Physical, social and psychological sufferings during old age are not uncommon. Be it at home, in the streets, or at old-age care facilities and hospitals, the elderly face various forms of emotional, physical, psychological and social abuse.
Congo has launched the second phase of vaccination against mpox.
Under the theme "Future investment for a healthy and secure decade," the World Bio Summit 2024 will kick off in Incheon, west of Seoul, on November 11-12, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
Thalassemia is a severe inherited blood disorder, passed from parents to children.
From being the leading cause of blindness during the 1950s and 1960s, the World Health Organization (WHO) last week declared India “officially free from trachoma”.
The WHO approval for emergency use of Covaxin will not only declare it safe for use in other countries but will also enable people receiving the shot to travel abroad without mandatory quarantine, he said.
ICMR said that no cases of 'MU' variant of Coronavirus have been detected, from over 51,000 samples analysed, so far in India. This new Coronavirus variant was identified first in Colombia in January 2021. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has designated the MU strain of Coronavirus as a 'variant of interest'.
According to the State of World's Nursing India profile, almost 47 per cent of India's health workforce consists of nurses and midwives. With 1.7 nurses per 1,000 population, India falls short of the WHO recommended rate of 3 nurses per 1,000 population.
"Lakhs of people are getting vaccinated every day in India and if this revelation is true, then it will be a herculean task to find out how many have got such counterfeit doses and moreover, in that case, they need to be given a real vaccine. The Indian government must respond to this"
"Finding more effective and accessible therapeutics for Covid-19 patients remains a critical need, and WHO is proud to lead this global effort," WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said in the statement.
