Kathmandu, May 1 (JEN): A rapid assessment of health-care facilities by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of Health and Population in the earthquake-stricken areas has fou ...

New York, May 1 (JEN): A high-level meeting on environment and health in Europe on Thursday appealed urgently to all European countries to eliminate asbestos-related diseases, as a new Unite ...

New York, Apr 30 (JEN): The United Nations World Health Organization on Wednesday announced that only 34 countries, or a quarter of those surveyed, have national plans to fight growing resis ...

New York, Apr 28 (JEN): The majority of the world’s rural populations continue to live and work without essential healthcare services, in stark contrast to their urban-dwelling counterpart ...

New York, Apr 25 (JEN): For the first time since the start of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, thousands of health workers are fanning out across Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone in nation ...

New Delhi, Apr 24 (JEN) Health Minister JP Nadda on Friday said the size of pictorial warnings on cigarette packs will be increased as part of the government's effort to alert people agains ...

New York, Apr 24 (JEN) The fight against malaria must be taken to the “next level” in order for the disease to be successfully eliminated, the United Nations health agency said on Thursd ...

New York, Apr 24 (JEN) With fresh statistics on the Ebola outbreak reflecting a halt in the decline in West Africa, the United Nations on Thursday began a campaign to engage more women – w ...

New York, Apr 21 (JEN): Although more investment and stronger coordination have helped the international community make significant inroads in the global fight against malaria, continued inv ...