News and Updates

Sleep-related breathing disorder among adolescents and its association with obesity, sleep pattern and moodhttps://www.ijcmph.com/index.php/ijcmph/article/view/13734
2025-June
Effects of a cafeteria-based sustainable diet intervention on wellbeing at a large German hospital: a quasi-experimental studyhttps://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-025-22533-6
02-06-2025
Flavoured nicotine products driving youth addiction, WHO warnshttps://news.un.org/en/story/2025/05/1163871 
30-05-2025
Mali: School committees to protect youth from smokinghttps://www.afro.who.int/countries/mali/news/mali-school-committees-protect-youth-smoking
31-05-2025
Investing in adolescent health and well-being to secure sustainable progresshttps://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)00867-0/abstract
31-05-2025
The Department of Digital Health and Innovation participates in the 13th Youth Pre-World Health Assemblyhttps://www.who.int/news/item/27-05-2025-the-department-of-digital-health-and-innovation-participates-in-the-13th-youth-pre-world-health-assembly
27-05-2025
UN Youth Forum brings fresh perspectives on sustainable developmenthttps://news.un.org/en/story/2025/04/1162286 
15-04-2025
8 million teens in world’s wealthiest countries functionally illiterate: UNICEFhttps://news.un.org/en/story/2025/ 5/1163271 
14-05-2025
Why we need to measure people’s well-being — lessons from a global surveyhttps://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01254-1 
30-04-2025
UN Youth Forum brings fresh perspectives on sustainable developmenthttps://news.un.org/en/story/2025/04/1162286 
15-04-2025
The Beneficial Interaction Between Human Well-Being and Natural Healthy Ecosystems: An Integrative Narrative Approachhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/22/3/427
14-03-2025
Gen Z-ero tolerance for inequality: How youth are driving change for women’s rights in 2025https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/feature-story/2025/03/gen-z-ero-tolerance-for-inequality-how-youth-are-driving-change-for-womens-rights-in-2025
11-03-2025
Moving beyond tokenism: toward sustainable youth engagement to improve the implementation of public health programs and interventionshttps://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1576788/full
06-03-2025
Exploring Financial Challenges and University Support Systems for Student Financial Well-Being: A Scoping Reviewhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/22/3/356 
27-02-2025
10-year study to shed light on youth vapinghttps://www.gov.uk/government/news/10-year-study-to-shed-light-on-youth-vaping
19-02-2025

PAHO/WHO supports Colombia as health response enters next phase following earthquake  https://www.paho.org/en/news/20-8-2026-pahowho-supports-colombia-health-response-enters-next-phase-following-earthquake 
20-08-2026 
World Humanitarian Day 2026: honouring fallen humanitarians and calling for greater protection of health care  https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2026/08/19/default-calendar/world-humanitarian-day-2026--honoring-fallen-humanitarians-and-calling-for-greater-protection-of-health-care 
19-08-2026 
Five years after the Taliban takeover: the normalization of the exclusion of women and girls in Afghanistan  https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/press-release/2026/08/five-years-after-the-taliban-takeover-the-normalization-of-the-exclusion-of-women-and-girls-in-afghanistan 
12-08-2026 
Heatwaves affect mental health in teenagers: Every 1degree rise  in temperature linked to a 1% increase in risk, study finds  https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/health/heatwaves-affect-mental-health-in-teenagers-every-1c-rise-in-temperature-linked-to-a-1-increase-in-risk-study-finds/articleshow/133143369.cms 
11-08-2026 
Beyond Hospitals: Why India’s Mental Health Budget Misses the Bigger Picture  https://madinsouthasia.org/beyond-hospitals-indias-mental-health-budget/ 
02-08-2026 
National Level Study on Students Suicides  https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2297132&reg=48&lang=2 
10-08-2026 
Karnataka directs colleges to report every student suicide, unnatural death to police  https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/states/karnataka/2026/Jul/28/karnataka-directs-colleges-to-report-every-student-suicide-unnatural-death-to-police 
28-07-2026 
16th BRICS Health Ministers' Meeting Concludes Successfully under India's BRICS Chairship 2026  https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2288267&reg=3&lang=1 
23-07-2026 
This July, We Recognize National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month  https://www.bu.edu/ciss/2026/07/13/this-july-we-recognize-national-minority-mental-health-awareness-month/ 
13-07-2026 
Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration and mental health and psychosocial support: operational guidance  https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240121706 
10-07-2026 
WHO champions self-care for HIV, TB, hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections and mental health  https://www.who.int/news/item/28-07-2026-who-champions-self-care-for-hiv--tb--hepatitis--sexually-transmitted-infections-and-mental-health 
28-07-2026 
Self-Care Month 2026  https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2026/06/24/default-calendar/self-care-month-2026 
24-07-2026 
Why is mental health wellness essential for academic excellence?  https://health.choc.org/mental-health-wellness-and-academic-excellence/ 
24-06-2026 
UNESCO launches a new family guide for the digital age  https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/unesco-launches-new-family-guide-digital-age 
22-06-2026 
Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Celebrates 12th International Day of Yoga 2026 Across the Country  https://www.pib.gov.in/newsite/pmreleases.aspx?mincode=31&reg=48&lang=2 
21-06-2026 
Self-Care Month 2026  https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2026/06/24/default-calendar/self-care-month-2026 
24-06-2026 
International Day of Yoga 2026  https://www.who.int/southeastasia/news/detail/20-06-2026-international-day-of-yoga-2026 
20-06-2026 
Countries adopt landmark strategy placing health at the heart of economic policy  https://www.who.int/news/item/23-05-2026-seventy-ninth-world-health-assembly---daily-update--23-may-2026 
23-05-2026 
United Nations proposes new global dashboard to measure progress beyond GDP  https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2026/05/press-release-united-nations-proposes-new-global-dashboard-to-measure-progress-beyond-gdp/ 
07-05-2026 
2026 Theme: Families, Inequalities and Child Wellbeing  https://www.un.org/en/observances/international-day-of-families 
15-05-2026 
United Nations proposes new global dashboard to measure progress beyond GDP  https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2026/05/press-release-united-nations-proposes-new-global-dashboard-to-measure-progress-beyond-gdp/ 
07-05-2026 
WHO warns nicotine pouch brands targeting youth as sales surge  https://www.who.int/news/item/15-05-2026-who-warns-nicotine-pouch-brands-targeting-youth-as-sales-surge 
15-05-2026 
WHO launches advocacy, communications and partnerships plan on the health response to climate change, air pollution and energy poverty  https://www.who.int/news/item/18-05-2026-who-launches-advocacy--communications-and-partnerships-plan-on-the-health-response-to-climate-change--air-pollution-and-energy-poverty 
18-05-2026 
New WHO online course strengthens good practices in clinical trials  https://www.who.int/news/item/05-05-2026-new-who-online-course-strengthens-good-practices-in-clinical-trials 
15-05-2026 
Household Social Consumption: Health  https://www.mospi.gov.in/uploads/publications_reports/publications_reports1776676412084_2b4f2b5c-2f1c-446b-8fa3-ec8f125b2b66_Final_Report_no_596_Health_(2).pdf 
02-05-2026 
Obesity has risen in all countries — but at a faster pace in poorer ones  https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00909-x 
13-05-2026 
 Ministry of Health Unveils National Guidelines on Fire and Life Safety in Healthcare Facilities (2026), Strengthening Comprehensive Safety Frameworks Across Healthcare Institutions  https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2257800&reg=3&lang=1 
04-05-2026 
WHO calls for renewed focus on equity as millions remain unvaccinated in South-East Asia despite decades of progress  https://www.who.int/southeastasia/news/detail/24-04-2026-who-calls-for-renewed-focus-on-equity-as-millions-remain-unvaccinated-in-south-east-asia-despite-decades-of-progress#:~:text=She%20also%20highlighted%20the%20importance,stronger%2C%20more%20resilient%20societies.%E2%80%9D&text=World%20Immunization%20Week%2C%20observed%20from,immunization%20across%20the%20life%20course. 
24-04-2026 
 Algeria eliminates trachoma as a public health problem  https://www.who.int/news/item/23-04-2026-algeria-eliminates-trachoma-as-a-public-health-problem#:~:text=Neglected%20tropical%20diseases%20and%20trachoma,least%20one%20neglected%20tropical%20disease. 
23-04-2026 
Six uncomfortable truths about women’s health  https://www.unwomen.org/en/articles/explainer/six-uncomfortable-truths-about-womens-health 
09-04-2026 