Tag: WHO
Re-vaccination with BCG can reduce infection from TB patients
According to the World Health Organisation, people ill with TB can infect 10–15 other people through close contact over the course of a year
A...
Massive diphtheria vaccination drive on in Bangla Rohingya camps
A multi agency effort is currently underway in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh to vaccinate more than 475,000 children as part of an...
WHO recommends shorter period on catheter for childbirth complication
The new guidance recommends a 7–10 day period of bladder catheterisation to allow complete healing
A 7-10 day bladder catheterisation after surgical repair can help...
Nurse numbers linked to patient satisfaction, finds BMJ study
Unfavourable views of hospital care are strongly to insufficient numbers of nurses on duty, rather than uncaring staff
This may have cues for the Indian...
WHO’s draft document after 27 year talks of gaming “disorder”
If you are gaming freak, the new year may bear some evil tidings.
World Health Organisation is all set to categorise gaming addiction as a...
Drug resistant TB tops antibiotics priority list drawn up by WHO
A multi country study funded by the World Health Organisation has zeroed in upon the drug resistant tuberculosis bacterium as a priority for future...
Bhutan bucks S Asia trend, headed for population reduction
Bhutanese are not just happy, they are dwindling - albeit in a happy way. A new report on living standards in the Himalayan kingdom...
WHO child birth checklist fails to prevent baby deaths in UP
India’s effort to reduce maternal and neonatal death. IMR for UP is 64 per 1000 live births against the national average of 41
Community and...
Half the world can’t afford healthcare, shows new WHO report
At least half of the world’s population cannot obtain essential health services, according to a new report from the World Bank and the World...
50K more people on ART since India adopted WHO guidelines on...
Months after adopting a World Health Organisation (WHO) guideline of treating all HIV+ patients irrespective of their immune status, with a special drug combination,...
