Public Health Daily News Snippets WHO Bulletin Releases Special Edition on Traditional Medicine Ahead of Global Summit The WHO Bulletin published its first special issue on traditional medicine since 1977, featuring research and policy analyses. This release precedes the 2nd WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine scheduled for December 2025 in New Delhi. Published on : Friday, November 28, 2025 Source : World Health Organization Global Health, Traditional Medicine Integration Read More Global Summit in Geneva Intensified Efforts to Curb Toxic Mercury Pollution A major international conference was held in Geneva from 3rd to 7th November 2025 to strengthen the global fight against mercury pollution . Delegates collaborated to accelerate the phase-out of this toxic metal from products and industrial processes, aiming to protect human health and the environment. Published on : Friday, November 28, 2025 Source : United Nations Environmental Health, International Policy Read More Fitness & Nation-Building: Insights from the National Fitness & Wellness Conclave 2025 The first-ever National Fitness & Wellness Conclave 2025 in Mumbai brought together policymakers, athletes, and industry leaders to reaffirm one message: India’s progress towards becoming a Viksit Bharat by 2047 depends on how seriously we take fitness today. With icons from sports and cinema joining the conversation, the conclave highlighted fitness as both a cultural shift and a public health necessity. Published on : Friday, November 28, 2025 Source : Press Information Bureau (PIB) Fit India Movement, Physical Activity, Non-Communicable Diseases, Viksit Bharat Read More Global Evidence Review of the Inequality- Pandemic Cycle: UNAIDS report The UNAIDS established the “Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemic ” in 2023. Its report “Breaking the inequality-pandemic cycle ” released in November 2025 is based on evidence from more than 1500 peer-reviewed literature and reports from government agencies and research institutions across multiple pandemics and its own empirical studies over the past 2 years. Published on : Friday, November 28, 2025 Source : Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), 2025 Pandemic preparedness, Social inequality, Global Health Read More Decomposition Analysis of Factors Driving Global Maternal Mortality Reduction A new Lancet Global Health paper highlights evidence that combining family planning with quality maternity services has driven a 41% global decline in maternal deaths since 2000. The study shows how contraception alone prevented more than 77,000 maternal deaths in 2023. Published on : Friday, November 28, 2025 Source : The Lancet Global Health Maternal Health, Reproductive & Sexual Health, Gender Equality, Family Planning, Declining Global Maternal Mortality Read More Delhi’s Air Quality Sees Noticeable Improvement: CAQM 2025 Report The 2025 update from the C ommission for A ir Q uality M anagement (CAQM ) highlights significant enhancements in Delhi's air quality and a marked reduction in stubble-burning incidents in nearby states. The report offers data-backed evidence of collaborative efforts to reduce pollution through the use of cleaner fuels, improved waste management, and more stringent regulatory measures. Published on : Tuesday, November 18, 2025 Source : Press Information Bureau, New Delhi Air Pollution, Environmental Health, Public Health Policy Read More Genomic Collaboration for a Safer Future: India and Italy Unite for Pandemic Preparedness The International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) round table in New Delhi emphasized the power of genomic research and collaboration in strengthening pandemic preparedness. Experts called for sustained global surveillance and rapid translation of genomic data to safeguard public health. Published on : Friday, November 14, 2025 Source : Press Information Bureau, New Delhi Genomic Surveillance, Pandemic Readiness Read More WHO Unveils Global Agenda to Strengthen Paediatric Clinical Trials The World Health Organization has unveiled a new global research agenda to close gaps in evidence on child health. It prioritizes equitable, high-impact paediatric trials to ensure that treatments for children are safe, effective, and grounded in sound science. Published on : Friday, November 14, 2025 Source : World Health Organization Health Research, Pediatric Health, Clinical Trials Read More WHO refutes Tylenol-Autism Link: Urges Evidence-Based Care A statement by the current US President, which linked Tylenol use during pregnancy to autism, prompted an immediate response from the World Health Organization. The WHO clarified that no scientific evidence supports this claim and urged reliance on medical guidance. Published on : Friday, November 14, 2025 Source : World Health Organization Maternal and Child Health, Health Communication, Global Health Governance Read More 2025 Lancet Countdown Report on Climate Change and Health Impacts of climate inaction have led to a 23% increase in heat-related deaths since the 1990s. Food insecurity affected 124 million more people due to extreme weather in 2023, with losses reaching $1.35 trillion. Addressing climate change has prevented 160,000 premature deaths from coal pollution and supported 16 million jobs in renewable energy. With COP30 ahead, WHO, along with member states, plans to emphasize climate action and a swift transition away from fossil fuels. Published on : Friday, November 7, 2025 Source : World Health Organization Climate change, food insecurity, Sustainability Read More WHO Introduces New Global Framework to Enhance National Health Emergency Response The World Health Organization has unveiled a new global guide, the National Health Emergency Alert and Response Framework, to bolster countries' readiness for health crises. Developed from lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, it provides a standardized approach for managing emergencies. Published on : Friday, November 7, 2025 Source : World Health Organization Global Health Security, Emergency Preparedness Read More Training Modules to Strengthen Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Response in India The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has introduced three specialized training modules to enhance India’s capacity for managing chemical emergencies. This initiative aims to build a skilled, coordinated response system across healthcare and disaster management sectors. 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International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Content Editor: Dr. Subhana Siyad July 24, 2023 UN Observances International Day, Fisheries, Sustainable development, One health, Environment • Fisheries are an essential source of food, employment, leisure, trade, and economic well-being for people worldwide, and they have become a key resource for achieving food security. • However, it's estimated that 1 in 5 fish caught come from illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing practices. • The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) claims that IUU fishing practices cause the loss of 11–26 million tonnes of fish annually, at an estimated economic value of US$10–23 billion. • Target 4 of Sustainable Development Goal 14 particularly calls on the international community to control harvesting and end IUU fishing to mitigate this loss. • In 2009, the FAO Conference adopted the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing, which was enforced on 5th June 2016. • In its annual resolution on sustainable fisheries, the UN General Assembly declared 5 June to be the "International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing" in December 2017. • The UN also named 2022 as the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture to draw attention to the small-scale fishermen and women comprising 90% of the fisheries workforce.

India’s progress towards bridging the gender gap: Report from the World Economic Forum India’s progress towards bridging the gender gap: Report from the World Economic Forum Content Editor: Dr. Urmimala June 18, 2024 World Economic Forum Inequities, Gender parity, Gender discrimination, Development The Gender index measures women's contributions relative to men across four dimensions. The global Gender Gap score 2024, a crucial measure of gender parity, ranges from 0 to 1, representing 0 to 100% attainment of gender parity. The key findings related to India are as follows: India ranked 129th globally , two notches down from the 2023 position. India is 5th in Southern Asia with a score of 0.641, a decrease in the score by 0.002 . Economic Participation and Opportunity score is 0.398, an improvement from 36.7% in 2023. India is still behind the global average , and it needs improvements in legislative roles, management, workforce participation, and technical jobs. Economic parity is <30% in terms of estimated earned income. Educational attainment score is 0.964, down from 1 in 2023; High attainment in primary, secondary, and tertiary education exists, but the literacy rate is below the global average. The political empowerment score is 0.251, which has slightly declined from the previous year. Years of female or male heads of the states remain above the global average but low women participation in parliament, federal, and ministerial roles (6.9%). Health and survival score is 0.951; healthy life expectancy is 1.002; and sex ratio at birth is 0.929. Click here to read more.

Immediate Kangaroo Mother Care proven to be effective to curb neonatal mortality Content Editor: Dr. Ismail Rifai June 14, 2023 at 2:56:53 PM Maternal and Child health, Kangaroo Mother Care, RCT, Neonatal mortality Published in eClinicalMedicine, this study, conducted from 2017 to 2020 was a multi-country RCT involving Newborn Intensive Care Units (NICUs ) in Ghana, India, Malawi, Nigeria, and Tanzania. Carried out in neonates weighing 1 to 1.8kg, the intervention was KMC initiated immediately after birth (iKMC) and continued until discharge, compared to conventional care with KMC initiated after meeting stability criteria. The primary outcomes of this report were : Incidence of neonatal sepsis , Sepsis-related mortality , and Bacterial profile of isolates during a hospital stay. Findings showed that iKMC among small/preterm babies reduced sepsis by 18%, sepsis-related deaths by 36%, and overall deaths by 25%. This evidence reinforces the concept and benefits of KMC and the Mother-Newborn Intensive Care Unit. Previous Next

Antibiotic drugs administered on livestock cuts carbon in soil Content Editor : Dr. Immanuel Joshua. E March 10, 2023 at 5:11:42 PM Environmental Health, One Health Researchers at the Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), have found that grazing by livestock leads to lower carbon storage in soil compared to grazing by wild herbivores . The soils from the wild and livestock areas differed in one key parameter called carbon use efficiency (CUE) , which determines the ability of microbes to store carbon in the soil. The soil in the livestock areas had 19% lower CUE. This difference appears to be due to the use of veterinary antibiotics such as tetracycline on livestock. When released into the soil through dung and urine, these antibiotics alter the microbial communities in the soil in ways that are detrimental to sequestering carbon . To read the complete article - click here Previous Next

Nigeria’s fight against malaria faces a funding crisis Content Editor: Dr. Chinmay May 23, 2025 at 10:00:01 AM International Health News, Malaria At Alegongo Primary Health Centre in Ibadan, Nigeria free rapid malaria tests, artemisinin-based treatments, and insecticide-treated nets have helped control the disease for local families. However, Nigeria still represented 26% of global malaria cases (over 260 million) and more than 30% of malaria-related deaths (nearly 600,000) in 2023. Through the WHO’s High Burden to High Impact program , malaria deaths dropped by 13% between 2017 and 2023. Initiatives supported by USAID such as the P resident’s M alaria I nitiative and J ohns H opkins’ C entre for C ommunication P rogramme ensured the distribution of millions of nets and medications until March 2025, when sudden US funding cuts disrupted shipments and stopped essential surveys on net ownership, diagnostic use, and infection rates. Now, clinics are at risk of running out of rapid test kits, ACTs, and injectable artesunate as trained workers lose their jobs and logistical support disappears. Experts caution that without new funding, prevention and monitoring systems could collapse by the end of summer, undoing years of progress. Researchers recommend investing in local net manufacturing and community-driven disease tracking to create long-term resilience independent of foreign aid. Previous Next

Public Health Daily News Snippets WHO Bulletin Releases Special Edition on Traditional Medicine Ahead of Global Summit The WHO Bulletin published its first special issue on traditional medicine since 1977, featuring research and policy analyses. This release precedes the 2nd WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine scheduled for December 2025 in New Delhi. Published on : Friday, November 28, 2025 Source : World Health Organization Global Health, Traditional Medicine Integration Read More Global Summit in Geneva Intensified Efforts to Curb Toxic Mercury Pollution A major international conference was held in Geneva from 3rd to 7th November 2025 to strengthen the global fight against mercury pollution . Delegates collaborated to accelerate the phase-out of this toxic metal from products and industrial processes, aiming to protect human health and the environment. Published on : Friday, November 28, 2025 Source : United Nations Environmental Health, International Policy Read More Fitness & Nation-Building: Insights from the National Fitness & Wellness Conclave 2025 The first-ever National Fitness & Wellness Conclave 2025 in Mumbai brought together policymakers, athletes, and industry leaders to reaffirm one message: India’s progress towards becoming a Viksit Bharat by 2047 depends on how seriously we take fitness today. With icons from sports and cinema joining the conversation, the conclave highlighted fitness as both a cultural shift and a public health necessity. Published on : Friday, November 28, 2025 Source : Press Information Bureau (PIB) Fit India Movement, Physical Activity, Non-Communicable Diseases, Viksit Bharat Read More Global Evidence Review of the Inequality- Pandemic Cycle: UNAIDS report The UNAIDS established the “Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemic ” in 2023. Its report “Breaking the inequality-pandemic cycle ” released in November 2025 is based on evidence from more than 1500 peer-reviewed literature and reports from government agencies and research institutions across multiple pandemics and its own empirical studies over the past 2 years. Published on : Friday, November 28, 2025 Source : Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), 2025 Pandemic preparedness, Social inequality, Global Health Read More Decomposition Analysis of Factors Driving Global Maternal Mortality Reduction A new Lancet Global Health paper highlights evidence that combining family planning with quality maternity services has driven a 41% global decline in maternal deaths since 2000. The study shows how contraception alone prevented more than 77,000 maternal deaths in 2023. Published on : Friday, November 28, 2025 Source : The Lancet Global Health Maternal Health, Reproductive & Sexual Health, Gender Equality, Family Planning, Declining Global Maternal Mortality Read More Delhi’s Air Quality Sees Noticeable Improvement: CAQM 2025 Report The 2025 update from the C ommission for A ir Q uality M anagement (CAQM ) highlights significant enhancements in Delhi's air quality and a marked reduction in stubble-burning incidents in nearby states. The report offers data-backed evidence of collaborative efforts to reduce pollution through the use of cleaner fuels, improved waste management, and more stringent regulatory measures. Published on : Tuesday, November 18, 2025 Source : Press Information Bureau, New Delhi Air Pollution, Environmental Health, Public Health Policy Read More Genomic Collaboration for a Safer Future: India and Italy Unite for Pandemic Preparedness The International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) round table in New Delhi emphasized the power of genomic research and collaboration in strengthening pandemic preparedness. Experts called for sustained global surveillance and rapid translation of genomic data to safeguard public health. Published on : Friday, November 14, 2025 Source : Press Information Bureau, New Delhi Genomic Surveillance, Pandemic Readiness Read More WHO Unveils Global Agenda to Strengthen Paediatric Clinical Trials The World Health Organization has unveiled a new global research agenda to close gaps in evidence on child health. It prioritizes equitable, high-impact paediatric trials to ensure that treatments for children are safe, effective, and grounded in sound science. Published on : Friday, November 14, 2025 Source : World Health Organization Health Research, Pediatric Health, Clinical Trials Read More WHO refutes Tylenol-Autism Link: Urges Evidence-Based Care A statement by the current US President, which linked Tylenol use during pregnancy to autism, prompted an immediate response from the World Health Organization. The WHO clarified that no scientific evidence supports this claim and urged reliance on medical guidance. Published on : Friday, November 14, 2025 Source : World Health Organization Maternal and Child Health, Health Communication, Global Health Governance Read More 2025 Lancet Countdown Report on Climate Change and Health Impacts of climate inaction have led to a 23% increase in heat-related deaths since the 1990s. Food insecurity affected 124 million more people due to extreme weather in 2023, with losses reaching $1.35 trillion. Addressing climate change has prevented 160,000 premature deaths from coal pollution and supported 16 million jobs in renewable energy. With COP30 ahead, WHO, along with member states, plans to emphasize climate action and a swift transition away from fossil fuels. Published on : Friday, November 7, 2025 Source : World Health Organization Climate change, food insecurity, Sustainability Read More WHO Introduces New Global Framework to Enhance National Health Emergency Response The World Health Organization has unveiled a new global guide, the National Health Emergency Alert and Response Framework, to bolster countries' readiness for health crises. Developed from lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, it provides a standardized approach for managing emergencies. Published on : Friday, November 7, 2025 Source : World Health Organization Global Health Security, Emergency Preparedness Read More Training Modules to Strengthen Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Response in India The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has introduced three specialized training modules to enhance India’s capacity for managing chemical emergencies. This initiative aims to build a skilled, coordinated response system across healthcare and disaster management sectors. 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Meghayan 2024: At the frontline of climate action Meghayan 2024: At the frontline of climate action Content Editor: Dr. Prachi Goswami April 13, 2024 Press Information Bureau Climate change, healthcare technology World Meteorological Day is celebrated each year on March 23rd to commemorate the origin of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). In India, the School of Naval Oceanology & Meteorology (SNOM) and Indian Naval Meteorological Analysis Centre (INMAC) celebrated the day with a seminar on ‘At the Frontline of Climate Action’. Admiral R.R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff, commented on the harsh reality of climate change and the need to work together globally for 'Achieving a Climate Smart Society'. He also shared the Navy’s commitment to adopting long-term sustainable policies and integrating climate change factors into security techniques. There was also a panel discussion on the ‘Effect of Weather and Climate Change on Naval Operations’ by those specializing in the field. An Indian-made application, INDRA (Indian Naval Dynamic Resource for Weather Analysis) , was launched to help in rapid and precise weather forecasting for Navy operations.

Need to strengthen hospital infection control practices Content Editor: Dr. Sathya Prashaath March 2, 2024 at 12:30:00 PM Antimicrobial resistance, Hospital-acquired infections, Infections Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major health threat in India, especially in hospitals, where infections caused by highly resistant bacteria are common and often fatal. Hospital epidemiology research is a key strategy to understand and prevent AMR infections in hospitals, by studying the sources, transmission, and prevention of these infections using advanced tools and methods. The training programme is a proposal to create a long-term institutional programme that trains junior clinicians in hospital epidemiology and infection prevention research, using the existing HAI surveillance network in India as a platform. There is a need to invest in interdisciplinary hospital infection prevention research training programmes, in partnership with international funding agencies, to address the AMR pandemic. Previous Next

Global Surge in Mpox Cases as Africa and Western Pacific Regions Face New Outbreaks Content Editor: PHC Editor November 4, 2024 at 5:47:58 PM Mpox Outbreak, Clade Ib MPXV, Africa, WHO September 2024 saw the highest global mpox cases since November 2022, totaling 2,763 confirmed cases, with significant increases in Africa and the Western Pacific. Australia leads non-African nations in mpox cases, with outbreaks primarily affecting men who have sex with men, linked to clade IIb MPXV. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is severely impacted , especially South Kivu province, with both clade Ia and clade Ib spreading within communities and households. Recent mpox cases were reported in Zimbabwe, Kenya, and Côte d’Ivoire, with Kenya and Uganda each recording their first mpox-related deaths. WHO emphasizes enhanced surveillance and community engagement to curb the mpox spread globally. Previous Next