitchell highlighted the catastrophic risks of the nuclear arms race, emphasising the urgent need for disarmament. (HT File)

Published 610 days ago

Up funds for new global health plan, WHO nations told

In a G20 meeting chaired by Brazil on Saturday, health ministers called on all member states and partners to contribute. (REUTERS)

Updated 639 days ago

‘Malnutrition is vastly ignored... would fix it if I had a magic wand’

Bill Gates. (AFP)

Published 686 days ago

How FAO is strengthening India's response to zoonotic threats

World Zoonoses Day, observed annually on July 6, aims to raise awareness about zoonotic diseases, emphasising their profound impact on global health and highlighting the need for continuous research, attention, and collaboration to prevent outbreaks and safeguard public health.

Published 759 days ago

Indians failing to meet recommended standard of physical activity, finds study

People exercising at Marine Drive in Mumbai. (Kunal Patil/HT File Photo)

Updated 769 days ago

Superbugs: Is this global health threat potentially worse than Covid-19?

Superbugs vs Covid-19: Comparing scale and severity of global health threats, preparing for next health catastrophe

Published 773 days ago

COP28: Impact of the climate crisis on public health

Published 951 days ago

Study flags rise in four zoonotic infections

The researchers focused on Filoviruses (Ebola virus, Marburg virus), SARS Coronavirus 1, Nipah virus, and Machupo virus (HT file photo)

Updated 1006 days ago

Emerging infectious diseases: Insights and strategies for prevention and control

Emerging infectious diseases: Insights and strategies for prevention and control

Published 1055 days ago

G20 meeting: ‘Regardless of motivation, all acts of terrorism are unjustified’

G-20 countries expressed concern about illicit trafficking and the diversion of small arms and light weapons. (HT Photo)

Updated 1205 days ago

Why UN global hunger report figures are staggering: 150 million added post Covid

FILE - An Ethiopian woman stands by sacks of wheat to be distributed by the Relief Society of Tigray in the town of Agula, in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia Saturday.

Published 1489 days ago

Hidden hunger is a threat to achieving 2025 global nutrition targets

Micronutrients are vitamins and minerals required by our bodies in very small quantities. Although required in minimal quantities, their deficiencies during pregnancy can lead to poor pregnancy (women with severe anemia are twice as likely to die during pregnancy) and birth outcomes (children born to malnourished mothers are more likely to be born too small, too soon, or stillborn).

Published 1602 days ago

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