World Cancer Day is marked on February 4 of each year to raise awareness of cancer and its treatment globally. With cancer being the most significant cause of death globally, claiming an estimated 10 million deaths in 2022, it is crucial to sustain global initiatives to combat this ailment. HISTORY AND ORIGIN OF WORLD CANCER … Read more
Recent advancements in technology have made significant improvements in various areas of medicine, and allergy testing is no exception. One of the most exciting innovations is the Allergy Component Testing (CRD), which uses advanced technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance allergy diagnosis. This innovative multiplex allergy test examines 296 different allergens, providing a thorough … Read more
Mumbai: Mohit Sood, Regional Managing Principal at ZS, interacted with ETHealthworld‘s Prabhat Prakash about how India is utilising artificial intelligence (AI) and GenAI to address gaps in health delivery. He emphasiz=sed the need for a robust digital solution and a connected data ecosystem with AI to enhance healthcare accessibility and equity. Below are edited excerpts … Read more
Dr. Tresor Wakilongo, verifies the evolution of skin lesions on the ear of Innocent, suffering from mpox — an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus that sparks off a painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes and fever; at the treatment centre in Munigi, following mpox cases in Nyiragongo territory near Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic … Read more
The WHO-India donor agreement includes financial support for the work plan of the Centre, interim premises and a new building. File “India has committed $85 million over 10 years, 2022–2032, to support the programming of the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Traditional Medicine Centre and this decade-long contribution will support a cross-sectoral programme of work to … Read more
New Delhi: The World Health Organisation is wading into the world of AI to provide basic health information through a human-like avatar. But while the bot responds sympathetically to users’ facial expressions, it doesn’t always know what it’s talking about. SARAH, short for Smart AI Resource Assistant for Health, is a virtual health worker that’s … Read more
By Kodeeswaran NatarajanThe merging of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) is proving to be a game-changer in the ever-changing world of healthcare. Imagine a tool that not only diagnoses and treats illnesses but also delves into the daily lives of individuals to find hidden health clues. Lately, the case of heart attacks among … Read more
By Dr Mandeep Singh Malhotra Cancer ranks as the second leading global cause of death, with one in six lives affected, according to the World Health Organization. In India, breast cancer, constituting 14 per cent of female cancers, poses a significant challenge. For every two women diagnosed, one sadly succumbs to the disease. In 2020, … Read more
WHO said the risk of mpox spreading to other countries in Africa and globally “appears to be significant.” | Photo Credit: AP The World Health Organization said it has confirmed sexual transmission of mpox in Congo for the first time as the country experiences its biggest-ever outbreak, a worrying development that African scientists warn could … Read more
Maputo: A programme using artificial intelligence to test inmates in a high security Mozambican jail for tuberculosis has spawned hope that the new tech can help eradicate the disease. Teeming prisons are a hotbed of TB, the world’s second deadliest communicable disease after COVID, according to the World Health Organisation. Mozambique, a country of 32 … Read more