By Dr Catharina Boehme, Officer-in-Charge, WHO South-East Asia Diabetes, a chronic metabolic disease, can lead to life-threatening damage to the heart, kidneys, nerves,...
By Saima Wazed, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia This year the theme for World Diabetes Day is “Breaking Barriers, Bridging Gaps”. It...
Diabetes has been one of the most important global health issues which affects millions of people worldwide. Reducing sugar from an early age...
Maintaining a healthy blood pressure during pregnancy is extremely important because this is a crucial phase in a woman’s life. Preeclampsia is a...
Numerous studies have indicated that prenatal weight gain could be affected on the chances of allergic diseases in later childhood. Researchers are now...
As concerns over the rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak continue to grow globally, authorities in India have stepped up surveillance measures at airports, particularly...
Heart-related diseases are no longer limited to older adults. Along with the unhealthy lifestyle, stress levels, diabetes, hypertension, smoking and disturbances in the...
Just when the world believed the worst years of global viral outbreaks were finally over, one of the deadliest viruses in the world...