Chinese city health system nears collapse under Covid debt burden

Jul 17, 2022

Beijing [China], July 17 : Chinese city Huludao is showing signs of the strain of Covid-19 measures on local health systems, with authorities saying...

Children with chronic kidney disease have outsized health burden: Study

Oct 24, 2020

Muskegon (Michigan) [US], October 24 : A new study suggests that chronically ill children with kidney disease may spend more time in the hospital,...

Pakistan's urban neglect deepens as Karachi suffers from failed development promises

Dec 28, 2025

Karachi continues to face the burden of unfinished infrastructure projects, exposing deep governance failures and worsening public health conditions.

Stroke caused 699,000 deaths in India in 2019

Jul 14, 2021

New Delhi [India], July 14 : The contribution of non-communicable neurological disorders and neurological injuries to the total disease burden has more than doubled...

WHO South-East Asia Region adopts 'Colombo Call to Action' to address growing diabetes burden

Nov 26, 2024

To address the growing burden of diabetes, health experts and officials adopted the 'Colombo Call to Action' to strengthen diabetes prevention and control measures...

Bringing treatment to doorsteps of patients will reduce burden on health system: PM Modi

May 21, 2021

New Delhi [India], May 21 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that bringing treatment to the doorsteps of patients will reduce the...