Jammu and Kashmir: Health sector improved considerably Medical Dialogues Bureau20 Feb 2018 9:00 AM ISTThe state has been able to bring down the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) by eight points from 34 to 26 in a single year which is highest among all...
WHO supports the immunization of 1 million people against cholera in Zambia savita thakur thakur13 Jan 2018 9:03 AM ISTThe Government of Zambia has launched a campaign to vaccinate residents of Lusaka against cholera with support from the World Health Organization and...
Cytecare Cancer Hospital Launches Tele-Consultation Program in Bangladesh savita thakur thakur20 Dec 2017 9:11 AM ISTBENGALURU: Cytecare Hospital is proud to launch its Tele-Consultation program in Bangladesh. With the goal of transforming the tertiary and quaternary...
Health Ministry, ICMR launch India Hypertension Management Initiative savita thakur thakur29 Nov 2017 9:16 AM ISTNew Delhi: Preeti Sudan, Secretary (HFW) and Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, Secretary, DHR and DG, ICMR, launched the India Hypertension Management...
Serum Institute’s vaccine demonstrates significant efficacy against severe rotavirus gastroenteritis savita thakur thakur30 Sept 2017 9:32 AM ISTPune: Results from a Phase 3 efficacy study in India of the Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd.’s rotavirus vaccine BRV-PV (known as ROTASIIL) were...
Second Biannual National Deworming Day to tackle worm infections in children savita thakur thakur12 Aug 2017 2:26 PM ISTBangalore: In order to combat the public health threat of intestinal worm infections in children aged 1-19, the Government of India will observe the...
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...
5 Year Jail, Rs 1 Lakh Fine for Not Disposing Medical Waste Properly savita thakur thakur9 July 2017 1:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: The hospitals, nursing homes and other medical institutions in the capital will have to be careful about disposal of medical waste, as...
Ayurvedic medicine still remains an important component of our healthcare system: Vice President savita thakur thakur2 Jun 2017 9:21 AM ISTThe Vice President of India, Shri M. Hamid Ansari has said that Ayurvedic medicine still remains an important component of our healthcare system. He...
WHO Honors Union Health Minister JP Nadda with Special Award savita thakur thakur31 May 2017 9:42 AM ISTNew Delhi: World Health Organization has conferred Director General’s Special Recognition Award to India’s Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Mr J...
Private Hospitals with CGHS will have to display C-Section figures savita thakur thakur13 May 2017 11:01 AM ISTNew Delhi: Concerned over a drastic rise in caesarean deliveries, the government may make it mandatory for private hospitals empanelled under the...
Yemen cholera outbreak kills 25 people in a week - WHO supriya kashyap kashyap12 May 2017 9:04 AM ISTSANAAÂ : Â A cholera outbreak in Yemen killed 25 people this week, the World Health Organization said, as two years of war continues to wreak havoc on...
