Global Health News

A new TB drug with a novel mechanism of action – delamanid – is now available for treatment of adults with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), a form of tuberculosis resistant to …

22 OCTOBER 2014 ¦ GENEVA ”This is the nineteenth global report on tuberculosis (TB) published by WHO in a series that started in 1997. It provides a comprehensive and up-to-date …

Indian Actor Aamir Khan arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday afternoon.The actor is here in the capacity of Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF, He was appointed the UNICEF Ambassador for malnutrition in 2011. He …

Towards an Age-friendly World A key strategy to facilitate the inclusion of older persons it to make our world more age-friendly. An age-friendly world enables people of all ages to …

WHO, UNICEF, World Bank Group, UN-DESA Population Division joint news release 16 SEPTEMBER 2014 | NEW YORK Download Documents : Levels and Trends in Child Mortality 2014 New data released …

News from: thehimalayantimes KATHMANDU: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) on Monday filed a corruption case at the Special Court against five officials of the District Health …

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More strategic use of antiretroviral HIV medications can significantly reduce the transmission of the virus according to WHO proposals that will be presented at the XIX International AIDS Conference in …

5th Mar 2012 The World Health Organisation has released a set of new policy guidelines to help governments and civil society scale-up combination programmes for tuberculosis (TB) and HIV.  The move will facilitate …