The theme of World Diabetes Day 2024, “Breaking Barriers, Bridging Gaps,” highlights our commitment to reducing the risk of diabetes and ensuring that everyone with the disease has access to…
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According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Global Tuberculosis(TB) Report 2024 places TB, a bacterial infection, as the leading infectious disease killer in 2023, surpassing COVID-19. The global number…
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last week cities across India experienced air pollution, especially after Diwali. The World Health Organisation(WHO) has defined the safe limit of PM2.5 (15 micrograms per cubic metre) on 99.8 percent…
Read MoreOctober is celebrated as the ‘Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is the most common cancer globally with around 2.3 million new cases every year. It represents one in eight…
Read MoreDue to a spike in the number of stubble burning cases in the neighbouring states Delhi. It experience’s bad Air Quality. With the air quality index in the national capital Delhi touching…
Read MoreWorld Heart Day(WHD) was first founded in 1999 with the World Heart Federation (WHF) collaborating with the World Health Organisation (WHO). As per the WHF , WHD is important as…
Read MoreThe Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) releases the annual Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Surveillance Network report. The report highlights the following points on Superbugs.( antimicrobial resistance) LEARNING FROM HOME/…
Read MoreA two-year-old child from Meghalaya had tested positive for Polio(PV). Health Ministry officials clarified that the case is vaccine-derived, not wild poliovirus infection. ( infection caused by the naturally occurring…
Read MoreA British doctor Sir Ronald Ross, on August 20, 1897, made a groundbreaking discovery. found that female Anopheles mosquitoes transmit malaria between humans. The parasite was located in the mosquito’s…
Read MoreDengue cases are sharply rising across states in India. Union Health Ministry also held a high-level inter-ministerial review meeting and asked the states to be vigilant to contain the dengue…
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