Mission Indradhanush Immunisation-A total of 247 lakh children covered savita thakur thakur15 Aug 2017 9:31 AM ISTUnder Mission Indradhanush Immunization drive, children under 2 years of age and pregnant women are targeted for immunization. However, vaccination on...
4 medical institutes identified to tackle maternal deaths savita thakur thakur26 July 2017 9:35 AM ISTNew Delhi: The health ministry has identified four medical institutes which will act as regional centres and train people in tracking maternal deaths...
Amitabh Bachchan's UNICEF ambassadorship extended for two years savita thakur thakur26 July 2017 9:30 AM ISTMumbai: Bollywood' veteran actor and megastar Amitabh Bachchan's ambassadorship for UNICEF has been extended by another two years.Big B, who had...
Haryana: Electronic equipment for ASHA workers to keep tab on Vaccination savita thakur thakur7 Jun 2017 4:25 PM ISTChandigarh: Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij said electronic equipment would be provided to ASHA medic workers to enable them to keep a complete...
3000 to 5000 new Cholera cases in Yemen each day, says UN savita thakur thakur6 Jun 2017 1:09 PM ISTAMMAN: A cholera outbreak is spreading quickly in war-ravaged Yemen, with an estimated 3,000 to 5,000 new cases every day, the U.N. children's agency...
India witnessed 51 percent mortality reduction from measels: Report savita thakur thakur14 Nov 2016 2:58 PM ISTIndia witnessed about 51 per cent mortality reduction from measles between 2000 and 2015 but the country is still among the six nations accounting for...
Delhi a wake up call for world on air pollution: Unicef savita thakur thakur14 Nov 2016 10:55 AM ISTThe "record-high" air pollution in New Delhi is a "wake-up call" for the world that unless decisive actions are taken to reduce air pollution, the...
New antenatal care scheme for pregnant women launched savita thakur thakur6 Nov 2016 10:28 AM ISTNew Delhi: Â The government launched the 'Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan' (PMSMA), a new scheme to provide comprehensive and quality...
Health Minister, Madhuri Dixit launch MAA programme to promote breastfeeding savita thakur thakur8 Aug 2016 3:57 PM ISTThe union minister of health and family welfare Jai Praksh Nadda launched the breastfeeding programme for promoting Breastfeeding, called...
Human Milk Banks: Banking Upon Mother's Milk savita thakur thakur18 Jun 2016 1:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: Fortis La Femme hospital in association with Medela India, the world's leading global producer of breast pumps and nursing...
Structural, systemic changes needed to achieve SDGs in health savita thakur thakur15 May 2016 9:12 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Centre said "structural and systemic changes" are needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in the health sector and...
Andhra Pradesh all set to roll out rotavirus vaccine savita thakur thakur8 April 2016 9:13 AM ISTAndhra Pradesh is all set to introduce rotavirus vaccine to combat diarrhoeal deaths among children, an official said.The state has received 460,000...
