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Health, India, international, News 23 November 2021

WHO issues guidelines on the treatment of children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome associated with COVID-19

What are WHO guidelines on the treatment of children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome associated with COVID-19? How to manage multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children associated with COVID-19 (MIS-C)? WHO issues new guidelines. Geneva, 23 November 2021 | WHO today issued updated guidelines on the management of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children associated with COVID-19 (MIS-C). What is a multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C)? MIS-C is a rare but serious condition where children with COVID-19 develop inflammation affecting different organs of the body. Children with this condition need specialized care and may need to be admitted to intensive care. Although MIS-C is a serious condition, with the right medical care, children with this condition recover. WHO’s updated guidelines recommend the use of corticosteroids in hospitalized children (aged 0-18 years) with this condition, in addition to supportive treatment and care. This recommendation comes following the availability of three observational studies, pooling data from 885 patients in total. WHO first described this condition in May 2020, and provided a preliminary clinical definition. Overall, children remain at low risk of developing severe or critical COVID-19, but similar to adults, certain underlying conditions make children more susceptible to severe disease. The most commonly reported of these conditions are obesity, chronic lung disease (including asthma), cardiovascular disease and immunosuppression.

Climate Environment and Science, Health, India, News 3 November 2019

Can Hyderabad be made Healthy? : Air pollution due to extreme traffic congestion is causing Heart attacks and Lung cancer

Can Hyderabad be made Healthy? : Air pollution due to extreme traffic congestion is causing Heart attacks and Lung cancer Foundation for Futuristic Cities has organized the Roundtable on ‘Healthy Hyderabad – Wealthy Telangana’ at ASCI on 03 November 2019. More than 30 Eminent doctors, City planners, Technology experts, participated in the Roundtable Hyderabad, 3rd November, 2019: Foundation for Futuristic Cities organised a Roundtable on’ Healthy Hyderabad ‘ at ASCI on Sunday. Ms Karuna Gopal, President, Foundation for Futuristic Cities, Chaired the Roundtable. Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, Hon’ble Governor of Himachal Pradesh was the Chief Guest, the Guests of Honour were Shri G. Kishan Reddy, Minister of State for Home Affairs, Government of India and Shri Padmanabaiah, Chairman ASCI. The elite panel comprised of eminent medical specialists and intelligentsia including Dr B. Bhaskar Rao, Managing Director, KIMS Hospital; Dr Vasant Kumar, Senior Diabetologist, Apollo Hospitals; Dr Purnima Nagaraja, Senior Psychiatrist; Ms Sirisha, MD, Healthcare Startup using AI; Dr Saxena, Accomplished Environmental Medical Practitioner; Dr Vasuprada Kartic, Ph.D in Therapy Trauma Counselling; Dr Nagaraju, Urologist; Dr Manjula, Anaesthetist; Dr Vijayalakshmi, Gynecologist; Dr Vijayalakshmi, Professor of Urban Planning, JNTU; Dr Vedaprakash, Senior Orthopedician, Care Hospitals; Dr. Prakash Reddy, AYUSH; Dr. Geeta Nagashree, Oncologist & MD, Aasha Hospital and Shri GBK Rao, Chairman & Managing Director, Pragathi Resorts, amongst others. Shri Bandaru Dattatreya said, the population of the cities has grown manifold but the infrastructure has not been improved commensurately and the urban areas are left crippled because of lack of basic amenities. 15 to 20% of the kids in urban areas suffer from obesity, the reason is lack of open spaces for children to play and have physical activity. Similarly all urbanites young are old are becoming victims due to various deficiencies and ills the urban areas present, including lack of clean air, clean water, un-adultered food, free flowing drainage, sanitation etc. This can be overcome only by a concerted effort on the part of Government, Civil society, experts and the common man together. The Government has introduced Ayushman Bharat, the world’s biggest healthcare scheme for the poor covering over 55 cr people. The Government…