At least 2.2 billion people are blind or visually impaired. Here’s why
More than one billion people worldwide are living with vision impairment because they do not get the care they need for
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Stronger focus on nutrition could save 3.7 million lives by 2025: WHO
Health services must integrate a stronger focus on ensuring optimum nutrition at each stage of a person’s life, according to
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More than 90% of the world’s children breathe toxic air every day: WHO
Every day around 93 per cent of the world’s children under the age of 15 years (1.8 billion children) breathe
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Measles cases spike globally due to gaps in vaccination coverage: Report
The reported measles cases spiked in 2017, as multiple countries experienced severe and protracted outbreaks of the disease, said a
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Every 5 seconds, a child dies across the world
An estimated 6.3 million children under 15 years of age died in 2017, or 1 every 5 seconds, mostly of
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About 1.4 billion people across globe are physically inactive, says WHO
More than one in four adults globally (28 per cent or 1.4 billion people) are physically inactive, says a new
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Depression is leading causes of ill health and disability worldwide
Depression is the leading causes of ill health and disability worldwide, with more than 300 million people now living with
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It’s time to know about depression. Why?
Globally, more than 300 million people suffer from depression, a report by WHO says. It is the leading cause of
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India accelerating efforts to eliminate measles and control rubella by 2020, health ministry says
India accelerating efforts to eliminate measles and control rubella by 2020, health ministry says The Ministry of Health and Family
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