Fiji is struggling with a non-communicable disease (NCD) crisis and weak health outcomes that threaten the well-being of its ...

Non-communicable diseases NCDs are estimated to cost Fiji about 591 million Fijian dollars around 260 million US dollars annually in both direct ...

Dr. Namedre says the direct and indirect cost of NCDs is estimated at approximately $591 million annually. He says that if ...

For healthy aging, it’s crucial to distinguish between lifespan and healthspan: the amount of time for which a person is ...

Without urgent intervention, our study forecasts that more than 80% of adults and close to 60% of adolescents will be classified as overweight or obese by 2050. These are the key findings of our ...

Further, the report showed that life expectancy in India is projected to reach 84 years by 2045, up from 67 years in 2021. Meanwhile, the country’s median age is expected to increase by 1.3 times, ...

The current population of this impoverished country is 102 million, but this is projected to increase by more than 400% by ...

India's senior citizen population, currently the world's second-largest at 156.7 million, is projected to almost double by ...

There's a clear path for combatting premature death, write Gavin Yamey, Dean Jamison, and Justina Seyi-Olajide.

Karina Khatic has seen firsthand the misuse of pharmaceuticals and the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) they can cause.

As recently as a decade ago, one of the major concerns of the world was about overpopulation. The few people predicting a coming age of depopulation or an age of population decline were not taken ...

Earlier this year, research suggested life expectancy across the world will rise by almost five years by 2050, with the average man forecasted to live to 76 and woman, past 80. Global average life ...