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Half of H1N1 deaths in rural India Published on : Friday, July 30, 2010 Half of the H1N1 deaths happen in rural India, said the latest analysis of death cases at Sassoon General hospital since April. It is attributed to rain and lack of awareness. In rural areas diagnosis and treatment is usually delayed, reports The Times Of India.
Almost Half of Deaths in Kids Under 5 Occur in 5 Countriesss= Published on : Wednesday, May 12, 2010 A new report found that almost half of the deaths in kids occur in five countries-India, China, Pakistan, Nigeria and Congo. Most of these deaths were due to pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria and blood poisoning, reports Bloomberg Business Week.
Out of the loo: Maximum Indians seek relief in the fields Published on : Sunday, July 20, 2008 Numbers released by the WHO and UNICEF revealed that 1.2 billion people practise open defecation globally — 83% of whom live in 13 countries including India. In sheer numbers, 665 million Indians defecate in the open, writes Kounteya Sinha in the Times of India
Superstition haunts rural Orissa Published on : Friday, July 11, 2008 Notwithstanding increased literacy rate, superstition continues to grip minds in the tribal hinterland of Orissa where people, old and young, continue to be tortured and killed on the suspicion of practising witchcraft, reports Rakesh Mohapatra in MeriNews.Com
Water: Drink At Your Risk Published on : Monday, June 30, 2008 A recent evaluation of drinking water in 10 locations across the All India Institute for Medical Sciences campus in Delhi, found the samples to be contaminated with pathogens. It is generally known that much of what passes off as potable water in India - in urban as well as rural areas - is unfit for human consumption. According to WHO, poor quality water and lack of sanitation and hygiene account for 7.5% of all deaths in the country. In other words, 7,82,000 fatalities could probably be prevented every year with safety measures in place, reports the Times of India
Hot air and human health Published on : Tuesday, December 18, 2007 At the recent UN conference on climate change in Bali, we heard from the World Health Organization that rising temperatures are also making humans less healthy as malaria spreads northward and heatwaves become more common. The WHO is using such claims to justify stinging cuts in carbon emissions in order to stabilize global temperatures. But if the aim is actually to improve health - particularly in poor countries - they would be hard pushed to get it more wrong. This is because much of the disease burden in developing countries is a direct result of poverty, writes Philip Stevens
World Health Organization betraying the poor Published on : Friday, December 14, 2007 World Health Organization betraying the poor. The World Health Organisation claims that climate change is responsible for all manner of health threats - from malaria to storms– and is calling for global caps on emissions. But experts contradict these claims.
Death trap: poor sanitation kills over 2.6 million Indiansss= Published on : Sunday, June 17, 2007 Over 2.6 million people die in India every year due to poor environmental and sanitary conditions. Nearly 25% of India’s total disease burden can be attributed to environmental reasons. Simple steps like improving water and air quality and changing the hygiene behaviour in people can save 2.6 million lives every year. A new WHO report said that in 23 countries, more than 10% of deaths could be traced to two factors: unsafe drinking water and indoor air pollution caused by burning of solid fuels – wood, cow dung or coal for cooking, writes Kounteya Sinha