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March 22, 2026, 09:25 AM - 2 min read
The war erupted in mid-April 2023 and has triggered one of the world’s most severe man-made humanitarian crises, with tens of thousands killed and over 12 million people displaced from their homes.
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September 15, 2025, 05:04 PM - 3 min read
A Lancet study shows India among the few nations where deaths from chronic diseases are rising, with women facing a sharper increase than men.
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June 19, 2025, 02:08 PM - 3 min read
The newly identified COVID-19 variant, NB.18.1 or Nimbus, is rapidly spreading across parts of Asia and the Pacific, causing a particularly painful sore throat dubbed “razor blade throat.” While the symptom is sharp and distinct, health authorities have assured the public that the strain poses a low global health risk.
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June 16, 2025, 08:16 PM - 5 min read
The operation, aimed at curbing AMR — which the World Health Organization has declared as one of the top ten global public health threats facing humanity — has revealed alarming violations.
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February 12, 2025, 03:46 PM - 3 min read
The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised concerns over communication difficulties with the United States following the country's withdrawal from the UN health agency.
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January 9, 2025, 10:27 AM - 3 min read
WHO official Margaret Harris stated that the rise in common respiratory infections during winter is "entirely expected," noting that the pathogens causing the disease are "known ones."
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October 31, 2024, 08:20 AM - 3 min read
Adhering to the sodium intake levels recommended by the WHO could prevent 300,000 fatalities from heart disease and chronic kidney disease over the next decade.
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October 30, 2024, 03:26 PM - 2 min read
Even at its lowest, the city’s AQI registered a “very unhealthy” 246, with air quality measurements in some areas spiking dramatically higher. Lahore’s private air quality monitors have recorded alarming AQI levels, including 953 in Gulberg, 810 near Pakistan Engineering Services, and 784 on Syed Maratab Ali Road.
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October 27, 2024, 11:17 AM - 6 min read
Despite growing global awareness of the enduring impact of long Covid, Indian healthcare professionals say that few studies delve into the complexities of the condition in the country.
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August 17, 2024, 03:02 PM - 2 min read
The 2022-23 global mpox outbreak happened despite repeated calls from African researchers for increased global investment in diagnostic, therapeutic and infection prevention tools for mpox.
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July 20, 2024, 03:50 PM - 2 min read
This study, conducted by researchers including those from the University of Oxford, UK, indicates a 17 percent increase in mortality compared to 2019 and is 1.5 times higher than estimates by the World Health Organisation.
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June 15, 2024, 01:27 PM - 2 min read
From the risks of war to environmental destruction and pandemics, no single country can independently safeguard its population against the most serious shared threats to humanity.
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