WHO pleads for immediate reversal of Gaza evacuation order to protect health, reduce suffering

The Palestinian Ministry of Health has informed the WHO that it is impossible to evacuate vulnerable hospital patients without endangering their lives. Vulnerable patients include those who are critically injured or dependent on life support. Moving them amid hostilities puts their lives at immediate risk.

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COVID-19: India records 37 fresh infections, active caseload at 349

The country's COVID case tally is 4.49 crore (4,49,99,510). The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has increased to 4,44,67,124 and the national recovery rate stands at 98.81 per cent, according to the health ministry's website.

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Better eye health could boost Indian economy by US$27bn (₹2.2trn) this World Sight Day

Better eye health could boost Indian economy by US$27bn (₹2.2trn) this World Sight Day. New research released this World Sight Day shows avoidable sight loss costs India US$27 billion (₹2.2trn) per year in lost productivity. Indian economy loses more to avoidable sight loss than any other country bar China and the US. 30% of people with sight loss experience a reduction in employment, 90% of vision loss is avoidable with early detection and treatment.

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India needs 3 psychiatrists per lakh population, has only 0.7

India has a severe shortage of mental health professionals, with only 0.7 professionals for every 100,000 people, far below the recommended ratio of three psychiatrists per 100,000 population. To address this issue, Niti Aayog member Dr V K Paul suggests increasing the number of postgraduate medical seats in psychiatry. Additionally, there is a need to train healthcare workers in Ayushman Bharat - Health and Wellness Centres.

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World Mental Health Day: Time to look beyond the myth & stigma

Depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, schizophrenia, psychotic disorders, bipolar disorder, Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), OCD, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are the most common mental health issues in India. ETHealthworld interacted with some industry experts on the current scenario in the mental health industry, including a shortage of mental health professionals and a lack of access to mental healthcare.

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No more hush-hush! End mental health stigma

This year, the World Mental Health Day theme is ‘mental health as a universal human right’, which aims to prevent, treat, and enable people with mental health conditions while providing a conducive environment through sensitising people in society. Speaking to ETHealthworld, a few experts shared insights on how the stigma and myths around mental health can be dispelled by creating awareness at the right places with the right age groups.

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Mental health is universal human right, need to destigmatise mental health issues: WHO

In countries of the WHO South-East Asia Region, which includes India, one in seven people are living with mental health conditions, she said in a statement. Anxiety and depressive disorders were the commonest conditions among both men and women, contributing to almost 50 per cent of the total number of people living with mental disorders in the WHO South-East Asia Region.

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