Public Health

Biomass burning, used mainly for cooking, is a key contributor to Household Air Pollution (HAP). It poses health risks especially for women and children as they are directly exposed to …

healthcare facilities: Residents struggle to access public health facilities and express dissatisfaction with … is paramount for household well-being and public health in such localities. Despite schemes like PMUY …

This research paper looks at the impact of urbanisation on lake systems in Bengaluru, with a focus on the vegetation growing in the lake and expansion of built-up areas in …

commons of the city are becoming part of the public health concerns given contamination of surface and …

IQAir, a Switzerland-based company working on air quality technology, released this report on March 19, 2024. It gives an overview of population weighted air quality data for the year 2023 …

communities, including Lahore.68 While the public health measures are a positive step towards protecting …

This paper was published in the open-access scientific journal Heliyon, on February 18, 2024. It was written by Khaiwal Ravindra from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh; …

Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education … climates, energy consumption, air quality, and public health. During pre-monsoon summer, UHI effects become … complexities of heatwaves and their effects on public health. Developing region-specific identification criteria … technical interventions, potentially amplifying public health impacts. The relationship between temperature … measures to reduce the impact of heatwaves on public health and mitigation of heat-related mortality, is …

This case study on the analysis of heat stress in Delhi was written by Avikal Somvanshi and Sharanjeet Kaur. It was published by the Centre for Science and Environment, a …

This is not only about summer action for public health protection but more sustained action throughout … humidity. This overall trend poses risks to both public health and the energy security of the city, underlying … work of every stakeholder in handling the public health impact of a heatwave. The current plan is focused … with electricity consumption, and protecting public health should be prioritized. This is essential to …

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India, released the second volume of the EnviStats – India 2023 report on September 29, 2023. This is the sixth edition …

Pollution Control Board CPHEEO Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organization … have far reaching consequences affecting the public health and well-being which will have a negative impact … Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation …

researchers associated with EPIC.Fine particulate air pollution remains the greatest external threat to public health. The index illustrates the impact of PM2.5 (particulate matter 2.5 micrometres or smaller) pollution …

Status of Adivasi Livelihoods is the second instalment in the series of reports on the lives of Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG), prepared by the non-governmental …

occurrence of malaria is also a significant public health issue. Similarly, another research study reveals … occurrence of malaria is also a significant public health issue. Similarly, another research study reveals …

The report Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls in Sport: A Handbook for Policy Makers and Sports Practitioners was published by UNESCO and UN Women in 2023. It was authored …

and girls is a human rights violation and a public health crisis. It is rooted in gender inequality and … Violence against women and girls is also a public health crisis, with repercussions for women’s physical … women and girls is a complex human rights and public health problem, mired in gender inequality and exacerbated …

The Human Development Report Office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) published this report on June 12, 2023. This is the second report in the series; the first was …

Health of Boys and Young Men.” The Lancet Public Health 6(8): e541–e542. Roggeband, C., and Krizsán …