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Around the world, an invisible threat is increasing the risk of disease, shortening lives and fraying the fabric of our communities. Social disconnection – when a person lacks sufficient social contact, feels unsupported in their existing relationships, or experiences negative or strained connections – is an increasingly serious but often overlooked danger to health and…
The focus for World Environment Day in 2025 (June 5) is on ending plastic pollution. Micro-plastics represent one of the many thousands of chemical, physical and biological hazards that lurk in the air, water and living spaces for which we have neither the sensory capabilities nor sensing technologies to measure exposure and assess health risks….
India has reported a sudden rise in COVID cases, starting from late May. Authorities said the number of active cases of the disease has surpassed 5,000. India is the latest of a number of countries to report an uptick in COVID cases this year as, more than five years after the virus was declared a…
Accord aims to prevent repeat of disjointed response and international disarray that surrounded COVID-19 pandemic. Members of the World Health Organization (WHO) have adopted an agreement intended to improve preparedness for future pandemics, but the absence of the United States casts doubt on the treaty’s effectiveness. After three years of negotiations, the legally binding pact…
The United States and Canada are experiencing one of their worst measles outbreaks in years, while the virus has also crossed to neighbouring Mexico. A total of 2,500 cases and four deaths have been reported in the outbreaks across the three countries. Vaccine hesitancy has been blamed. Here is what we know about the outbreaks…
The story so far: After more than three years of intense negotiations involving over 190 countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) has finalised a historic pandemic accord aimed at preventing and responding to future global health crises. The agreement was reached during a marathon session at the WHO headquarters in Geneva and concluded in the…
The deaths are linked to antimicrobial resistance infections due to overuse or misuse of some medications. More than three million children, many of them from Southeast Asia and Africa, are believed to have lost their lives in 2022 due to infections that are resistant to antibiotics, according to a new research. “The study underscores the…
‘The growing anti-internationalist sentiment in the U.S. and the unilateral actions taken by the Trump administration are bound to jeopardise multilateral political and economic cooperation among states’ | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The mantra of ‘America First’ is shaping U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, marking a significant turning point for multilateralism and international law. Since…
Haemorrhage, defined as severe heavy bleeding, and hypertensive disorders like preeclampsia are the leading causes of maternal deaths globally, according to a new study released today by the World Health Organization (WHO). These conditions were responsible for around 80,000 and 50,000 fatalities respectively in 2020 – the last year for which published estimates were available…
America, the leader of the free world, is once again hellbent on abdicating its global leadership responsibilities. Donald Trump is back, and so is his signature foreign policy move—cutting the US off from some key global organisations. He has, just like during his first term, decided that the World Health Organisation (WHO) doesn’t deserve US…
