WHO congratulates Sri Lanka for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV, Syphilis Medical Dialogues Bureau12 Dec 2019 9:21 AM ISTWorld Health Organization has congratulated Sri Lanka for achieving the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and congenital...
1.4 lakh patients died from measles worldwide in 2018: WHO Medical Dialogues Bureau8 Dec 2019 9:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: More than 140,000 people died from measles worldwide in 2018, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and US authorities said on December 5,...
AYUSH Ministry to host WHO Meetings on Standardized Terminologies, Benchmarks documents of Practice for Traditional Medicine Garima26 Nov 2019 9:40 AM ISTNew Delhi: Ministry of AYUSH is hosting two important WHO meetings during the last week of November and first week of December 2019 at the Institute...
One doctor for every 1445 patients in India, still behind WHO-prescribed 1:1,000: Govt Garima20 Nov 2019 3:40 PM ISTNew Delhi: There is one doctor for every 1,445 Indians as per the country's current population estimate of 135 crore, which is lower than the WHO's...
World Diabetes Day: WHO launches first-ever human insulin prequalification programme Garima14 Nov 2019 12:50 PM ISTThe World Health Organization (WHO) today announced the start of a pilot programme to prequalify human insulin to increase treatment for diabetes in...
Kerala to begin preventive drive against Nipah next month Garima14 Nov 2019 9:10 AM ISTThiruvananthpuram: Kerala would begin a comprehensive preventive drive against the outbreak of Nipah virus next month to equip the state health...
New Delhi's air pollution "visible killer": UN official Garima9 Nov 2019 4:58 PM ISTUnited Nations: India is grappling with a "public health disaster" and the air pollution levels in New Delhi are a "visible killer", a senior UN...
Dr Harsh Vardhan inaugurates National Symposium on the theme ‘United to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis’ Garima1 Nov 2019 4:12 PM ISTNew Delhi: “Planning, commitment, vision, societal involvement and past experiences can help us achieve our goal of eliminating Lymphatic Filariasis...
5.4 lakh unreported TB cases in India: WHO Medical Dialogues Bureau20 Oct 2019 9:40 AM ISTNew Delhi: Around 5.4 lakh tuberculosis cases went unreported last year in India which is among the top eight countries with the highest burden of the...
Dr Harsh Vardhan launches WHO India Country Cooperation Strategy 2019–2023 Medical Dialogues Bureau10 Oct 2019 2:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: “The country is passing through a phase of not only transition, but also immense productive transformation in the health sector”. This was...
3 PGI Chandigarh doctors, GMCH Principal recommended for Padma Awards Medical Dialogues Bureau23 Sept 2019 11:00 AM ISTChandigarh: 4 eminent doctors have been recommended for the prestigious Padma Awards 2019 by Chandigarh Administration this year. Out of these...
Human Milk Banks in India strive for government funds, quality manpower deepanjana18 Sept 2019 4:15 PM ISTThe concept of a Human Milk Bank, though extremely relevant to the health of our country's infants, has not taken much of shape in India. While the...
