WHO, Health Ministry to hold awareness event on World Hepatitis Day savita22 July 2016 11:40 AM ISTMumbai: In a bid to raise awareness about hepatitis among people as well as health care providers and policymakers, the World Health Organisation...
Per capita health expenses in India only at Rs 3900 savita22 July 2016 11:00 AM ISTNEW DELHI: The per capita expenditure on health in India in 2012 was 58 US dollars (Rs 3900) as against 88 and $ 108 in other developing countries...
New Delhi: Illegal kidney racket, the ugly side of healthcare in India savita12 July 2016 12:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: Organ transplant trafficking is one of the fastest, but least reported crimes in India as well as in other countries around the world. It...
Health Ministry defines dengue cases, calls for full reporting by healthcare providers Geeta28 Jun 2016 1:59 PM ISTNew Delhi: Global statistics of Dengue fever has gone up drastically in the last few years. World Health Organisation's (WHO) data  reflects about 390...
South-East Asia continues to be polio free: WHO savita20 Jun 2016 4:52 PM ISTNew Delhi: Days after a suspected polio case was detected in India, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said no child in the South-East Asia...
Voluntary unpaid blood donations must increase rapidly : WHO savita14 Jun 2016 2:39 PM ISTGENEVA - Voluntary, unpaid blood donations must be increased rapidly in more than half the world’s countries in order to ensure a reliable supply of...
Thailand eradicates mother to child HIV transmission savita10 Jun 2016 7:19 PM ISTBangkok : Thailand has become the first Asian country to eradicate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis, the World Health Organisation...
India even behind tiny Burundi on health GDP savita27 April 2016 3:40 PM ISTNew Delhi : The total expenditure on health as percentage to GDP for India in 2012 was merely 4 per cent compared to poorest countries like Burundi...
Sri Lanka seeks WHO bill as malaria free nation savita24 April 2016 11:15 AM ISTColombo: Sri Lanka has steadily reduced the number of malaria cases and has applied for World Health Organization (WHO) certification on its...
Chandigarh: PGI director serves notice to Medical Superintendent deepanjana22 April 2016 2:43 PM ISTPunjab: After being reminded by the health ministry to take action against the MS of the institute, PGI Director is reported to have issued an...
WHO aims for zero leprosy by 2020 savita21 April 2016 5:32 PM ISTThe World Health Organisation aims to reduce to zero by 2020 the number of children diagnosed with leprosy and related deformities.The decision is...
ICMR and National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan sign Letter of Intent savita17 April 2016 2:31 PM ISTIndian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Department of Bacteriology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) of Japan signed a Letter of...
