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. …
The unique partnership between the Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research (C-NES) and the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) covering a health initiative has completed a year and covered close to 1.5 lakh persons on the chaporis of the Brahmaputra in 10 districts who were earlier without sustained …
MUMBAI: Community-based monitoring (CBM) under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) will now cover 13 districts of Maharashtra and reach 1,035 villages in its second phase. The decision to expand the CBM was taken at a State level workshop recently held in Pune attended by representatives of social organisations and …
Health Minister P K Sreemathi addressing the health awareness programme at Pathanamthitta General Hospital on Wednesday. PATHANAMTHITTA: Health Minister P K Sreemathi said on Wednesday that the Government would implement projects worth Rs 12.62 crore in the district. Announcing this at a health awareness programme at the General Hospital here, …
Residents of Chushul village, about 150 km from here, have decided to boycott the coming parliamentary election. Namgail Phunchok, village Nambardar said:
This working paper by the planning commission seeks to evaluate quantity and quality of service delivery in rural public health facilities under NRHM. Is based on findings from studies in Andhra Pradesh,Uttar Pradesh,Bihar & Rajasthan. This paper seeks to evaluate quantity and quality of service delivery in rural public health …
HAILAKANDI, April 20: Under NRHM scheme, the health infrastructure in the district is going to be improved in all aspects. Pharmacies in all health centres in Block level in this district have been opened by deputing Pharmacists. Lala, Katlicherra, Algapur and Hailakandi Pharmacies are supplying medicines free of cost. District …
Deaths because of hepatitis were on the increase in the interiors of Sindh, said Sindh Agriculture University Vice-Chancellor Dr Abdul Qadir Mughal. But the poor of the province were not aware of the killer disease, he said on Tuesday at the launching of a three-day campaign to diagnose hepatitis B …
High child mortality rates and resurgence of communicable diseases that were more or less eradicated, should be a matter of grave concern The poor progress on the immunisation front, as reflected in the continuing high rate of child mortality and the resurgence of communicable diseases that were once more or …
The National Rural Health Mission, a scheme under the Union government to provide effective healthcare to the rural populace, is likely to get extended up to 2017, as certain programmes under the scheme were very well responded to in some parts of the country. The scheme was launched in the …
Despite efforts to improve healthcare facilities in rural areas, communicable diseases like meningitis, malaria and diarrhoea continue to haunt the tribal hamlets of Tripura. According to official figures, as many as 58 tribal villagers died of meningitis, malaria and diarrhoea over the past three months. The deadly meningitis has so …
This study analayzed rural farmers' involvement in the identification and prioritization of infrastructure needs in Oju Local Government Area of Benue State. Data were obtained from 70 rural farmers who were randomly selected.
Shimla: Himachal resident Dr D.S. Rana, chairman of department of nephrology at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, has been awarded the Padmashri for his distinguished services in the field of medicine in the country and rural areas of Himachal Pradesh. Dr Rana is among the pioneers to establish nephrology …
Blood-transfusion services are vital to maternal health because haemorrhage and anaemia are major causes of maternal death in South Asia. Unfortunately, due to continued governmental negligence, blood-transfusion services in India are a highly-fragmented mix of competing independent and hospital-based blood-banks, serving the needs of urban populations. This paper aims to …
Ranchi: Specialised healthcare services will soon come within the reach of the residents of far-flung districts, courtesy Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro). The space organisation will extend telemedicine network at all district hospitals of Jharkhand. Under this project, specialised doctors of reputable city hospitals will be able to treat patients …
Compulsory rural posting for doctors is welcome India has made tremendous advancement in the area of healthcare for the past few years. However, it is equally true that the benefits of medical advancement have not reached rural India. Thus, the Health Ministry
Meghdoot Gramodyog Sewa Sansthan, the largest unit of KVIC, has given a new meaning to life for a lot of people. These include thousands who are enjoying better health due to its vast repertoire of highly effective Ayurvedic medicines and food supplements as well as hundreds of rural poor who …
COIMBATORE: The Central Government is organising a special campaign to promote the use of iodised salt among tribal women. The Coimbatore unit of the Directorate of Field Publicity, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, has launched a programme,
