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First 1,000 days of life are key to addressing malnutrition

Prevalence of malnutrition remains high at 35.5% stunting; 19% wasting, and 32.1% underweight including a high prevalence of anaemia and micronutrient deficiency disorders.

Published on Apr 7, 2022, 5:55 PM IST

Are you pregnant? Here's why health experts suggest opting for a midwife support

Are you pregnant? Here's why health experts suggest opting for a midwife support

Updated on Apr 6, 2022, 3:54 PM IST

WHO suspends Covaxin supplies under UN procurement

The World Health Organization (WHO) has suspended the supply of Bharat Biotech’s anti-Covid vaccine, Covaxin, under the Covax facility, the UN health body announced on Saturday. (HT PHOTO.)

Updated on Apr 3, 2022, 4:12 AM IST

Ending TB by 2025 needs more clinical research on drug resistance

A few weeks after the initial diagnosis of TB, more bad news awaited Zainab. Microbiological tests showed that the TB bacteria were resistant to all four usual TB drugs and to some of the drugs used to treat drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB).

Published on Apr 2, 2022, 3:27 PM IST

Are all breast lumps dangerous or lead to cancer? Here's what doctor has to say

Are all breast lumps dangerous or lead to cancer? Here's what doctor has to say

Updated on Mar 26, 2022, 7:35 PM IST

India is honoured to be WHO's global centre for traditional medicine: PM Modi

The ministry of Ayush signed an agreement with the WHO.

Published on Mar 26, 2022, 9:42 AM IST

Mask use to continue till WHO declares pandemic over: Official

Union health secretary Ajay Bhalla’s letter to states also mentions that ministry of health’s advisories on Covid containment measures, including on the use of face masks and hand hygiene, will continue to guide overall national response to the pandemic. (AP)

Updated on Mar 23, 2022, 11:58 PM IST

Covid emergency to end? WHO exploring when and how

The World Health Organisation said it isn’t currently considering such a declaration.

Published on Mar 13, 2022, 8:27 AM IST

Molnupiravir can be used for high-risk Covid patients: WHO

The WHO has given conditional recommendation to the drug.

Updated on Mar 3, 2022, 6:24 AM IST

Omicron variant no more severe than original strain: WHO

A man wearing a face mask, walks on a street in Hong Kong.

Published on Feb 23, 2022, 4:07 AM IST

Worm infection in kids: Causes, symptoms, preventive tips by doctors, treatment

Intestinal worm infection in children: Causes, symptoms, preventive tips by doctors , treatment

Updated on Feb 20, 2022, 6:33 PM IST

What can lead to emergence of more Covid-19 variants? WHO chief answers

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Updated on Feb 18, 2022, 7:25 PM IST

WHO needs strong augmentation for better pandemic response: FM

In another session, Sitharaman spoke about the global economic outlook and risks such as inflation, supply chain disruptions and new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. (Arvind Yadav/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Feb 18, 2022, 2:46 AM IST

WHO: 19% drop in global Covid cases; deaths stable

China’s President Xi Jinping has told Hong Kong’s leaders that their “overriding mission” was to stabilise the worsening Covid-19 situation in the city. In picture - People sleep in hospital beds with temperatures falling at nighttime outside the Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong.

Published on Feb 17, 2022, 3:43 AM IST

Epilepsy: Symptoms, treatment, when to consider surgery for this brain disease

Epilepsy: Symptoms, treatment, when to consider surgery for this brain disease

Updated on Feb 13, 2022, 7:12 PM IST

WHO adds arthritis drug to Covid medicines list for severe cases

WHO has, like the United States and the European Union, already recommended its use to treat severe Covid in hospital settings.

Published on Feb 12, 2022, 7:32 AM IST

How books and movies help us understand the infodemic and conspiracy theories

How books and movies help us understand the infodemic and conspiracy theories

Published on Feb 10, 2022, 9:17 AM IST

WHO chief says discussed collaboration on Covid origins with Chinese premier

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization.

Published on Feb 5, 2022, 7:02 PM IST

Can Ayurveda shrink tumours? Check out these 32 herbs with anti-cancer potential

Can Ayurveda shrink tumours? Check out these 32 herbs with anti-cancer potential

Updated on Feb 5, 2022, 10:19 AM IST

Want to reverse diabetes? Here are some tips from fitness experts

Want to reverse diabetes? Here are some tips from fitness experts

Updated on Feb 3, 2022, 1:40 PM IST

Highly transmissible Omicron sub-variant now in 57 countries, warns WHO

Omicron now accounts for over 93 per cent of all coronavirus specimens collected globally in the past month.

Updated on Feb 2, 2022, 10:30 AM IST

Manage iron deficiency: Tips to prevent Anaemia before, during, after pregnancy

Manage iron deficiency: Tips to prevent Anaemia before, during, after pregnancy

Updated on Jan 31, 2022, 11:37 AM IST

WHO’s push for 70% vaccination, equitable use of strategies on 2 years of Covid

“This year we could end the acute phase of the #COVID19 pandemic if we vaccinate 70% of the population of every country,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. In picture - A health campaign poster in an underpass leading to Westminster underground train station in London.

Published on Jan 30, 2022, 10:58 PM IST

Trinamool MP says WHO showing wrong map of India, writes to PM

Trinamool MP said a part of the grey-coloured portion is showing Pakistan's Covid-19 tally.

Published on Jan 30, 2022, 9:00 PM IST

Navigating diabetes through a Covid-19 lens

There are several factors that have contributed to making diabetes even more prevalent amidst the pandemic.

Published on Jan 29, 2022, 5:45 PM IST

‘Risk persists despite plateauing Covid-19 cases in India’: WHO

WHO's Poonam Khetrapal Singh said Covid-19 vaccination remained an effective method that helped in reducing the risk of severe illness after infection by the variant.

Published on Jan 29, 2022, 4:20 PM IST

Covid-19: ‘Omicron offers plausible hope for stabilization, normalization’

WHO’s regional director for Europe Hans Kluge said he is concerned about the number of unvaccinated people across the globe who are “helping to drive transmission.” In picture - A Pharmacist fills a syringe with Covid-19 vaccine.

Published on Jan 24, 2022, 11:55 PM IST

Evening brief from HT: WHO chief says global conditions ideal for more variants

WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Published on Jan 24, 2022, 4:48 PM IST

Global conditions are ideal for more Covid variants to emerge: WHO chief

WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that Omicron is not going to be the last variant of Covid-19.

Updated on Jan 24, 2022, 7:34 PM IST

End of Covid-19 pandemic in Europe ‘plausible’ after Omicron: WHO

Published on Jan 23, 2022, 10:49 PM IST

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