WHO Declares Novel Corona Virus as Global Emergency/PHEIC
WHO Meeting Declared Novel Corona Virus as Global Emergency: The WHO Director-General declared that the outbreak of 2019-nCoV constitutes a PHEIC (Public Health Emergency of […]
Month: January 2020
Updated WHO advice for international traffic in relation to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV
This is an update to the WHO advice in relation to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus nCoV, published by WHO on 10 January 2020. Since […]
Global Tobacco Use Trend- WHO
Number of males using tobacco globally on the decline, showing that government-led control efforts work to save lives, protect health, beat tobacco According to a […]
What is Novel (New) Corona Virus: Everything You Need to Know !
1. What are Corona Viruses? Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses, some causing illness in people and others that circulate among animals, including camels, […]
‘Alcohol Related Deaths are Increasing in United States’- National Institutes of Health
Consumption of alcohol is increasing globally. In the United States, alcohol related deaths are increasing as reported by National Institutes of Health (NIH) on January […]
Double Burden of Malnutrition: Present In Every 1 in 3 Low and Middle Income Countries
Twin presence of obesity and undernutrition reflects shifts in food systems According to World Health Organization (WHO) recent analysis- “a new approach is needed to help […]
Corona Virus Outbreak in China
Key Points: There is an outbreak of pneumonia in Wuhan, China preliminarily identified to be caused by a novel (new) coronavirus. So far there have been no […]
Worldwide Drop in Cholera Cases- WHO
The number of cholera cases decreased globally by 60% in 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced in a report that points to an encouraging […]
Thailand Responding to the Novel Coronavirus
On January 13, 2020, The Ministry of Public Health of Thailand reported an imported case of infection caused by the novel coronavirus recently identified in […]
What is Mental Health?
What is Mental Health? According to World Health Organization (WHO), Mental health is defined as ‘a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his […]