Tag: public health foundation of India
Lack of regulation of sugar, alcohol etc fuels oral health crisis
Lancet flags impending oral health crisis, describes it as a global public health challenge
· Oral diseases present a major global public health burden, affecting...
1.2 million registered health professionals in India don’t work
Study finds the actual size of the health workforce in India is smaller than what data from various registries suggest
The actual size of the...
Less than half of Indians living with hypertension know it
Study shows despite high incidence of hypertension in India, only 45% of those with high blood pressure know it
It is a well acknowledged fact...
Health benefits of masks, air purifiers not known: ICMR chief
Whether masks and health purifiers really have health benefits, is yet to be proven
As sellers of masks and air purifiers soar on the wings...
One in 8 deaths in India because of air pollution: Lancet
Air pollution now contributes to more disease burden in India than tobacco use
India with 18% of the global population has a disproportionately high 26%...
Training & a tablet can work wonders in India’s NCD fight
Study by Public Health Foundation of India, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine etc uses diabetes and hypertension and demonstrate effectiveness
Equipping a trained...
ICMR, PHFI trial shows Yoga works in cardiac rehabilitation
After the largest multi-centre randomised trial; researchers hope Yoga will be used more in low and middle income countriesThe largest ever multi-centre randomised trial...
Obesity is not just poor choices, it’s about public policy: Lancet
New article by public health experts calls for multisectoral approach on obesity
Is obesity a matter of individual responsibility or a matter of faulty public...
Heart disease risk ranges from 13.2% in Jharkhand to 19.5% in...
This is the first population level largescale study on cardiovascular disease risk in IndiansThe first large scale population based study of cardiovascular disease burden...
Increased Govt spending in health key to UHC: JAMA
Unless public financing increases to 2.5%, journey towards universal health coverage will be sluggishDays after health minister J P Nadda reiterated India's commitment to...
