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Three Million People Dying Every Year Due To Outdoor Air pollution From Traffic, Industrial Sources And Waste Burning, Says WHO

Stockholm, Sweden, May 24, 2016 – Just days after saying 80 percent of people living in urban areas that monitor air pollution are exposed to air quality levels exceeding WHO limits, the UN body has issued a new report linking 3 million global deaths directly to outdoor pollution from the likes of traffic, industrial sources, …

Approximately 50% patients in India fail to take medicines correctly – IIHMR University

University concludes WHO supported program on ‘Pharmaceutical Management in Hospitals’- Focuses on Rational use of medicines       ·         IIHMR University designated as a WHO Collaborating Centre for District Health System Based on Primary Health Care ·         Conducts Management Development Programmes (MDP’s) in Management, Public Health and Health Sector Reforms ·         Pharmaceuticals the 2nd …

A Silent Epidemic: HIV in Pediatrics

Over the last three decades, since the immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was first diagnosed, the number of children infected with HIV has dramatically increased, especially in developing countries.  With the number of HIV-infected women of childbearing age rising the risk and prevalence of HIV in infants has seen a significant and shocking increase. HIV is a …