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...
HIV drug resistance rising: WHO savita thakur thakur24 July 2017 2:43 PM ISTGENEVA -Â WHO alerts countries to the increasing trend of resistance to HIV drugs detailed in a report based on national surveys conducted in several...
Less than one doctor for 1000 population in India: Government to Lok Sabha savita thakur thakur22 July 2017 9:39 AM ISTNEW DELHI: India has less than one doctor for every 1000 population which is less than the World Health Organisation (WHO)  standard, the Lok Sabha...
Doctors Shortage: Not even one doctor per thousand in UP savita thakur thakur20 July 2017 10:05 AM ISTLucknow: Â There is less than one doctor for every thousand persons in Uttar Pradesh which is below the standards prescribed by the World Health...
Global health price tag could be 371 billion dollars a year by 2030: WHO savita thakur thakur18 July 2017 9:15 AM ISTLONDON: Meeting life-saving global health targets by 2030 could require investments by donors and national governments of up to 58 dollar per person...
C-sections: Hospitals to Display rates, government to monitor savita thakur thakur17 July 2017 2:38 PM ISTThe Government has taken several steps to ensure that the unwarranted increase in C-Section surgeries is kept in check.The Minister of Women and Child...
Medanta hosts Cyclethon to create awareness for Mission Stop Dengue initiative supriya kashyap kashyap10 July 2017 10:30 AM ISTGurgaon : In order to raise awareness against the deadly disease of dengue, Medanta the Medicity organised a 10 Km Cyclethon. The initiative in...
New WHO director from Ethiopia begins work savita thakur thakur3 July 2017 10:07 AM ISTGeneva: The new director general of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom, took over managing the UN health agency,...
Newborn declared dead at Safdarjung Hospital, later found to be alive savita thakur thakur19 Jun 2017 3:40 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a shocking case of negligence,a newborn was allegedly declared "dead" by the staff of a central government hospital but was found to be...
Kerala medical fraternity hails highest GST slab for beedis savita thakur thakur11 Jun 2017 11:06 AM ISTThiruvananthapuram: Kerala’s medical fraternity and health experts have hailed the GST Council’s decision to tax all tobacco products, including...
JP Nadda conferred WHO Director-Generals Special Recognition Award savita thakur thakur9 Jun 2017 12:21 PM ISTShri J P Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare was conferred the WHO Director-General’s Special Recognition Award for global tobacco...
