According to the latest data given by the health ministry of India in Parliament, cigarette consumption in India is falling steadily. However, the number of…
According to the latest data given by the health ministry of India in Parliament, cigarette consumption in India is falling steadily. However, the number of…
The World Health Organisation has released its first ever report on foodborne diseases. The report was titled “Estimates of the Global Burden of Foodborne Diseases”,…
The Union Government on 30 November 2015 launched the injectable Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) as part of its commitment to the Global Polio Endgame Strategy….
According to the Global Age Watch Index by Britain’s University of Southampton and Help Age International, India is among the worst places in the world for old people. The index found Switzerland the best place for older people to live, followed by Norway and Sweden.
British scientists have discovered a simple new molecular blood test that can predict the “actual age” of the human body, which is different from the “chronological age”.
According to an RTI response from home ministry, 21.4% Indians consume alcohol while 3% are adicetded to cannabis. Moreover, Punjab, Maharashtra, Manipur, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are among the top 10 states where consumption of alcohol and narcotic drugs is higher than the rest of the country.
According to the WHO, India has eliminated maternal and neonatal tetanus – a swift and painful killer disease that killed 49,000 newborns in 2013 alone.
In order to provide healthcare facilities in rural areas, Government of India launched a telemedicine initiative ‘Sehat’. It is to be conducted in collaboration with Apollo Hospitals.
China has set up the world’s largest mosquito factory in Guangzhou province to tackle dengue fever by releasing one million sterilized mosquitoes every week in a bid to dilute their population.
India signed a loan agreement of 300 million US dollars with Asian Development Bank (ADB) for its flagship programme National Urban Health Mission (NUHM).