Central to the achievement of the Agenda for Sustainable Development is an adequate, equitably distributed and fully supported health workforce. Nurses are the largest occupational group and represent an indispensable force with which to combat inequities in access to health services and progress towards health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), while …
DM Foundation, part of DM Healthcare Group that has presence across the Gulf countries and India, has launched a health portal in Malayalam. The content in the portal is supported by specialist and experienced doctors in various disciplines from around the world. It offers in-depth information on major ailments, along …
Providing teeth to the anti-dengue and malaria campaign, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has decided to reach out to the students of its schools. "The MCD has decided to make the over 9.5 lakh children studying in its 1,800 primary schools harbingers of its awareness campaign against the vector-borne …
Newborn mortality rate declined from 57 to 30 per 1000 births in Bangladesh during 1990 to 2009, said a study. The report of the study conducted by World Health Organisation, Save the Children and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Health was published in medical journal PLoS Medicine last week, …
To strengthen the involvement of school children and the education department in prevention of vector-borne diseases such as dengue and chikungunya, a meeting was convened between the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's Medical Relief and Public Health Committee and its Education Committee this past week. The issues discussed at the meeting …
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) today organized a rally at India Gate to mark the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. The Delhi social welfare minister Kiran Walia flagged off the rally participated by hundreds of activists. The NCB also put up a museum to educate people on …
Sri Lanka has come to the forefront from among 11 South East Asian countries with regard to several health indices according to the 2010 world health situation report published by the World Health Organization (WHO), said the Health Ministry. Priority given to free healthcare services by the government, people's high …
To sensitise principals of all municipal, government, private schools and nodal officers of colleges in the New Delhi Municipal Council area about prevention and containment of vector borne disease, the civic body's health department organised an awareness programme this past week. About 250 representatives from various school and colleges participated …
Poor menstrual hygiene, lack of life skills have affected their education Only 30 per cent of the girl students in hostels wash their hands before eating after defecation, while only 40 per cent take bath everyday. While about 60 per cent of the girls cut their nails regularly, open defecation …
There is as yet no conclusive evidence of an adverse effect of mobile phone use on people’s health. An inter-ministerial committee has, however, asked that mobile phone manufacturers prominently display certain health-related technical features. With telecom use exploding in India and with the haphazard growth of the telecom infrastructure (mobile …
Targeting around 1 lakh students studying in 54 schools catering to the slums and villages of Chandigarh, the UT Education Department and Yuvsatta have started a
The National Commission for Human Resources in Health Bill proposes some bold reforms in medical education but stops well short of a comprehensive cure.
The National Health Policy (NIH), 2002 envisages that keeping in mind the availability and spread of allopathic graduates in their jurisdiction, state governments would consider the need for expanding the pool of medical practitioners to include a cadre of licentiates of medical practice, as also practitioners of Indian systems of …
DAPORIJO, Nov 15: A District Water and Sanitation Mission (DWSM) meeting-cum-information, education and communication (IEC) camp on Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) was held in Rijo Conference Hall, Daporijo on November 13, stated a release. Secretary Public Health Engineering and Water Supply Er Tomi Ete while appreciating the large attendance of …
A dengue fever awareness camp was held on Monday in the premises of New Guwahati Wagon Maintenance Depot at the initiative of the Divisional Mechanical Engineer of New Guwahati, PK Hira. The meeting was attended by the Zonal Malaria Officer Dr Ramen Hazarika and SDMHO Dr Komaril Sharma. Both the …
The Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Bill 2010, hereinafter referred to as the Bill, was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on the 6th May 2010 and referred to the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare on the 12th May, 2010 for examination and report thereon. The objectives …
Bhopal, July 28: A training workshop for Trainers for Red Ribbon Express was organised by MP State Aids Control Society (MPSACS) in which 60 trainers from various districts were present. Daman Ahuja, Field Officer of National Aids Control Organisation (NACO) New Delhi was present as the chief trainer in this …
