World Health Organization

WHO has declared the Mpox outbreak a global health emergency, citing over 14,000 cases and 524 deaths in Africa this year alone. From symptoms to transmission, here’s all you need to know.

Dr. Indraneel Mittra, a surgeon with the Tata Memorial Hospital, led a groundbreaking 20-year research into the early detection of breast and cervical cancer in the 1990s.

"Most people don't know how to wear an N95 mask properly, as special training and expertise is needed. So, if we don’t wear an N95 mask properly, it may even be harmful.”

What went into scripting one of the greatest public health successes India has seen in recent years? We reached out to the grassroots to find the answers.

Deemed the second highest position at the UN agency, she will be working under Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. She is the first Indian to hold one of the highest ranks in the WHO.

The research has been published in the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.