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. …
Health is a crucially important social and economic asset - a cornerstone for human development. Three of the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) call for specific health improvements by 2015: reducing the child and maternal mortality and slowing the spread of HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.
Medical staff accountability, statewide availability of case history to be ensured. As many as 74,639 children in the State were identified as severely malnourished during health check-up camps conducted by the Health and Family Welfare department in July-August this year. The department has, however, no record to indicate the status …
The State Government is planning to adopt solar energy for hospitals and health centres for ensuring uninterrupted power supply to the institutions. The objective is to make provision for adequate back-up power to tide over frequent power disruptions and maintain uninterrupted supply while reducing dependence on conventional energy. The move …
Uncontrolled medical treatment in Asia and Africa costs lives and money. David Peters and Gerald Bloom call for governments, firms and citizen groups to get involved.
UP’s dismal performance on the health front has been sliding further with scams in its NRHM implementation, murders of senior health officials The public-private partnership (PPP) model will soon permeate the rickety health-sector in Uttar Pradesh. Under the top-down approach, the state government would rollout diagnostic centres at the district …
AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat high court on Monday sought complete details from the state governm ent on availability of facilities in Primary Health Centres (PHC), doctors, trained nursing staff and infrastructure across the state. The bench of Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice J B Pardiwala has asked the government to …
Health Ministry Strongly Opposes Corporatization Of Sector. New Delhi: In a move that has angered the health ministry, the Planning Commission has asked for reversal of the longstanding public health policy from the 12th Plan onwards, ending the governments’ dominant role in providing health services and transiting to greater privatization …
Hoshiarpur: Charan Kaur (85) of Chack Mehra village died of gastroenteritis at a private hospital in Dasuya last evening. Dr Avtar Singh, Civil Surgeon, Hoshiarpur, said at a medical camp at Chack Mehra village, 110 patients were detected with symptoms of mild gastroenteritis and 31 referred to the Civil Hospital, …
Jorhat: Encephalitis epidemic has already claimed five lives in Jorhat district so far. According to the medical sources, total 17 encephalitis cases had been reported in six PHCs under Jorhat district with, Baghchung being the worst affected. Anna Ain, a 6-year-old girl was the first victim of encephalitis. After her, …
COIMBATORE/TIRUPUR: A 65-year-old farmer from Tirupur is being treated for swine flu (H1N1) in the isolation ward of the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH). Pommu Naiker of Nathakattupudur in Ward 19 of Tirupur Corporation was confirmed to be infected by the H1N1 virus at a private hospital in Coimbatore on …
Data compiled by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in an answer to a Parliament question points out manpower shortage in the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM). While sanctioned posts are way below requirement, the vacancy figures are very high, for which the ministry holds non-availability of trained manpower …
Rather than just a medical issue health status of a population is now considered an important economic indicator of development for any economy. Health services have a major influence on the well-being of individuals and societies, and are an important part of a nation's politics and economy.
Female health workers in India face an increasing workload that affects their performance. The authors did a study in 2 districts of West Bengal, India, to quantify their workload and identify determinants of good performance.
More PHCs, Sub Centres for State on cards J&K;, UP JAMMU: Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad said today that his Ministry would undertake an extensive review of Central Government’s flagship programme, National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) all over the country including Jammu and Kashmir very …
Is India doing marvellously well, or is it failing terribly? Depending on whom you speak to, you could pick up either of those answers with some frequency. One story, very popular among a minority but a large enough group—of Indians who are doing very well (and among the media that …
JAIPUR: Two more cases of swine flu were reported in the city on Saturday. Eight-year-old Naman is the fifth of six swine flu cases detected in Jaipur in the last 10 days. Naman was tested positive for the influenza on Saturday. Out of the six cases, two patients - eight-year-old …
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a global health and developmental emergency, as they cause premature deaths, exacerbate poverty and threaten national economies. In 2008, they were the top killers in the South-East Asia region, causing 7.9 million deaths; the number of deaths is expected to increase by 21% over the next …
This new report by UNESCAP, ADB & UNDP focuses on disparities in MDG achievement within and between countries, to address major bottlenecks holding back MDG progress in Asia-Pacific region. The report, Accelerating equitable achievement of the MDGs: closing gaps in health and nutrition outcomes, focuses on disparities in MDG achievement …
Recommends several measures to reduce high rate of maternal mortality The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State Government to ensure maternal safety through proper implementation of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM). The HC order was passed last Saturday by a bench comprising Justices Sanjay Yadav and Ajit …
A Central team from the National AIDS Control Organisation, New Delhi, which is in the State to evaluate the care, support and treatment programmes implemented by Tamil Nadu, has said that there are lessons here for the rest of the country to follow. For instance, there is high praise for …
