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. …
CHENNAI: Though there is a growing awareness of tuberculosis among people in the rural areas across the State, not many of them are familiar with the DOTS (directly observed treatment, short course) expansion programme, a survey found. The survey was conducted by a 16-member National Cadet Corps (NCC) team of …
TIRUNELVELI: The recent campaign conducted in 19 blocks of the district through mobile cultural troupes to create awareness among the rural masses about HIV/AIDS has created significant impact over the villagers. In an effort to prevent HIV/AIDS transmission and create awareness of the prevention services available in the districts for …
This health manifesto targeted at the political parties ahead of elections demands for effective measures to achieve the achieve the right to health, which includes the right not only to timely appropriate quality health care but also to the underlying socio economic and environmental determinants of health.
LUCKNOW: The district medical authorities would be carrying out a Hepatitis-B vaccination drive in rural areas in and around Lucknow. The drive is expected to begin in the second week of February. Chief medical officer (CMO), Lucknow, Dr AK Shukla said that though they are yet to prepare an outline …
Ahmedabad : For the last two days, primary schoolchildren in remote villages in Barvala taluka, Ahmedabad district, have been getting free typhoid vaccination. This is to ensure that the illness does not disrupt their studies as it does each year. The vaccination drive by Ahmedabad Red Cross Society has been …
Raktima Bose KOLKATA: The Department of Biotechnology under the Ministry of Science and Technology has approved a Rs. 30 lakh proposal of the city-based Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Cancer Research Institute (NSCBCRI) to conduct a study on the health patterns and health management of the Toto tribal people in north …
Tribune News Service New Delhi, January 16 Merely 34 per cent of the total rural population in India have access to diagnostic centres for chronic ailments like diabetes, heart and kidney diseases, says a study carried out by the Chronic Care Foundation (CCF). The CCF had carried out a study …
ALAMGIR HOSSAIN Domkal, Jan. 13: Farmers of a Murshidabad village have donated three bighas (an acre) and promised to raise money to buy more land for a hospital at a time the government is struggling to arrange plots for new projects. Shaukat Mondal, 45, who owns about nine bighas in …
In a bid to inject fresh life into Bihar's rural medicare system, the State Government has taken a major policy decision by upgrading the existing 533 primary health centres into community health centres equipped with all modern medical gadgets. Bihar Health Minister Nand Kishore Yadav told PTI today that the …
Newly inducted Rajasthan Medical and Health Minister Aimaduddin Ahmed Khan on Tuesday said his department would render quality health care services to the people and function with sensitivity to the issues directly affecting the public health and hygiene. Addressing the senior officers after assuming the charge of office here, Mr. …
Soon tribals would not have to travel far for treatment. Non-government organisations (NGOs) will do more than just social service. The state government will now entrust them with the job of running hospitals. The plan is to be implemented at as many as 14 locations across the state. Each hospital …
The Alma-Ata Declaration of 1978 on Primary Health Care together with the slogan of Health for All by 2000 AD is considered one of the most significant public health initiatives of the 20th century. The 30th anniversary of the declaration provides an opportune time to revisit its history and arrive …
Upon an examination of the development of health services in India, it is evident that the primary health care strategy was a logical outcome and justification for health policies that were (and are) antithetical to the principle of social justice. Thirty years down the line, the village health worker has …
DH News Service, Bangalore: Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Saturday announced the introduction of a new health scheme, 'Arogya Suraksha Yojana' scheme that offers free medical insurance to those coming under the BPL (Below Poverty Line). Speaking after the launch of EMRI
Be it health, water, cleanliness or alcohol consumption, villages in rural Maharashtra are witnessing a silent movement in the last few years, thanks to the women sarpanches at the helm.
In rural India, most births take place in the home, where high-risk care practices are common. The researchers developed an intervention of behaviour change management, with a focus on prevention of hypothermia, aimed at modifying practices and reducing neonatal mortality.
