Putting an end to speculations that the Ebola virus is spreading to other countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday announced that the outbreak in coastal West Africa is still contained to Guinea and Liberia. Talking about the cases reported in Sierra Leone, Mali and Ghana, the international health body said,” None of the cases has been confirmed of Ebola. Rumored cases in Mali … [Read more...]
India officially declared free of polio
Three years after the country went without an endemic case of the disease; the World Health Organization (WHO) has officially certified India, world's second most-populous country, as free of polio. WHO’s Regional Certification Commission, while praising India and southeast Asian countries for their public health efforts, is also certifying southeast Asia as polio-free. The commission in a … [Read more...]
Polluted air killed 7 million in 2012: WHO
It’s not AIDS or diabetes but air pollution that has killed maximum number of people in 2012. A new report of World Health Organization (WHO) has found that as many as 7 million people have died of polluted air in 2012. The figures have crossed the number of deaths caused by HIV/AIDS or diabetes. Air pollution and cardiovascular disease such as stroke and heart ailments and respiratory … [Read more...]
WHO study highlights need for hand hygiene in healthcare system
Maintaining hygiene is among the top priorities in the healthcare system. The World Health Organization carried a new study on hand hygiene and found that there is room for improvement. Approximately 80 percent of chief executive officers, 70 percent of medical directors and 86 percent of directors of nursing have clearly defined hand hygiene as a priority, For understanding the correct … [Read more...]
On World Cancer Day, WHO predicts 57 percent surge in cancer cases till 2030
Today we are observing World Cancer Day and with the advancement in science and more awareness among us, we boast of having conquered our fight against cancer. But the World Health Organization (WHO) report, released on Tuesday, has made some glaring exposure. The WHO has cautioned against the rising cases of cancer globally, saying that it is expected to surge about 57 percent worldwide in the … [Read more...]