-Down to Earth Sixty-four countries are on track to meet Millennium Development Goal of reversing the incidence of malaria, according to a WHO report WHO's World Malaria Report 2014 has reported a significant decrease in deaths due to malaria. Mortality rates due to the DISEase have reduced by 47 per cent worldwide and 54 per cent in the WHO African region. The report estimates that of approximately 4.3 million deaths averted between 2001...
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210 women tortured to death for 'witchcraft' in Chhattisgarh, many await justice -Rashmi Drolia
-The Times of India RAIPUR: Even as Chhattisgarh witnessed around 1,500 incidents and 210 deaths of women assaulted for practices witchcraft in last few years, three women wait for justice after suffering assault, paraded naked, tonsured and forced to consume urine over similar accusations 13 years ago at Gariyaband's Lachkhera region. The women Teerath Bai, Shyama and Bisahin Bai had hit national headlines in October 2001 after they underwent torture by more...
More »Cancer survival rate in India among the lowest in the world -Subodh Verma
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Cancer is thought to be the great leveler. Whether you are an Indian or a Korean or Icelander, cancer will bring death. But a massive study of 26 million cancer patients over 15 years has shown that survival rates in the 10 most prevalent types of cancer vary hugely across countries. Survival rates in India are quite low for most types of cancer, less than...
More »Study shows a dismal 1.6% elderly are covered by health insurance plans -Sushmi Dey
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Less than two of every 100 senior citizens in India are covered under public and private health insurance. This even as the population of elderly people is growing significantly and is forecast to hit almost 300 million in around two decades. The elderly population, aged more than 60 years, is projected to constitute 18.3% of the total population in 2050, up from 7.7% in 2010, according...
More »KFC, Sagar Ratna rice unsafe, HC told -Soibam Rocky Singh
-The Hindustan Times Two popular restaurant chains, KFC and Sagar Ratna, are serving rice dishes that have been found to be "unsafe" due to the presence of harmful artificial colouring, the Delhi government's food safety department has said in a report submitted to the high court. The "unsafe" dishes mentioned are fast-food giant KFC's Rizo Rice served at its restaurant at Scindia House in Connaught Place, and some rice recipes from South...
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