Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
NEW DELHI: An advisory has been issued to all states to step up their preparedness to tackle swine flu, Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday. "Government has issued an advisory to all the state governments and UTs to step up preparedness for H1N1 Influenza," Union health minister J P Nadda …
Report says existing excise and VAT rates are insufficient to increase the prices of tobacco products, making them easily affordable Tobacco prices in India cheaper than essential food items: Study A new study conducted by the Health and Family Welfare ministry and the World Health organization (WHO) Country Office states …
SHIMLA: Union health and family welfare ministry on Wednesday released grant of Rs 10 crore for public health infrastructure and medical education in Himachal Pradesh. Out of the released amount, Rs four crore is for district hospital in Chamba, and Rs three crore each for district hospitals in Hamirpur and …
India may be in the pink of health once again with the Union health ministry expecting a 20-25 per cent hike in the upcoming health budget this time. Already one of the world’s lowest, the Narendra Modi government had kept a tight rein on public health spending by slashing the …
Ludhiana: With the deadly virus Zika being transmitted from the same mosquito 'aedes egypti' that spreads dengue, the city -- which recorded the second most number of cases of dengue last year -- is sitting on a tinderbox of Zika virus. As per the data of Ministry of Health and …
Swarms of mosquitoes around Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in the city have raised concern among the health officials. A chance bite of the Aedes mosquito of a Zika virus infected international traveller can trigger infection. The state health department is conducting an entomological surveillance to keep the mosquito density in …
The plans come a year after the health ministry got the administrative responsibility for RSBY from the Ministry of Labour, which launched it in 2008. The Ministry of Health is preparing to roll out an expanded version of the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana, the government’s flagship health insurance scheme, covering …
NEW DELHI: To step up preparedness against swine flu or H1N1 influenza, the Centre issued advisories to states on Tuesday asking them to take proactive measures and strengthen the awareness campaign to tackle the disease. Health minister J P Nadda held a high-level meeting to review preparedness to tackle the …
Pollution alarm bell might be ringing aloud in Delhi, but several other cities are also facing similar grim situation due to rising air pollution and its impact on the health of the citizens. Recent data available from the Government shows that number of people suffering from respiratory diseases believed to …
Child malnutrition in India has declined but continues to be among the highest in the world. Between 2006 and 2014, stunting levels in children under five declined from 48% to 39% as compared to global level of 24%, the India Nutrition Report says. Being stunted means that the affected children …
India committed to work with all stakeholders to eradicate malnutrition: Shri Nadda Shri J P Nadda, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare alongwith Smt. Maneka Gandhi, Minister for Women and Child Development released the India Health Report: Nutrition 2015" and Global Nutrition Report" at a function Made in India: …
Kangra is one of the three districts in the country where rotavirus vaccination is being introduced in the public health system as a pilot project by the Union Health Ministry this month. The vaccine, Rotavac, is being launched first time in the country to eradicate diarrhoea, especially in infants. As …
Over 200 cancer drugs, 186 medicines to treat cardiovascular diseases and 148 stents and cardiac implants will now be available at central government hospitals at prices 50-60% lower than the open market. The health ministry has launched a programme called AMRIT (Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment), under which …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday granted the Centre three more weeks to formulate a reply regarding its stand on declaring cigarette and bidi butts “toxic waste”. The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) …
After having dealt with the deluge of dengue patients, the Delhi government is taking no chances ahead of the H1N1 season. Union Health Minister J P Nadda met Delhi’s health minister Satyendra Jain on Tuesday to review the preparedness in Delhi for addressing and management of Influenza A H1N1 in …
The figures say it all. The Capital is currently facing its worst dengue season since 1996 with the city reporting 10,683 cases - Delhi: 9,058, outside: 1,625. In 1996, 10,253 cases were reported along with 423 deaths. This year, Delhi has reported 41 confirmed dengue deaths so far. Over 3,000 …
In a bid to provide regulation and maintenance of standards of education and practice of allied and healthcare professionals, a new bill that seeks to maintain standards in the training and education of allied and healthcare professionals is in the offing. The draft — “Allied and Healthcare Professional’s Central Council …
After dengue, the focus has now shifted to H1N1 influenza. With cases of swine flu already being reported, the Union health ministry on Wednesday issued an advisory to the states. To review the preparedness of states to address and manage H1N1 influenza, Union health minister J.P. Nadda also recently held …
Crisis deepens with Delhi recording 2,191 positive dengue cases this week. The Capital, which is witnessing its worst dengue crisis in five years, has recorded 2,191 positive dengue cases this week alone with the total number of cases till now recorded at 5,982 and 17 deaths, as per official data …
It looks neither malaria nor dengue but pneumonia and Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) are proving to be Odisha’s biggest emergency health threat. Moreover, the State looks like to be under viral seize as viral-led diseases accounted for the maximum death burden in State last year. Such disconcerting trends have come …
