India saw 2nd-highest number of pneumonia deaths of children under age five: UN Garima15 Nov 2019 4:02 PM ISTUnited Nations: India had the second-highest number of deaths of children under the age of five in 2018 due to pneumonia, a curable and preventable...
Pneumonia epidemic is deadliest child killer: aid groups Garima12 Nov 2019 5:25 PM ISTParis: Pneumonia is the world's deadliest child killer, with a "forgotten epidemic" claiming one young life every 39 seconds, international health and...
Bengal Govt introduces rotavirus vaccine in govt hospitals Medical Dialogues Bureau26 Aug 2019 9:10 AM ISTKolkata: To immunize children from diarrhoea, the West Bengal Health Department has introduced rotavirus vaccine (RVV) in all the government-run...
Rotavirus Vaccine launched in Meghalaya Medical Dialogues Bureau19 Aug 2019 9:00 AM ISTShillong: Meghalaya’s Mission Director National Health Mission, Pravin Bakshi on Friday launched the Rotavirus Vaccine (RVV) in the State.Bakshi said...
Every child will now get Rotavirus Vaccine as government expands it to the entire country: Dr Harsh Vardhan Medical Dialogues Bureau11 Aug 2019 12:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: “The Health Ministry has drawn an ambitious plan under the 100-days agenda of the newly elected government, wherein it has been decided to...
Union Health Ministry to conduct breastfeeding awareness week every month till 2022: Dr Harsh Vardhan Medical Dialogues Bureau9 Aug 2019 10:00 AM IST"The activities around breastfeeding should be sustained throughout the year and therefore the Health Ministry will be carrying out activities to...
Zero diarrhoea deaths among children by 2022 is the target: Dr Harsh Vardhan Medical Dialogues Bureau16 Jun 2019 9:45 AM IST"We have to work together for bringing all our energies in sync to realise this dream. Women are strong pillars of society and sustained the...
Pakistan has now 2nd fastest growing rate of HIV in Asia Medical Dialogues Bureau19 May 2019 9:00 AM ISTAccording to a UN report, Pakistan now has the second-fastest growing rate of HIV in Asia, with about 20,000 new infections in 2017 alone.Karachi: As...
Pakistani Doctor being interrogated for allegedly spreading HIV to 150 patients by using contaminated syringes Medical Dialogues Bureau7 May 2019 9:58 AM ISTKarachi: Pakistani police have recently stated that the court will allow a doctor with HIV and AIDS to remain in police custody for two more days...
New York mandates vaccine to contain Brooklyn measles outbreak Medical Dialogues Bureau10 April 2019 9:00 AM ISTThe resurgence of the once-eradicated, highly-contagious disease is linked to a growing anti-vaccine movement in richer nations -- which the World...
Swine flu toll touches 50 in Indore Medical Dialogues Bureau30 March 2019 9:00 AM ISTSo far this year, 175 patients have tested positive for swine flu in city hospitals and of these 50 have succumbed to the deadly...
2,835 Swine flu cases reported in Delhi Medical Dialogues Bureau12 March 2019 9:05 AM ISTThe symptoms are fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, difficulty in breathing. Other symptoms may include body ache, headache, fatigue,...
