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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June 2, 2024, 06:43 PM - 2 min read
The 77th World Health Assembly has approved amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005) following the COVID-19 pandemic. These amendments, based on 300 proposals from member countries, are aimed at enhancing countries' preparedness and response to Public Health Emergencies of International Concern (PHEIC) and Pandemic Emergencies (PE).
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April 24, 2024, 06:15 PM - 2 min read
WHO's Regional Director for South-East Asia, Saima Wazed, emphasized the need to work harder to overcome the challenges of malaria.
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April 10, 2024, 02:51 PM - 2 min read
India registered 2.98 crore hepatitis B cases in 2022 while the number of hepatitis C infections stood at 55 lakh.
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