Events Volume 8 Issue 3 July-Sept

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) or drug resistance occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines, making infections harder to treat and increasing the risk of disease spread, severe…

Pneumonia is a disease which impairs the air sacs of the lungs, called "alveoli”, resulting in the accumulation of fluid or pus in the air sacs, making breathing difficult. According to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), every…

November 3, 2023, marks the 8th annual One Health Day which is a global campaign that celebrates and brings attention to the need for a One Health approach to address shared health threats at the human-animal-environment interface. A One…

World Food Day takes place annually, on the 16th of October and promotes awareness of hunger and action for the future of food, people, and the planet. Initiated by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in…

Globally, 3 in 10 people – or 2.3 billion people– do not have access to basic handwashing facilities with water and soap at home, including 670 million people without access to any facility at all. In the least developed countries, more…

Viruses are the simplest of all living, gene-bearing life forms, they infect host cells with their genetic material and then reproduce. They are found in humans, plants, bacteria, and other places where they can infect cells, adapt, and…