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This week leaders at the U.N. adopted a declaration recognizing the need for nations to work together to address future pandemics. But questions loom. How will it be enforced? Who's footing the bill?

The first World Health Organization report on hypertension is a grim reminder that countries have done little to keep the biggest risk factor for death and disability under check

WHO report reveals hypertension affects 1 in 3 adults worldwide, with nearly half unaware of their condition. Treatment gaps lead to 76 million deaths by 2050. Indian research shows rising prevalence, especially among young adults and those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. WHO report highlights lifestyle changes, affordable medications, and improved…

School Education Dept. collaborates with WHO, ICMR, VHAI to implement initiatives. Commissioner S. Suresh Kumar cautions students on proper use of digital devices & social media to benefit from tech advancements & avoid cyber crimes & fake news.

Maria Neira highlights health impacts of dangerous pollution levels after Guardian investigation revealed scale of crisis

“Was she a school leader?” a reporter asks, thrusting a mic at a woman who is rushing out of a funeral. She pleads with the reporter not to ask such questions, saying they are already heartbroken about the death. 

Although obesity has been recognized as a disease by the World Health Organization (WHO) since 1948, its identity as a disease may not be widely perceived the same way as other health conditions.

Guardian investigation finds 98% of Europeans breathing highly damaging polluted air linked to 400,000 deaths a year

Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk has signed a deal with South Africa’s Aspen Pharmacare to produce human insulin specifically for diabetes patients in Africa where there is a dire need for the life-saving treatment

Hospital admissions from coronavirus up 12.5 per cent for the week ending 29 July

Melting ice caps and rising sea levels are urgent but people care more about the floods, wildfires and droughts that are here now, New York summit hears