Global Health

WHO launched the first WHO Guidelines on Housing and Health Geneva, Switzerland, 27 November 2018 The quality of housing has major implications for people’s health. Poor housing is associated with …

The World Health Organization launched a online portal The KAP for sharing information about NCDs, interaction and inspiration. The Knowledge Action Portal (KAP) is a community-driven platform which is an …

World Prematurity Day 2018 #WorldPrematurityDay: World Prematurity Day celebrated internationally on November 17th to increase awareness of preterm births as well as the deaths and disabilities due to prematurity. According to …

Bangkok Statement on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion (Safety 2018): 13th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion was held on 5-7 November 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand with major theme …

COLLABORATION THE MESSAGE OF THE FIRST TBSCIENCE GATHERING, 24 Oct 2018 New vaccine success announced. The first ever TBScience pre-conference gave focus to the importance of collaboration to end the tuberculosis …

Declaration of Alma-Ata International Conference on Primary Health Care, Alma-Ata, USSR, 6-12 September 1978 The International Conference on Primary Health Care, meeting in Alma-Ata this twelfth day of September in …

Liverpool Statement for the Fifth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research, Liverpool, United Kingdom 12 October 2018 The Global Symposium on Health Systems Research is organized every two years by Health Systems …

What is trachoma? Trachoma is a disease of the eye ? caused by infection with the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. It spreads through contact with infective eye or nose discharges. Infection is particularly common …