Odisha issues guidelines to prevent heat-related illnesses

Mar 02, 2023

Odisha government on Thursday issued guidelines for districts to prevent heat-related illnesses due to unusually high temperatures.

"Wear loose clothes, drink water": AIIMS professor cautions against heatwave conditions

May 20, 2024

As temperature soars and heat wave kicks in, Dr Neeraj Nishchal, professor in the Department of Medicine at AIIMS, New Delhi, advised the public...

As world approaches "irreversible harm," deaths due to heat may rise fivefold: Lancet study

Nov 15, 2023

The latest edition of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change has revealed the grave and mounting threat to health of further delayed...

Europe hotting up, 15700 deaths linked to heatwave in 2022: WMO report

Apr 22, 2023

Record-breaking heat waves affected Europe during the summer. In some areas, extreme heat was coupled with exceptionally dry conditions. Excess deaths associated with the...

Union Health Ministry urges states, UTs to implement national plan on heat-related illness amid rising temperatures

May 01, 2022

New Delhi [India], May 1 : The Union Health Ministry issued an advisory to the States and Union Territories urging them to disseminate the...

Mansukh Mandaviya reviews preparedness for management of heat related illness

Apr 03, 2024

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday chaired a meeting to review public health preparedness for management of heat related illness and advised States...