Global Health Threat

In November last year, the World health Organisation (WHO) had dubbed loneliness a global health threat with far-reaching consequences.

The pathogen typically causes flu-like symptoms, followed by a rash that often starts on the face and spreads down the belly. The illness often lasts for two weeks to a month, and can be deadly.

World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized loneliness as a serious global health threat, and it has launched a number of initiatives to address the problem.

Director-General of WHO Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus on Friday said though COVID-19 is no longer a health emergency for the world, it is still a 'global health threat' and a new variant of coronavirus is already under the scanner.

There is now an imminent threat of measles spreading in various regions globally, as COVID-19 led to a steady decline in vaccination coverage and weakened surveillance of the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO).

The global influencer market is estimated to be worth $13.8 billion (roughly Rs. 1,08,900 crore) in 2021, but experts have uncovered a huge gap between those who find lucrative careers as influencers and everyone else. Influencers are expected to assess their own value and determine fees for their work, often undervaluing their own creative labour....

The World Health Organization's chief said Saturday that the monkeypox outbreak was a deeply concerning evolving threat but did not currently amount to a global public health emergency.

A coalition of scientists formed against the Covid-19 threat has declared the Monkeypox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Global Concern.

Growing food shortages may represent the same health threat to the world as the COVID-19 pandemic, a leading global health figure has warned.

The tobacco industry is a far greater threat than many realise as it is one of the world's biggest polluters, from leaving mountains of waste to driving global warming, the WHO said Tuesday.

The G7 on Thursday called the Omicron variant the "biggest current threat to global public health", saying its emergence meant it was "more important than ever" for countries to "closely cooperate".

The World Health Organisation warned Asia-Pacific countries today boost healthcare capacity and fully vaccinate their people to prepare for a surge in COVID-19 cases as the Omicron variant spreads globally despite travel curbs.

A collaboration between India and the United States will advance scientific discovery and management of global health threats, Union Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said on Monday.

Antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" -- which the World Health Organization calls one of the top global threats to public health -- usually conjure images of hospital settings.

The lack of global leadership and unity to fight the coronavirus is a bigger threat that the outbreak itself, the head of the World Health Organization said on Monday, adding that politicisation of the pandemic had made it worse.

In November last year, the World health Organisation (WHO) had dubbed loneliness a global health threat with far-reaching consequences.

The pathogen typically causes flu-like symptoms, followed by a rash that often starts on the face and spreads down the belly. The illness often lasts for two weeks to a month, and can be deadly.

World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized loneliness as a serious global health threat, and it has launched a number of initiatives to address the problem.

Director-General of WHO Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus on Friday said though COVID-19 is no longer a health emergency for the world, it is still a 'global health threat' and a new variant of coronavirus is already under the scanner.

There is now an imminent threat of measles spreading in various regions globally, as COVID-19 led to a steady decline in vaccination coverage and weakened surveillance of the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO).

The global influencer market is estimated to be worth $13.8 billion (roughly Rs. 1,08,900 crore) in 2021, but experts have uncovered a huge gap between those who find lucrative careers as influencers and everyone else. Influencers are expected to assess their own value and determine fees for their work, often undervaluing their own creative labour....

The World Health Organization's chief said Saturday that the monkeypox outbreak was a deeply concerning evolving threat but did not currently amount to a global public health emergency.

A coalition of scientists formed against the Covid-19 threat has declared the Monkeypox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Global Concern.

Growing food shortages may represent the same health threat to the world as the COVID-19 pandemic, a leading global health figure has warned.

The tobacco industry is a far greater threat than many realise as it is one of the world's biggest polluters, from leaving mountains of waste to driving global warming, the WHO said Tuesday.

The G7 on Thursday called the Omicron variant the "biggest current threat to global public health", saying its emergence meant it was "more important than ever" for countries to "closely cooperate".

The World Health Organisation warned Asia-Pacific countries today boost healthcare capacity and fully vaccinate their people to prepare for a surge in COVID-19 cases as the Omicron variant spreads globally despite travel curbs.

A collaboration between India and the United States will advance scientific discovery and management of global health threats, Union Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said on Monday.

Antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" -- which the World Health Organization calls one of the top global threats to public health -- usually conjure images of hospital settings.

The lack of global leadership and unity to fight the coronavirus is a bigger threat that the outbreak itself, the head of the World Health Organization said on Monday, adding that politicisation of the pandemic had made it worse.