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Wednesday, August 13, 2025
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Topic: WHO

Drug sleuths off to Indonesia to trace source of ‘dead’ polio strain in vaccines

Lakhs of children were said to have been administered oral polio vaccines from a batch tainted with the type 2 polio virus, which was eradicated years ago.  

Africa will ‘produce’ a mosquito that will actually fight malaria

WHO says 88% of world’s malaria cases occur in Africa, and that’s why countries such as Burkina Faso, Mali & Uganda are adopting ‘edgier’ methods to combat it.

No, coffee doesn’t need a cancer warning, US FDA says

Research by international bodies like WHO and others have confirmed its non-carcinogenic nature and reduced risks of heart diseases, type 2 diabetes.

Discarded antibiotics make a comeback as fight against superbugs gathers pace

Move assumes significance as WHO has termed antibiotic resistance as one of the ‘biggest threats’ to global health.

Modi govt wants to beat WHO standards on doctors with ‘non-doctors’

India's doctor to population ratio will be 1:902, better than WHO's standard 1:1000, if the 7.63 lakh AUH doctors are included.

Increasing taxes on alcohol will add 500 healthy years to every 10 lakh people: WHO study

Study by WHO researchers found that taxation most cost-effective way of reducing alcohol effects; based on data from 16 countries, including India.

Indian cities are choking but there have been just 6 air pollution convictions in 2014-16

Uttar Pradesh, the state with four of the world’s 10 most polluted cities, registered just two cases in 2016, NCRB data shows.

Is India’s abysmal doctor-patient ratio a self-made crisis?

WHO prescribes a doctor-patient ratio of 1:1000. To meet the same, India would need at least 5 lakh more doctors. Experts weigh in on the abysmal doctor-patient ratio.

Just 1 doctor to treat 11,000 patients: The scary truth of India’s govt healthcare

Data paints a scary picture of India's healthcare, shows country needs at least 5 lakh more doctors to meet world standards

Atul Gawande, the man Jeff Bezos & Warren Buffet picked to head a US healthcare venture

Atul Gawande, a Boston-based surgeon, also teaches at Harvard Medical School and is a staff writer for The New Yorker magazine.

On Camera

Hrithik Roshan & Jr NTR in Janaab-e-Aali is exactly what a dance-off should not be

Forget comparing it with classics like Hrithik’s Ek Pal Ka Jeena or the slick title track of Dhoom 2, Janaab-e-Aali does not even come close to Ghungroo.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

India expands Southeast Asia defence footprint with new joint venture in Philippines

Memorandum of understanding between SMPP and ADFC was signed during state visit of Philippines’ President to India earlier this month.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.