You are here

Category: Health Advice

Apollo Hospital Advice in Partnership With The Global Village

Development Health Advice 

Recreational cannabis poses ‘significant’ health challenges to youth: drugs control body

Global Author
“Legalization of cannabis for recreational purposes, as seen in a small number of countries, represents not only a challenge to the universal implementation of the treaties and the signatories to the treaties, but also a significant challenge to health and wellbeing, particularly among young people”, INCB President Viroj Sumyai said, following the publication of the body’s latest Annual Report. The… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Air pollution, the ‘silent killer’ that claims seven million lives a year: rights council hears

Global Author
At the Human Rights Council in Geneva, David Boyd, Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, insisted that air pollution is a “silent, sometimes invisible, prolific killer” which affected women and girls more than men. This is despite the fact that the right to a healthy environment is legally recognised by 155 States, Dr. Boyd explained. “Air pollutants are… Read More
Development Health Advice 

‘Once lost, hearing doesn’t come back,’ World Health Organization warns on World Hearing Day

Global Author
Worldwide, some 466 million people have disabling hearing loss, and the WHO estimates that by 2050 that figure will almost double, affecting one in 10 people. The cost of unaddressed hearing loss is believed to be around US$ 750 billion. To mark World Hearing Day 2019, WHO has launched a new mobile and web-based app called “hearWHO,” which allows people… Read More
Development Health Advice 

DR Congo: Insecurity and attacks mean Ebola will keep spreading, warns world health agency

Global Author
In Geneva, spokesperson Christian Lindmeier condemned the “deplorable” targeting of two Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) facilities earlier this week in Katwa and Butembo. WHO was “doing everything and talking with everyone” to ensure that the operation to overcome the current Ebola outbreak continues, he insisted. To date, the agency and its partners have relied on armed protection from UN peacekeepers… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Easing fears and promoting gender equality in Chad’s girls-only classrooms

Global Author
“We spoke about puberty and periods and looked at a story of a young girl who experienced her period for the first time,” Fatime Ali Abakar told UN News in her classroom at the single-sex Lycée de Bol school. Some 50 girls are present. Many like Fatime Ali Abakar, have already started menstruating, but the lesson is still relevant, according… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Pregnant, nursing women can now be given Ebola vaccine, UN health agency announces

Global Author
The announcement was issued on Wednesday from Beijing after a consultation meeting by the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization, which the WHO Director-General established in 1999 to provide guidance on the UN health agency’s work. Last August, the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) Ministry of Health declared a fresh outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Spending on health increase faster than rest of global economy, UN health agency says

Global Author
According to the UN health agency, “countries are spending more on health, but people are still paying too much out of their own pockets”. The agency’s new report on global health expenditure launched on Wednesday reveals that “spending on health is outpacing the rest of the global economy, accounting for 10 per cent of global gross domestic product (GDP). The… Read More
Suicide Health Advice Science 

The next suicide threat you come across isn’t a joke!

Nimi Princewill, , ,
Suicide is fast becoming a quick fix to intolerable depression. While we try to preserve the only life we have; every one hour, some other people are trying to lose theirs—intentionally. Stories of suicide could seem a bit like fiction. Can people hurt so bad that they resort to killing themselves? Well, you never know if you don’t feel the… Read More
Health Advice Science 

Alarming rates of lung diseases warrant urgent action

Andiope, , , , ,
Alarming rates of pulmonary diseases in India are warranting urgent action as well as well-coordinated and inter-sectoral comprehensive health responses across the country to ensure every citizen enjoys lung health.   “Recent smog in parts of north-central India had worsened the air quality in a dangerous manner sending lives of people in jitters and leaving behind disproportionately high economic impact.… Read More
Social media & sharing icons powered by UltimatelySocial