UN agencies boost efforts to prevent further spread of Lassa fever in Benin
Feb 12, 2016, at 03:18 pm
New York, Feb 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Following the outbreak of Lassa fever in Benin, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organization (WHO) officials in the country are scaling up an emergency response to help prevent further spread of the disease.
UN agriculture agency warns of threat to food security from overuse of antibiotics
Feb 11, 2016, at 02:22 pm
New York, Feb 11 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The overuse of antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents is impacting rural livelihoods and food security, and requires globally coordinated efforts, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today.
Alchem International launches third generation Phytomedicine to combat cough, cold, flu
Feb 11, 2016, at 01:54 am
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IBNS) Alchem International on Wednesday said it has launched the third generation phytomedicine called PhytoRelief-CC to combat symptoms of cough, cold and flu.
Zika: UN agriculture agency provides expertise to help curb spread of virus
Feb 10, 2016, at 03:39 pm
New York, Feb 10 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Under the lead of the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations system, including the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), is mobilizing a coordinated response to Zika aimed at minimizing the threat in affected countries and reducing the risk of further international spread.
Government urges banks and MFIs to pitch in for Swachhta Mission
Feb 09, 2016, at 07:50 pm
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IBNS) Union Minister of Rural Development and Drinking Water and Sanitation, Birender Singh, on Tuesday, urged banks and micro-finance institutions to come forward in a big way for credit disbursal to achieve the goal of Swachh Bharat Mission of making India Open Defecation Free by 2019.
Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals launches the exhale citizens' initiative to fight air pollution
Feb 09, 2016, at 12:59 am
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IBNS) In a bid to tackle air pollution through a common cause, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals has launched the Exhale initiative in the city. The initiative mainstay is to involve the citizens of Delhi in its fight against pollution and to take steps to ensure a safer and cleaner city of the future.
UN agencies mobilize to support Government response after Benin confirms cases of Lassa fever
Feb 06, 2016, at 02:02 pm
New York, Feb 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS) After the identification of four cases of Lassa fever in Benin, the Government, backed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has immediately launched a response against the epidemic, the agencies announced on Friday.
Upholding women’s human rights essential to Zika response - UN rights chief
Feb 06, 2016, at 02:00 pm
New York, Feb 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Upholding women’s human rights is essential if the response to the Zika health emergency is to be effective, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said today, following the advice to women by some governments to delay getting pregnant due to the possible link between the virus and neurological disorders affecting newborns.
With focus on cervical cancer, Ban says where people live should not determine chances of survival
Feb 05, 2016, at 02:28 pm
New York, Feb 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Marking World Cancer Day, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed that where a person lives should not determine if they develop a cancer or die from it, as he called to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health issue while also reducing the burden that millions face from all cancers.
Cancer awareness and care can make difference: Specialists
Feb 05, 2016, at 12:34 am
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS): As the incidence of cancer in India grows, awareness and palliative care will make all the difference, in the fight against this deadly disease, feel experts.
UN health agency urges action now in European countries to prevent Zika virus spread
Feb 04, 2016, at 02:10 pm
New York, Feb 4 (Just Earth News/IBNS) European countries were called on on Wednesday by the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) to act early and in a coordinated way to protect the region from Zika virus, just one day after another case was confirmed in the United States.
"India needs to scale-up clinical research to address the growing cancer burden"
Feb 04, 2016, at 02:48 am
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IBNS): The past decades have witnessed hundreds and thousands of lives lost to cancer, and present day statistics only confirm the disease’s top spot in the list of life-threatening illnesses. Today, cancer is the second biggest killer after heart disease in India. Data from the WHO World Cancer Report released in 2015 indicates that in India, there are 7 lakh new cancer cases per year, killing over 3.5 lakh people every year.
Bharat Biotech unveils first vaccine candidate for Zika virus
Feb 03, 2016, at 11:53 pm
Hyderabad, Feb 3 (IBNS): Vaccines and Bio-Therapeutic manufacturer, Bharat Biotech, on Wednesday announced breakthrough in developing world’s first, two promising candidates Zikavac vaccines for Zika infection.
Facebook launches initiative to combat Zika virus
Feb 03, 2016, at 08:56 pm
New York, Feb 3 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday said his company has partnered with the non-profit Abrasco Divulga in Brazil as part of an effort to fight against Zika virus.
Indian lab applies for patent for the first Zika virus vaccine
Feb 03, 2016, at 07:24 pm
Hyderabad, Feb 3 (IBNS): As the race to find a vaccine for the Zika virus hots up, Bharat Biotech International Limited of Hyderabad, India, claims it has made a breakthrough and has filed for the patent for the world's first Zika virus vaccine, according to media reports on Wednesday.
First case of sexually transmitted Zika virus infection recorded in the US
Feb 03, 2016, at 05:46 pm
Dallas, Feb 3 (IBNS): A person in Texas, United States, has been infected with the defect-causing Zika virus after having sex with a person who apparently caught the virus while visiting Venezuela in South America, the local media reported quoting county health officials on Tuesday.
Zika virus: UN agencies step up response measures following declaration of public health emergency
Feb 03, 2016, at 02:22 pm
New York, Feb 3 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Following yesterday’s declaration of a public health emergency of international concern regarding the cluster of microcephaly and other neurological disorders in relation to the Zika virus, United Nations agencies on Tuesday highlighted their actions to support affected communities.
Zika: Health Ministry issues guidelines
Feb 03, 2016, at 12:18 am
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday issued guidelines on the Zika virus disease here.
Sanofi Pasteur to leverage its strong vaccine legacy in hunt for Zika vaccine
Feb 02, 2016, at 08:25 pm
Lyon, France/Kolkata , Feb 2 (IBNS): Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi, announced today that it has launched a vaccine research and development project targeting the prevention of Zika virus infection and disease.
Films showing smoking scenes should be rated to protect children from tobacco addiction
Feb 01, 2016, at 09:03 pm
Geneva, Feb 1 (IBNS) WHO is calling on governments to rate movies that portray tobacco use in a bid to prevent children and adolescents from starting to smoke cigarettes and use other forms of tobacco.
Jan 29, 2016, at 09:06 pm
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IBNS): Union health minister J P Nadda, on Friday, held a high level meeting with his senior officials and the All India Institute of Medical Science to take stock of the situation arising from the spread of Zika virus being reported from some countries.
Jan 29, 2016, at 12:40 am
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IBNS): Union minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan dedicated to the nation on Thursday a low cost motorized wheelchair, called Locomo, developed by the Department of Biotechnology under the Make-in-India initiative.
Jan 28, 2016, at 08:53 pm
Kolkata, Jan 28 (IBNS): More than 60 percent women in the 15-49 year age-group in West Bengal suffer from anaemia, reveals the National Family Health Survey 2015-2016.
National Family Health Survey: Tobacco use in WB comes down
Jan 28, 2016, at 07:11 pm
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IBNS) Consumption of tobacco has come down by a little more than 11 per cent in West Bengal, according to the recent reports released by the National Family Health Survey.
One in every two children in West Bengal is anaemic, NFHS reveals
Jan 28, 2016, at 02:38 am
Kolkata, Jan 27 (Just Earth News/IBNS): More than half the children under 5 years are still Anaemic in West Bengal, as the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS 4, 2015-‘16) data highlight.
Seven die, more than 1,000 affected in jaundice outbreak in Shimla
Jan 27, 2016, at 04:31 pm
Shimla, Jan 27 (IBNS) Seven people have so far died and more than 1,000 have been affected of jaundice following a severe outbreak of jaundice in Shimla over the past month, reports said.
Governments must act to reverse alarming rise in childhood obesity, UN report warns
Jan 26, 2016, at 02:17 pm
New York, Jan 26 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Facing a global epidemic in childhood obesity with the number of overweight children under five on track to jump from 42 million to 70 million over the next decade, a United Nations report on Monday called on governments to reverse the trend by promoting healthy foods and physical activity.
Dealing with epidemics presents growth: WHO
Jan 23, 2016, at 08:27 pm
Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, Jan 22 (IBNS): The recent Ebola epidemic challenged leaders of all nations and sectors and brought to light the need for resiliency and infrastructure to prevent and mitigate risks of future outbreaks.
Health Ministry releases results from 1st phase of NFHS-4 survey
Jan 20, 2016, at 01:43 am
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IBNS): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday released the results from the first phase of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4), 2015-16.
Electro magnetic field radiation from mobile phone towers are not hazardous , opines TRAI experts
Jan 19, 2016, at 01:15 am
Kolkata, Jan 18 (IBNS): TRAI experts on Monday said that electro magnetic Field Radiation from mobile phone towers are not hazardous.