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WHO Bulletin Releases Special Edition on Traditional Medicine Ahead of Global Summit
The WHO Bulletin published its first special issue on traditional medicine since 1977, featuring research and policy analyses. This release precedes the 2nd WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine scheduled for December 2025 in New Delhi.
Content Editor: Dr. Lopamudra
World Health Organization
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Friday, November 28, 2025
Global Summit in Geneva Intensified Efforts to Curb Toxic Mercury Pollution
A major international conference was held in Geneva from 3rd to 7th November 2025 to strengthen the global fight against mercury pollution. Delegates collaborated to accelerate the phase-out of this toxic metal from products and industrial processes, aiming to protect human health and the environment.
Content Editor: Dr Lopamudra
United Nations
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Friday, November 28, 2025
Fitness & Nation-Building: Insights from the National Fitness & Wellness Conclave 2025
The first-ever National Fitness & Wellness Conclave 2025 in Mumbai brought together policymakers, athletes, and industry leaders to reaffirm one message: India’s progress towards becoming a Viksit Bharat by 2047 depends on how seriously we take fitness today. With icons from sports and cinema joining the conversation, the conclave highlighted fitness as both a cultural shift and a public health necessity.
Content Editor: Dr. Deepika
Press Information Bureau (PIB)
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Friday, November 28, 2025
Global Evidence Review of the Inequality- Pandemic Cycle: UNAIDS report
The UNAIDS established the “Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemic” in 2023. Its report “Breaking the inequality-pandemic cycle” released in November 2025 is based on evidence from more than 1500 peer-reviewed literature and reports from government agencies and research institutions across multiple pandemics and its own empirical studies over the past 2 years.
Content Editor: Dr Reetika
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), 2025
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Friday, November 28, 2025
Decomposition Analysis of Factors Driving Global Maternal Mortality Reduction
A new Lancet Global Health paper highlights evidence that combining family planning with quality maternity services has driven a 41% global decline in maternal deaths since 2000. The study shows how contraception alone prevented more than 77,000 maternal deaths in 2023.
Content Editor: Dr Deepika
The Lancet Global Health
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Friday, November 28, 2025
Last updated on 22nd December, 2025
Crude Birth Rate - CBR
18.4
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SRS Statistical Report 2023
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Published in September 2025
Crude Death Rate - CDR
6.4
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SRS Statistical Report 2023
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Published in September 2025
Maternal Mortality Ratio
88
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Special Bulletin on Maternal Mortality in India 2021-2023
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Published in September 2025
Infant Mortality Rate - IMR
25
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SRS Statistical Report 2023
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Published in September 2025
Neonatal Mortality Rate - NMR
19
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SRS Statistical Report 2023
Year :
Published in September 2025
Under 5 Mortality Rate - U5MR
29
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SRS Statistical Report 2023
Year :
Published in September 2025
Crude Birth Rate - CBR
18.4
Source :
SRS Statistical Report 2023
Year :
Published in September 2025
Crude Death Rate - CDR
6.4
Source :
SRS Statistical Report 2023
Year :
Published in September 2025
Maternal Mortality Ratio
88
Source :
Special Bulletin on Maternal Mortality in India 2021-2023
Year :
Published in September 2025
Infant Mortality Rate - IMR
25
Source :
SRS Statistical Report 2023
Year :
Published in September 2025
Neonatal Mortality Rate - NMR
19
Source :
SRS Statistical Report 2023
Year :
Published in September 2025
Under 5 Mortality Rate - U5MR
29
Source :
SRS Statistical Report 2023
Year :
Published in September 2025
PUBLIC HEALTH CHRONICLE SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK
WHO Bulletin Releases Special Edition on Traditional Medicine Ahead of Global Summit
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November 28, 2025
Delhi’s Air Quality Sees Noticeable Improvement: CAQM 2025 Report
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November 18, 2025
WHO refutes Tylenol-Autism Link: Urges Evidence-Based Care
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November 14, 2025
Author: Dr. Sowmiya Nehru Durai
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Premature death, Physician Mortality, Doctors’ death, Healthcare System Strain, Stress, Work-Life Balance, Systemic Toxicity.
June 15, 2024
Silent Crisis: The Tragic Toll of Premature Death among Indian Doctors
India is witnessing an alarming rise in premature deaths among doctors. This silent crisis is evident worldwide, impacting both lower-middle-income and high-income countries. Doctors in India have at least 10 years shorter lifespan than an average individual, evident from the frequent appearance of young doctors' obituaries on social media each week. This article tries to highlight the key factors behind the premature deaths of doctors in India.
PUBLIC HEALTH CHRONICLE EDITORIALS & OPINIONS
Author: Dr. Sowmiya Nehru Durai
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Premature death, Physician Mortality, Doctors’ death, Healthcare System Strain, Stress, Work-Life Balance, Systemic Toxicity.
June 15, 2024
Silent Crisis: The Tragic Toll of Premature Death among Indian Doctors
India is witnessing an alarming rise in premature deaths among doctors. This silent crisis is evident worldwide, impacting both lower-middle-income and high-income countries. Doctors in India have at least 10 years shorter lifespan than an average individual, evident from the frequent appearance of young doctors' obituaries on social media each week. This article tries to highlight the key factors behind the premature deaths of doctors in India.
Author: Dr Urmimala Maiti
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Malnutrition, Undernutrition, children, Community-Based Management
April 15, 2024
Hunger and Hope: Addressing challenges and progress in combating Undernutrition among children in India
The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2.2 has been framed with an aim to have all children free from malnutrition in any form. Recognizing the impact of undernutrition on childhood morbidity and mortality and its contribution to chronic illnesses in adulthood, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly declared 2016 to 2025 as the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition.
Author: Dr. Rajat Sharma
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Human Genome Project, Genetics, Eugenics, Genetic Mapping, DNA, Molecular Genetics
April 29, 2024
Unveiling the Genome India Project: Mapping the Human Genetic Landscape
India being a land of diverse cultures with over 4600 population groups, shares a varied genetic makeup. This gave rise to the need to create a ‘human reference genome’ for the Indian population. The Genome India Project, initiated in 2020 by the Department of Biotechnology under the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, is dedicated to sequence the human genome in the country. Under the project; 10,000 human genomes have been sequenced which will further be used to create a genetic map of India.
Author: Dr. Sivanthiga G
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Ayushman Bharat, PMJAY, OOPE, Health Insurance, Health care system, National Health Programme
March 31, 2024
5 Years of Ayushman Bharat- A Shield for the Vulnerable
Ayushman Bharat is an attempt to achieve the vision of universal health coverage by shifting from sectoral and segmented approach to a comprehensive need-based healthcare service provision.