Tag: #GlobalHealth

The Next Leap in Vaccines: Protecting Babies Before Birth

Vaccines have halved child mortality since 2000 and saved more than 150 million lives since 1974. Professor Shabir Madhi began...

Global Vaccination Efforts Stalled Since 2010, Leaving Millions of Children at Risk

India is one of the eight countries that account for over 50% of the global population remaining unvaccinated. A decade...

WHO Issues First Global Guidelines for Managing Sickle Cell Disease in Pregnancy

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first global guideline on managing sickle cell disease (SCD) during pregnancy,...

Daily Antibiotic May Reduce Preterm Births Among Pregnant Women, Study Finds

A groundbreaking clinical trial in Zimbabwe has found that a safe, inexpensive, and widely available antibiotic may help reduce...

WHO Recommends Two Key Immunization Products to Protect Infants from RSV

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued its first official position paper recommending immunization products to protect infants from...

Member States Officially Endorse World Prematurity Day as Global Health Campaign

At the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA), Member States unanimously endorsed World Prematurity Day as an official global health...

Replacing Meat With Plants Could Extend Life Expectancy, New Study Finds

A global study led by researchers at the University of Sydney suggests that replacing meat with plant-based proteins could...

New Form of Diabetes, Type 5, Officially Recognized—First Spotted in India and Africa Decades Ago

A lesser-known form of diabetes, first observed over 75 years ago, has finally received global recognition. Now officially named...

World is Getting Fatter: India to Rank Second in Overweight, Obese Youth by 2050

More than half of all adults and a third of children, teenagers, and young adults globally are projected to...

Airborne lead linked to higher infant mortality Rate, Reveals Study  

Despite the decline in lead usage in gasoline, substantial concentrations of lead in the air remain a pressing issue...

Breast Cancer Most Prevalent Among Women, Accounts for 30% of New Cases: Study

Among women, breast cancer is the most prevalent, accounting for 30% of all new cases, followed by cervical cancer,...

Millions of diabetes, heart disease cases linked to sugary drinks: Study

A recent study has revealed that in 2024, 2.2 million new cases of type 2 diabetes and 1.2 million...
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