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. …
WaterAid's report Transforming Health Systems: the vital role of water, sanitation and hygiene, argues that governments must act now to better coordinate between ministries and organisations focused on health and those leading on water, sanitation and hygiene, and ensure water, sanitation and hygiene are properly integrated into national healthcare policies, …
Countries rely on out-of-pocket (OOP) spending to different degrees and employ varying techniques. The article examines trends in OOP spending in ten high-income countries since 2000, and analyzes their relationship to self-assessed barriers to accessing health care services. The countries are Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, …
ASHA workers across the country can be trained to identify high blood pressure among rural residents, educate patients about prevention, treatment A new study has found that Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA)s can be trained to lead community-based group educational discussions and to support individuals in managing high blood pressure. …
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave its ex-post-facto for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the India and Swaziland on cooperation in the field of health and medicine respectively. The MoU was signed on April 9, during President Ram Nath Kovind's visit to the …
A total of 5.38 lakh families of Uttarakhand will be able to avail health cover under the Ayushman Bharat Yojana, the memorandum of which has been signed by the Uttarakhand government. The cashless health scheme would prove to be a boon for families who hail from economically weaker sections and …
HYDERABAD: Alternative therapy for preventing cancer, including yoga and Ayurveda and other healing therapies were showcased at the Aarogya 2018 conference held in the city on Sunday. Speakers highlighted the importance of nutritious diet and exercise, and the need to go back to the ancient Indian ways of consuming food. …
The Egyptian Parliament approved on Sunday a draft law submitted by the government to govern organising medical clinical research trials, known as clinical trials, some of the articles in which have been opposed. Parliament Speaker Ali Abdel Aal said that the draft “supports the Egyptian pharmaceutical industry” and has “a …
CHENNAI: Nightingales Home Health Services, a Medwell Ventures company, announced its entry into Chennai. The team in the city has doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, respiratory therapists and wound care therapists. Commenting on the Chennai launch, Narasimha Jayakumar, CEO, Nightingales, said, “As a technology-based home healthcare company, we see our services expand …
In a unique initiative, SMS Medical college with TATA trusts brought Rajasthan Royals to spread awareness for cancer screening. The aim was to motivate people for screening so that cancer can be detected at early stage. It is important because, in more than 80% cases, cancer has been detected at …
Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are essential for sustainable development because of their links to gender equality and women’s wellbeing, their impact on maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health, and their roles in shaping future economic development and environmental sustainability. Yet progress towards fulfilling SRHR for all has …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on April inaugurated the first 'Health and Wellness Centre' under Ayushman Bharat in Chhattisgarh's district on the occasion of Ambedkar jayanti. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reviewed the progress of preparations for the launch of the ambitious health assurance scheme under the Ayushman Bharat …
The National Assembly will ensure that one per cent of the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) is set aside in the 2018 budget to boost the provision of basic primary healthcare services across the country, Senate President Bukola Saraki has said. He said this at the 58th Annual General & Scientific …
Straight after the MBBS result was declared, our batch was given the order to start the internship/housestaff-ship of twelve months' duration. It is laid down by the Medical Council of India as a mandatory precondition to become a fully registered medical practitioner. At present, the clamour for internship is growing …
Last year's goverment resolution to not serve junk food to school students has brought several changes this year. While some students are being encouraged to eat fruits by their schools, others are inculcating in students the habit of eating all types of home-cooked food, brought by parents who take turns …
IN MAY 2014 DOZENS of mourners attended the funeral of a healer in the Kailahun District of eastern Sierra Leone. She had died after tending to people struck by fever, vomiting and bloody diarrhoea. As women ritually washed her corpse, 14 of them contracted the virus that had killed her …
The Union Cabinet Chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been apprised of the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) between India and World Health Organisation represented by its Regional Office for South-East Asia acting through its Country Office in India. The MoU was signed on 13th March, 2018 at New …
Despite India’s enormous technological potential, indigenous medicinal knowledge and various initiatives by the government and industry at translational cycle, the country carries a global disease burden of 21%, majorly contributed by dual disease burden. Public health faces the major anomalies of 3A (accessibility, affordability, availability) of the healthcare sector, possibly …
Social Welfare, Women and Child Development Minister Louise Marandi addressing a programme on ‘Nutrition’ on Tuesday said that a collective approach is required to eradicate the problem of malnutrition. The Minister further added, “Nearly 65 per cent adolescents in Jharkhand are malnourished. The problem of malnourishment cannot be tackled only …
Violent attacks on and interferences with hospitals, ambulances, health workers, and patients during conflict destroy vital health services during a time when they are most needed and undermine the long-term capacity of the health system. In Syria, such attacks have been frequent and intense and represent grave violations of the …
Early childhood interventions have potential to offset the negative impact of early adversity. We evaluated the impact of a community-based parenting group intervention on child development in Zambia. Original Source
