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International Universal Health Coverage Day: Achieve Health for All through All for Health

Globally , at least half of all people do not receive health services they need. Over 996 million people spend at least 10% of their household income on health care. In 2017, around 299 million people in the Region faced catastrophic health spending, and an estimated 117 million people in the Region were pushed or further pushed below the purchasing power parity poverty line of US$ 1.90 a day.

Drug overdose deaths among pregnant, postpartum women increased: Study

According to a new study, drug overdose mortality among pregnant and postpartum women have surged by more than 180 percent in the last five years.

Haze blankets Delhi skies as air quality remains ‘very poor’

On Sunday, a layer of haze blanketed Delhi, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) remaining in the'very bad' category and the lowest temperature remaining at 8°C.

2015-2022 hottest on record: UN reports

WMO reports that the last eight years are on track to be the eight hottest on record driven by ever-rising greenhouse gas concentrations and...

Health experts raise concerns over Delhi fog

Following four days of heavy rain, Delhi areas were shrouded in fog on Wednesday morning

New symptom-based screening technique for detecting asthma risk in children

An easy-to-use novel symptom-based screening method has been developed by a group of researchers associated with the CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) to identify the risk of asthma in children as young as two years old.

India logs 4,129 new COVID cases in last 24 hours

India told the Ministry of Health and Family Affairs on Monday that 4,129 new COVID cases had been reported in the previous 24 hours. 43,415...

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