61st meeting of the WHO regional committee for South-East Asia now on in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Health Ministers from South-East Asian countries and World Health Organisation experts have called for stricter laws, improved implementation of these laws and increased taxes to help reduce tobacco abuse in the region. They are attending the 61st meeting of the WHO regional committee for South-East Asia now on in Delhi.

Aarti Dhar

Right now tobacco epidemic is clustered in the poorest of the poor and this applies to India also, says Douglas Bettcher, Director, Tobacco Free Initiative.

Douglas Bettcher

Rema Nagarajan | TIG

If a disease can be treated for Rs 10, why would you spend Rs 12,000 for it? That is the question being raised by some doctors on a move to make a vaccine against pneumonia part of the immunisation programme.

THOSE who keep in touch with Hollywood science-fiction movies know about the film "Star Wars," and worry about the earth being attacked by aliens.

By analysing different wars over the last two decades, many political analysts came to a consensus that they were for establishing control over valuable natural resources such as oil, fresh water etc. to secure future consumption of mighty nations in the prevailing or upcoming climate contingencies. Therefore, we can define these wars as "Climate Wars."

M Govinda Rao / New Delhi September 02, 2008, 0:09 IST

The most important thing is to ban all forms of tobacco consumption in public places.

By now, it is well established that tobacco is the single-most important contributor to non-communicable diseases in India. India has the second-largest number of tobacco consumers. Almost 10 per cent of the world

The Health service in Sri Lanka is considerably better than in Russia despite considerably higher incomes in Russia than Sri Lanka, said Sir Michael Marmott, Professor Epidemiology and Public Health who chaired the World Health Organization's Commission on the Social Determinants of Health.
He was speaking at the launch of the new report on health situation in all countries. The report was prepared by the World Health Organisation. Sir Marmott said Sri Lanka was among the countries which had better health facilities than some countries with higher incomes.

A WHO study says 60% of people with poor vision in the country are under 45, with trachoma being the chief culprit

Is young India

Is it time for a new paradigm for health and development? A heavyweight panel with an egalitarian ideology claims to have found one

Is it time for a new paradigm for health and development? A heavyweight panel with an egalitarian ideology claims to have found one

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is calling for greater social equality as a way of evening out differences in health, both between different countries and within them.
A report, drawn up by the WHO's Commission on the Social Determinants of Health, says that although a country's wealth is an important factor in its people's health, issues of equality also have a significant impact.

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