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 lack of skilled service providers in rural areas of India has emerged as the most important constraint in achieving universal health care. India has about 1.4 million medical practitioners, 74% of whom live in urban areas where they serve only 28% of the population, while the rural population remains …
It was a year of respite for the City plagued with H1N1 influenza outbreak in 2009. The threat of the viral fever receded with the launch of two indigenous vaccines.The City witnessed two deaths due to dengue and chikungunya, but there was none in the Palike
Rajahmundry, Dec. 6: The newly formed community health and nutrition centres will play a vital role to bring down infant and maternal mortality rates and also total fertility rate as per the norms set by the National Rural Health Mission in East Godavari district. The district records an infant mortality …
ON March 9, the country's leading industry captains, attending the first meeting of the Assam Investment Advisory Board in Guwahati, said they were impressed by the emergence of a
BALASORE: Balasore district which had topped the State for 100 per cent implementation of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), is in the news for wrong reasons again. Though the district health authorities took the credit for spending money disbursed for various works under NRHM, the reality is different at …
The reputed medical journal, The Lancet, recently published an article on malaria-related deaths in India, which were estimated to be two lakh per year, and 13 times higher than the estimate of the World Health Organisation. WHO representatives contested these numbers and the methodology behind them, but conceded that their …
The absence of first level healthcare facilities and the high cost of treating even routine illnesses are the immediate problems in the existing healthcare system as also the fact that high costs do not necessarily imply reliability of treatment. No insurance scheme or altruistic healthcare providers can address these problems. …
HIV/AIDS testing centres in Meghalaya have detected 151 positive cases in five months, but experts say the number is not alarming. Between April and August this year, a total 2,616 persons were examined for HIV virus out of which 121 were found to be positive cases, a report from the …
KOLKATA, 18 OCT: The state health department has decided to provide bicycles under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) to Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) to reach remote areas in the blocks. A team of officials from NRHM recently visited various block primary health care centres and primary health care …
The neo-natal clinic at the government hospital in Mandya, 90 km from Bangalore, is surprisingly clean as ophthalmologist Anand Vinekar, 35, wheels in a Retcam, a cutting-edge diagnostic device the size of a television set. Vinekar then pulls out what looks like a hair dryer from the device. The 'hair …
Ranchi, Sept. 8: After Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand is set to become the second state in the country to have dedicated nutritional rehabilitation centres in all the 24 districts, which will provide children with locally available therapeutic food. The initiative follows the 21 malnutrition treatment centres (MTCs) that were set up …
The objective of the Report to the People on Health is to examine and address critical macro issues including identifying barriers and providing options and strategies for the future. This report is more than a document as it reflects the directions of the government as developed in a spirit of …
Union Health Ministry is mulling over a proposal to launch a National Urban Health Mission (NUHM), on the lines of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), to cater to the requirements of urban poor in all the 640 cities across the country by facilitating
SHILLONG, July 26: Chief Minister Mukul Sangma today said the Meghalaya Health Policy, aimed at providing quality health services in the State, would be announced by this year-end. Speaking at a workshop titled “Consultation on Formulating the Health Policy of Meghalaya,” at the auditorium of the Yojana Bhavan, Sangma said …
BHUBANESWAR: Notwithstanding the flow of funds under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), the health scenario of the State is not inspiring. A cursory glance between the pre and post NRHM status shows the faultlines. In March 2005, the total shortfall of female health workers/ANMs at the sub- centres and …
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS). It sanctioned an outlay of Rs 1230.90 crore for implementation of its various components during the remaining period of the 11th plan on a cost sharing basis …
Aarti Dhar NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet's Committee on Economic Affairs on Thursday approved the ambitious National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) for implementation during the remaining period of 11th Five-Year Plan, at an estimated outlay of Rs.1,230.90 crore. Of the sanctioned …
