Global Health

China virus outbreak shows Asia needs to step up infection preparation Region is safer after epidemic lessons but new diseases always arising Author: Dr Takeshi Kasai Regional Director for the …

WHO advice for international travel and trade in relation to the outbreak of pneumonia caused by a new coronavirus in China On 31 December 2019, a cluster of pneumonia of …

Global Health Bright Spots 2019- World Health Organization Few bright spots for 2019 are listed in official Medium channel of the World Health Organization; World leaders from 193 countries adopted …

More than one in three low- and middle-income countries face both extremes of malnutrition 16 December 2019  News release Twin presence of obesity and undernutrition reflects shifts in food systems …

Rapid Communication: Key changes to the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis 11 December 2019 | GENEVA – Significant improvements in treatment outcomes and quality of life for patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) …

Sri Lanka has eliminated mother to child transmission of HIV and syphilis Dec 4, 2019  Sri Lanka is being declared as a country which has eliminated mother to child transmission …

Mosquito sterilization offers new opportunity to control dengue, Zika and chikungunya A technique that produces sterilized male mosquitoes using radiation will soon be tested as part of global health efforts …

New WHO report to bolster efforts to tackle leading causes of urban deaths World Health Organization launched a new report ”The power of cities: tackling noncommunicable diseases and road safety” …