Second Biannual National Deworming Day to tackle worm infections in children savita12 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 savita18 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 savita9 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 savita2 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 savita31 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 savita13 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 supriya12 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...
Cases of hepatitis B and C hit 325 million: WHO savita23 April 2017 12:34 PM ISTGeneva: An estimated 325 million people are living with hepatitis B or C and few are aware of their condition, with death tolls from the viruses...
Haryana notifies AYUSH policy savita23 March 2017 10:17 AM ISTChandigarh: The Haryana government notified the Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) Medicine Procurement Policy,...
REACH, USAID call for integrating gender in Indian TB programmes supriya12 March 2017 11:50 AM ISTNew Delhi : To mark this month's celebration of International Women's Day and the upcoming World TB Day, REACH (Resource Group for Education and...
UK choice for World Health Organisation chief visits India savita8 March 2017 3:29 PM ISTAt the end of May health ministers of 194 nations will meet for their annual assembly. They will elect the person who will - on July 1st - replace Dr...
Shocking: Only 1 doctor for 13,154 patients in rural Odisha supriya12 Feb 2017 9:37 AM ISTBhubaneshwar: Vacancies of Doctors and specialists at Primary Healthcare centres(PHCs) and Community Healthcare Centres(CHCs) in rural Odisha seemed...
