Every year, tobacco kills 8 million people, predominantly caused by non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, lung disorders, cancers, and hypertension. As a result, the economic burden of tobacco use amount to more than $1 trillion USD in healthcare expenditures and lost productivity annually. This year-long campaign for World No…

Antimicrobials have revolutionised modern medicine. Since the early 1940s, antimicrobials, including antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals and antiparasitic drugs have significantly reduced morbidity and mortality associated with communicable diseases and have contributed to a range of technological advances, including cancer therapy, transplantation, and surgery. …

Malaria is an infectious disease caused by Plasmodium parasites, transmitted in tropical climates by Anopheles mosquitoes. Although malaria is now endemic mostly in low-middle income countries, in the not so distant past, malaria was a public health threat also in the southern states of the United States. …

Significant progress has been made to reduce the global burden of tuberculosis (TB) since the discovery of the tubercle bacillus, by Dr Robert Kock on 24 March 1882, the date we have come to know as World TB Day. …

Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) are inextricably connected to good health. …

Eye health is an essential component of human health and wellbeing. Good vision enables people to lead productive lives and plays a significant role at every stage of human life from learning to walk and read to participating in the work force. However, eye conditions are remarkably common worldwide. In…