Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
Scientific evidence has shown that overconsumption of added sugar has serious health consequences: heart disease, obesity, diabetes, and hypertension have all been linked to high consumption of added sugar. And yet Americans continue to consume large amounts of hidden sugar every day, and our food policies do not reflect the …
In the past decade, a sense of urgency has started to pervade alcohol regulation in South Africa. The burden of alcohol-related mortality and morbidity is among the highest in the world, and its effects are made worse by persistent socio-economic and structural inequalities. Moreover, alcohol is also a principle risk …
BJP released Election Manifesto 2014 after CEC has said there is no bar on manifesto release on poll day. Chief Election Commission has said there is no bar on manifesto release on poll day, but it cannot be publicised in areas where polling is being held. BJP senior BJP leader …
The quest to secure economic growth, after a financial crisis that raised serious questions about capitalism's ability to protect and sustain the wellbeing of populations in rich and poor countries alike, is the overriding political priority for many governments today. And those prospects for growth seem good. The World Bank …
Congratulating the country for its monumental achievement, Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General, World Health Organization, said, “India has shown the world that there is no such thing as impossible. This is likely the greatest lesson, and the greatest inspiration for the rest of the world.” Addressing the ‘India’s victory over polio’ …
Under nourishment and anaemia in children - Question raised in Rajya Sabha, 10/02/2014. Minister Of State Of The Ministry Of Women And Child Development Krishna Tirath has said "As per the NFHS Survey, Rajasthan, in case of anaemia is above in national average and below in respect of wasting, underweight, …
Program on pre-term birth is the first inter-institutional program on maternal-infant health and spontaneous pre-term birth sciences in India funded by the Department under the Grand Challenge Program. The total cost of the project is Rs. 48.85crore for a period of 5 years. It envisages a multidisciplinary research effort to …
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation will soon be starting the survey covering 4 lakh non-slum families of the city to include in the E-mamta scheme. The survey will begin in November and will be over by December. The exercise will be conducted by 400 link workers of the AMC. This campaign …
Over the last two years, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), a private-public partnership that has reduced polio worldwide by 99% since its launch in 1988, has greatly expanded the coverage of polio vaccination in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Nigeria—the three countries where polio is still endemic and the success of …
The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2013 presents updated estimates of undernourishment and progress towards the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) and World Food Summit (WFS) hunger targets. The latest assessment shows that further progress has been made towards the 2015 MDG target, which remains within reach for the …
The Global Burden of Disease: Generating Evidence, Guiding Policy—South Asia Regional Edition presents key changes in the leading causes of premature mortality and disability in South Asia and explores intraregional differences in diseases, injuries, and risk factors. The publication shows that non-communicable diseases are increasingly causing more premature mortality and …
Universal health coverage ensures everyone has access to the health services they need without suffering financial hardship as a result. In December 2012, a UN resolution was passed encouraging governments to move towards providing universal access to affordable and quality health care services. As countries move towards it, common challenges …
The National Maternal and Child Health Policy was launched yesterday under the direction of Health Minister Mithripala Sirisena. The policy is timely because Sri Lanka is gradually achieving developed status, a Health Ministry spokesman said. The spokesman said the policy is also important for Sri Lanka because of the increasing …
More than 3.5 million mothers and children under five die unnecessarily each year due to the underlying cause of undernutrition, and millions more are permanently disabled by the physical and mental effects of a poor dietary intake in the earliest months of life. By the time children reach their second …
On May 4, 2013, the ministry of health of VietNam suspended Quinvaxem, the pentavalent combination used in that country, after it had caused 12 deaths and nine non-fatal serious adverse events (3). On investigating the reactions caused by the vaccine, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the nine non-fatal …
Salient recommendations of Prof. Ranjit Roy Chaudhury Expert Committee to formulate policy and guidelines for approval of new drugs, clinical trials and banning of drugs are that clinical trials can only be carried out at centres which have been accredited for such purpose. The principal investigator of the trial should …
WHO estimates that up to half a million new cases of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) occur worldwide, each year. Current treatment regimens for MDR-TB present many challenges: treatment lasts 20 months or more, requiring daily administration of drugs that are more toxic, less effective, and far more expensive than those used …
The Delhi Cabinet on Monday approved the installation of 120 dialysis machines in six Delhi government hospitals aimed at providing free treatment to economically weaker sections of society. The Cabinet also approved the new excise policy for the year 2013-2014, which signals an increase of between five and 11 per …
Pakistan’s enormous macroeconomic, internal, and human security challenges coexist alongside the opportunity created by a huge desire for change. With democracy taking root and a new constitutionally ushered era in state governance, The Lancet Series about Pakistan and health focuses on health as a nation-building and social-welfare agenda at a …
Health Policy To Be Out For Debate Today The health policy prepared by a panel of experts has recommended a complete reorganization of the government health system by introducing primary care providers along the lines of the family physician concept. The policy, which would be released for public debate on …
