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. …
At Mohali and Patiala, these vehicles have not even moved from the spot where they were parked for the past several months. In Barnala, Bathinda and Faridkot, where more than one MMU has been provided, only one is functional as there is not enough staff to man other vehicles. Chandigarh, …
KOHIMA, July 12: Nagaland Government said they have received over Rs 100 crore from the Centre under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in the past three years. "In the last three years, we have received more than Rs 100 crore from the Centre under NHRM. The State has received …
Aarti Dhar NEW DELHI: The Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry has recommended an in-depth review of 20 innovative schemes being implemented by States and Union Territories (UT) under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) for scaling up and replication. The term
Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has outlined a blueprint to upgrade the healthcare system under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and asked State Governments for feedback to assess the impact of the programme across the country. The Minister is conducting a series of meetings in …
DHENKANAL: Even as the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) has been implemented in the district, proper maternal and child care continues to be a distant dream. Improper implementation of various schemes under the NHRM, inadequate infrastructure and lack of proper mechanism in disbursing incentives to the beneficiaries are some of …
Working Plank ? CMs of states that efficiently implemented aam admi schemes were able to deliver the goods ? YSR spent Rs 5,000 crore on health. Two and a half million farmers benefited from the loan waiver. ? In BJP-ruled Chhattisgarh, the Rs 3 per kg rice scheme was a …
Japanese encephalitis vaccination campaign in Lakhimpur district concluded after achieving 95.44 per cent of the target. The campaign, which kicked off in Lakhimpur early this month, was extended in which 3, 15, 495 children between the age group of 1 to 15 years were vaccinated throughout the district in 1,522 …
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, …
BHUBANESWAR: In order to upgrade health-care situation of the slum-dwellers by involving urban local bodies (ULBs), the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) is now planning to scale up services under its fold. The urban poor suffer from poorer health status because of lower access to housing, drinking water supply and …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The National Rural Health Mission (Arogya Keralam) has sanctioned Rs 5 crore for the Ayurarogyam project which envisages comprehensive geriatric care focussing on one block of Primary Health Centres. The NRHM assistance comes following the success story of the project which was implemented on a pilot basis in Velinallor …
Performance, promises and prospects: A comparison of the election manifestos of the Congress, the BJP and the CPI(M). THE election manifestos of the Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) make interesting reading, both individually and in mutual comparison (see pages 131 to 134). …
