Public Health News

New Delhi, 27 February 2019: Ministers and government officials from over 35 countries committed to accelerate and implement the appropriate digital health interventions to improve health of their population at …

Lawmakers today registered a proposal of urgent public importance in the House of Representatives, stating that the government should provide health insurance to all the people of the country, according …

Kenya has attained maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination status, MNTE, following a successful WHO-led validation process in 2018 to confirm the elimination of the disease. The process was preceded by …

Spending on health is growing faster than the rest of the global economy, accounting for 10% of global gross domestic product (GDP). A new report on global health expenditure from the World …

Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh has been appointed Regional Director for World Health Organization South-East Asia, for a second five-year term.

WHO lists top 10 threats to global health in 2019: According to World Health Organization following health problems/ issues are the top 10 major threats to global health in 2019;

A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required for travellers aged 9 months or over arriving from countries with risk of yellow fever transmission and for travellers having transited for more …

Kathmandu, Jan. 15: Several programmes are being held throughout the country to observe the Fourth National Yoga Day today.

Jan 13 2019, Today is the 8th anniversary of the last case of wild poliovirus in World Health Organization South-East Asia Region. The last case of wild polio was seen …

Thailand bans industrially-produced trans fat??: The ban on industrially-produced trans fat enforced on 9 January is an important initiative to beat Non-communicable diseases.