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"Declare health emergency in Delhi": AAP's Saurabh Bharadwaj slams BJP ove
Updated : 4 months ago IST
"If the levels of the 'manipulated' AQI are reaching 400 or 450, that means it's an emergency situation in Delhi. We should declare a health emergency in Delhi," Bharadwaj said.
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PMA blames Pakistan's broken governance for spiralling dengue outbreak in
Updated : 4 months ago IST
As the dengue epidemic deepens across Sindh, with more than 400 patients receiving treatment in hospitals, the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has urged the government to declare an immediate health emergency in Karachi and Hyderabad, the two divisions worst hit by the mosquito-borne dise
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WHO issues guidance to address drastic global health financing cuts
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The new guidance, called "Responding to the health financing emergency: immediate measures and longer-term shifts", provides a suite of policy options for countries to cope with the sudden financing shocks and bolster efforts to mobilise and implement sufficient and sustainable financing for
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Breast Cancer in Hyderabad and India: A Looming Crisis Demands Urgent Acti
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 31: Breast cancer has emerged as the most common cancer among women in India, with Hyderabad recording the highest incidence rates in the country. The contrast with the USA, where rates have remained stable and screening is widespread, underscores a public health e
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Lahore chokes as smog makes it the world's most polluted city
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to Dawn, data from IQAir on Monday evening showed Lahore's Air Quality Index (AQI) soaring to a hazardous level of 312, while the concentration of PM2.5, the most dangerous particulate matter, reached 190.5 micrograms per cubic meter, over 25 times higher than the World Health Orga
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Pakistan: Government apathy and data manipulation deepen Sindh's medical c
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Amid an escalating health emergency in Sindh, discrepancies between official dengue data and figures from major hospitals have raised serious questions over Pakistan's handling of disease surveillance, while the provincial health department reported only 819 dengue cases this year, data coll
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UAE sends urgent medical aid to Botswana
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The UAE has dispatched an urgent relief aircraft carrying 96 tonnes of medical supplies to Botswana following the declaration of a public health emergency due to shortages of essential medical supplies.
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Sofia Vergara misses Emmys due to eye allergy
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Actor Sofia Vergara missed attending the Emmys 2025 due to a last-minute health emergency.
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NCP leader Deepak Mankar urges Centre to include blood group on Aadhaar ca
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader from Pune, Deepak Mankar, has urged the Central government to consider including citizens' blood group information on their Aadhaar cards. In a letter addressed to the Prime Minister's Office and the Ministry of Health, Mankar highlighted the po
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JIPMER inaugurates State-of-the-Art BHISHM Cube for disaster management
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) marked a significant advancement in disaster preparedness with the inauguration of the BHISHM Cube (Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog, Hita & Maitri), a mobile emergency medical unit designed to provide swift
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Israel, Albania sign health cooperation agreement
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The agreement, signed in Jerusalem by Israeli Health Minister Uriel Bosso and visiting Albanian Health Minister Albana Kocio, focuses on joint projects in digital health, emergency preparedness, medical research, and technological development.
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WHO thanks Nepal for its contribution to South-East Asia Regional Health E
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
"WHO thanks Nepal for its contribution to SEARHEF. Nepal has championed the regional health emergency fund at various forums. The country has been demonstrating great leadership in building capabilities and responding to emergencies, with many lessons for the Region and the world to emula
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