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- New TB vaccine in pipeline
- A new tuberculosis vaccine developed in South Africa has been found to be effective in the second stage of clinical trial. TB is a major problem among adults ...
- AIDS spread could be halted within years, says Nobel laureate
- Eradication of AIDS infection in a few years is quite possible feels Luc Montagnier, one of this year’s Noble prize winners for medicine. According to the ...
- Going back to primary health care
- Primary Health Care – Now More Than Ever, the latest report by WHO documents that health systems worldwide suffer from striking inequities in ...
- 'Funding shortage in AIDS could lead to millions of deaths'
- Despite notions of excess funds for AIDS, the $10 billion in resources worldwide fell short last year. Bertil Lindblad, director, UNAIDS Office in New ...
- India's tobacco war
- As India bans smoking in public places from October 2, communications specialist Deepanjali Bhas argues the war on tobacco has to be fought both on the ...
- Diarrhoea a major killer in South Asia
- Diarrhoea continues to claim maximum deaths in South Asia but has often been relegated to the background at the highest policy level. The recently concluded ...
- Global measles deaths fall by 74%
- The Eastern Mediterranean region, including Pakistan and Afghanistan, have achieved their measles goal three years early due to improved immunisation, notes ...
- No donor support for tackling poor man's diseases
- Diseases that are seen as “ancient companion of poverty” remain neglected when it comes to global funding. Pneumonia, buruli ulcer, yaws, cholera and ...
- Scientists prove cancer transmission in the womb
- First case of cancer cells crossing the placental barrier has been confirmed after a baby was born to a woman with leukaemia. Failure of the infant's immune ...
- Deformed hands script success stories
- Once shunned by society, they now prove their mettle with machines to earn a decent living. Leprosy-cured patients in western India have set up their own ...
- Film exposes the myth of 'green revolution' in India
- An award-winning documentary film investigates overuse of pest control chemicals and their deadly impact in Punjab, a prosperous state in north India. A very ...
- Cyclone Aila hit areas fear disease outbreak
- Fear of epidemic looms large across Bangladesh and India’s eastern coast after Cyclone Aila slammed the region last week. According to international NGO ...
- WHO warns against homeopathy use
- The WHO has warned against the use of homeopathy for HIV, malaria and TB in developing countries. Such remedies are not beneficial to patients in treating ...
- India tightens swine flu advice
- In view of the ever increasing number of people infected with swine flu, the Indian government has advised citizens not to travel abroad until the threat ...
- Nepal PM to directly supervise diarrhoea epidemic
- Western Nepal is reeling under the epidemic of diarrhoea that has claimed more than hundred lives so far. After reviewing the situation, the government has ...
- A life saver for children
- A joint publication of UNICEF and other UN organisations, Facts for Life aims to provide parents and other caregivers with life-saving ...
- Disease threatens Afghan wheat crop
- Agronomists fear that an aggressive disease caused by Ug99 fungus that attacks wheat crops can soon reach Afghanistan. Known to have destroyed crop in some ...
- UN discusses tackling new forms of gender discrimination
- The UN Committee on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, celebrating three decades of its existence, identified some modern problems that leave deep ...
- Epicentre of swine flu limps back to normalcy
- Restaurants, offices, high schools and universities have reopened in Mexico City after five-day shutdown due to swine flu scare. The Mexican capital, one of ...
- 'Healthcare in India is over-medicalised'
- A recent report of the Independent Commission on Development and Health in India has suggested ways to improve public health services in the country. Economist ...
- New vaccine to combat pneumonia deaths in Pakistan
- Pneumonia is responsible for large number of deaths among under-five children in Pakistan. The government is hopeful that the introduction of a new vaccine ...
- Emergency action as bird flu hits Nepal
- Thousands of birds have been culled after Nepal confirmed its first case of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu. The government has declared Mechinagar, ...
- Well-crafted policies help in coping with climate change
- A new study finds that adapting to climate change could be positively influenced by well-designed and carefully implemented developmental policies. Taking ...
- Grassroots partnerships help curb tuberculosis in India
- Increasing awareness and better health services have resulted in a higher rate of detection of tuberculosis, which has helped in lowering number of infections ...
- World Cancer Day to promote healthy lifestyle
- Cancer threat looms large in India with thousands of new cases reported every year. As part of the efforts to improve awareness on prevention and care, this ...
- Cancer treatment on-air in India
- Need to connect regional cancer centres to remote areas has led a prominent health institution in India to provide expert cancer care on-air. With ...
- Afghanistan to be polio-free in two years: WHO
- WHO is targeting to eradicate polio from Afghanistan within next two years. Much of it will depend on how smoothly the agency is able to carry out its ...
- Illegal dumping scars Karachi coastline
- The sea along Pakistan’s Karachi coastline is retreating as neighbouring factories dump their waste along the stretch. The toxic garbage is also causing skin ...
- World prepares to fight swine flu epidemic
- The H1N1 strain of swine flu has claimed at least 103 human lives in Mexico and is suspected to have spread to many other parts of the world. Associated ...
- Philippines pigs may host ebola virus
- Scientists have discovered that the Reston Ebola virus could mutate in pigs to become a dangerous health threat. Currently there are no vaccines yet for humans ...
