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• WHO looks for treatment for epidemic of loneliness

  The World Health Organisation (WHO) has formed a technical advisory committee to address the issue of loneliness, which is becoming a public health problem. The committee is seeking experts to assist in identifying mechanisms to tackle the issue on a global scale. Loneliness and social isolation have serious consequences for physical and mental health, and are associated with increased mortality risk. A recent survey by the Agewell Foundation revealed a significant increase in loneliness among senior citizens. The UN secretary-general has called for more inclusive policies.

  

• India had world's highest number of preterm births in 2020: Lancet study

  The research by authors from the World Health Organisation (WHO), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK, showed that over 50 per cent of all preterm births in 2020 occurred in just eight countries.

  

• KGMU makes medical history: first govt. institute to save highest number pregnant women with Eissenmenher Syndrome

  Eisenmenger syndrome (ES) is a rare ailment affecting a small portion of the population, (occurs to three persons per 1000 adults and has a mortality rate of 65 per cent) leading to irreversible damage to the pulmonary artery due to a heart defect. The condition's severity is amplified during pregnancy, where survival rates are low, and the World Health Organisation (WHO) advises against pregnancy in such cases.

  

• A Clarion Call for Cost-effective Cochlear Implant

  A Cochlear Implant surgery costing around Rs 6-7 lakhs, a robust infrastructure and make in India equipment are the need of the hour to restore the hearing power of more than 63 million people who are suffering from significant auditory impairment at the moment.