Global Health

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” …

TB Vaccine results announce a promising step towards ending the emergency 29 Oct 2019 Results from a study, presented at TBScience 2019 on 29th Oct 2019, demonstrated a sustained level …

Political Declaration of the High-level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage A political declaration on Universal Health Coverage was approved during a high-level United Nations (UN) meeting on September 23, 2019. …

WHO welcomes landmark UN declaration on universal health coverage

WHO calls for urgent action to reduce patient harm in healthcare Millions of patients are harmed each year due to unsafe health care worldwide resulting in 2.6 million deaths annually …

WHO recommends dolutegravir as preferred HIV treatment (Mexico Update, IAS 2019) 22 July 2019  News release Mexico City Based on new evidence assessing benefits and risks, the WHO recommends the …

Maldives ?? eliminates mother-to-child transmission of HIV, Syphilis SEAR/PR/1713 New Delhi/ Male, July 15, 2019: Maldives has eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis, joining first few countries in the …