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. …
‘India spends less of its GDP on health than some of the world’s poorest countries’ Every government hospital serves an estimated 61,000 people in India, with one bed for every 1833 people, new official data shows. In undivided Andhra Pradesh, every government hospital serves over 3 lakh patients while in …
Two more deaths reported in capital While the dengue epidemic continues to rage throughout the country, school-going children and those ageing between 16 to 45 years have become the easy targets to the deadly sting this time. According to the data available with the health ministry the fever has so …
Days after the Rajasthan HC directed the Union health ministry to implement the new pictorial warnings on tobacco products without any delay, the ministry has said that “they are committed” to issuing larger pictorial warnings in the court. The ministry recently filed a “compliance” affidavit in the court, citing that …
PUNE: The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for renewed commitments and focused efforts to eliminate neglected tropical diseases - kala azar, leprosy, yaws, lymphatic filariasis and schistosomiasis - which continue to disable, disfigure and kill people in the WHO South-East Asia Region. "Though called neglected diseases, these are diseases …
Order of the Orissa High Court in the matter of Dolamani Pradhan Vs Union of India & Others dated 09/09/2015 regarding implementation of the National Health Mission (NHM) in the State of Odisha according to NHM and IPHS norms Original Source
The health costs of tobacco exceeded the combined annual state and central government expenditure on health care by 12% in 2011 In January this year, the government asked for public opinion on tougher new laws to curb smoking: To raise the minimum smoking age to 21 from 18, and to …
The rising dengue cases in the city have prompted the Union Health Ministry to urge the municipal bodies and the Delhi Government to stay alert over the next two months to prevent an outbreak. The Centre has told them to take steps for for awareness, prevention, and control of dengue. …
Guwahati: The Union health minister, JP Nadda, on Tuesday informed the Rajya Sabha that cancer cases in the country could cross the 15-lakh mark by 2025 according to estimates by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)'s National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research. Based on projections on data collected …
With pneumonia emerging as one of the leading causes of mortality amo-ng children under five years of age, the government is considering introduction of Pneumococcal vaccine in the Universal Immunisation Program-me (UIP). Taking its first foot forward, the government has asked the national technical advisory group on immunisation (NTAGI) to …
India may see a spurt in malaria cases this year, thanks to a slip-up by the country’s central procurement agency, the Central Medical Service Society. A tender floated to buy the Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLIN), the best way to prevent malaria in endemic areas, has fallen flat as it was …
No increase in incidence of contagious diseases due to unprecedented changes in environment and climate has been documented by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Delhi. There is increasing concern, globally as well as in India, over the effects of climate change on human Health. As per World Health …
In a bid to ensure that tuberculosis cases in the country do not escape detection, a Geographic Information System (GIS)-based mapping and tagging of TB patients, which will provide a real time and a dynamic way to represent disease information on maps, is on the anvil. The move gains significance, …
The Union health minister, J P Nadda, on Wednesday held a meeting of the medical superintendents of all the central governmentrun hospitals in Delhi to assess their preparedness for dengue during monsoon. The minister asked the hospitals to prepare an action plan within a week to combat mosquito-borne diseases. Sources …
With the dengue season approaching, the Union health ministry has decided to join hands with the human resources development (HRD) ministry so that information regarding keeping the surroundings clean can be sent across to children. The health minister J.P. Nad-da will meet the HRD minister Smriti Irani this week proposing …
Nearly 78 per cent of the West Bengal's population were dependent on the government's healthcare delivery system, state minister Chandrima Bhattacharya said on Tuesday. The minister for Health and family welfare, Bhattacharya informed the Assembly that the majority of the people subscribe to the government healthcare system, which she claimed, …
Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda said on Wednesday that his Ministry would take appropriate action against instant noodles brand Maggi, based on the reports from all the States. “We are waiting for the reports from the States. We will have a meeting and accordingly action will be taken. No laxity …
Centre takes issue to Consumer Commission Noodles brand Maggi got into more trouble on Wednesday after the Centre lodged a complaint with the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission against the Indian arm of the Swiss manufacturer, Nestle, and the Delhi government imposed a 15-day ban on the sale of the …
Despite a ban on tobacco-mixed gutka in Madhya Pradesh, state's population is one of the worst affected, going by data on prevalence of tobacco use versus tobacco-related cancers. Moreover, MP is one of the worst states on enforcement of Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products Act (COPTA). With four in 10 …
The National Green Tribunal has pulled up the government and private airlines for not filing "satisfactory" reply on the plea of a US-based neurologist against spraying of pesticides on aircraft with passengers on board. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Swatanter Kumar granted last opportunity to the Centre and other …
The National Green Tribunal has pulled up the government and private airlines for not filing "satisfactory" reply on the plea of a US-based neurologist against spraying of pesticides on aircraft with passengers on board. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Swatanter Kumar granted last opportunity to the Centre and other …
