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The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday warned of 2.7 million malaria cases in flood-hit Pakistan in 32 districts by January 2023. The organization urged international community "do a lot more" for flood-hit Pakistan. Cholera, measles and dengue outbreaks are among other diseases, reported Geo News. ...

NEW DELHI: Around 93% of India’s population is living in areas where levels of hazardous particulate matter PM2.5 are worse than the World Health Organisation’s least stringent norms and air pollution reduces life expectancy in the country by 1.5 years (more than cancer), according to reports of US-based Health ...

On Monday, 397 deaths were recorded, considerably higher than the average levels recorded in the last week.The number of recorded fatalities has reached 4,89,903.Tamil Nadu reported the most deaths (46) followed by Punjab (39) and West Bengal (37).On Sunday, 14.7 lakh tests were conducted (the results of which were ...

The number of COVID-19 cases continued to rise on Sunday, with 1,79,339 new infections, taking the total number of active patients in India to over seven lakh. The steep rise in the past week was primarily due to the case surge in urban centres such as Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, ...

In a significant gesture, India on December 11 sent the first consignment of medicines as part of humanitarian assistance to help the Taliban-ruled Afghanistan deal with the deteriorating health situation in the country. India has not recognised the Taliban administration in Afghanistan and has urged the international community to ...

The World Health Organization says early evidence suggests the omicron variant may be spreading faster than the highly transmissible delta variant but brings with it less severe coronavirus disease -– though it's too early to make firm conclusions.Read | Omicron blunts immune response more, say reportsEditorial | A measured ...

India on Monday reported a net reduction of 3,856 in active coronavirus cases to take its count to 299,620. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 1.61 per cent (one in 60). The country is eighth among the most affected countries by active cases. ...

India on Wednesday reported a net increase of 7,541 in active coronavirus cases to take its count to 378,181. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 2.03 per cent (one in 49). The country is tenth among the most affected countries by active cases. ...

Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan account for nearly a quarter of the global population and consistently rank among the top five most polluted countries in the world, AQLI report said India’s air pollution levels have expanded geographically over time and increased so much in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh that ...

Kabul: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that war-ravaged Afghanistan has only a few days of medical supplies left to meet the health needs of millions of people in the country, according to a media report. The WHO said that health kits containing essential supplies, medicine for hospitals, nutritional ...