Central to the achievement of the Agenda for Sustainable Development is an adequate, equitably distributed and fully supported health workforce. Nurses are the largest occupational group and represent an indispensable force with which to combat inequities in access to health services and progress towards health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), while …
P. Zachariah Without some quite feasible changes in medical education, we are never likely to achieve affordable, accessible and universal health coverage. Perhaps the most coveted professional education in India is in the field of Medicine. It is also the most expensive and of the longest in duration. The chances …
Around 17,000 Sri Lankans are affected by Tuberculosis annually while 11,000 new victims are identified. Of this 350 die of the disease, Director of National Program for Tuberculosis Control and Chest Disease Dr. A.L.S.B. Alwis said. Deputy Director General of Public Health Services of Healthcare and Nutrition Ministry Dr. P.G. …
Poor get free healthcare "When we came to power five years back, we decided to place the health and family welfare sector on the top of our priorities. These efforts have brought a sea change. The shortage of medicines, doctors and other state stall" is now a thing of the …
New Delhi: With seven confirmed cases of swine flu being reported from New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) areas, its health department has decided to start a campaign to spread awareness about precautionary measures that need to be taken. Out of the seven cases, three are students of public schools. NDMC
Delhi schools will now study the history of swine flu and how the strain mutates. Power point presentations on the pandemic prepared by officials from the Health department will be making their way into schools. Schools have been doing their bit to contain the spread of the H1N1 virus by …
NEW DELHI: With 14 school children in the Capital having tested positive for swine flu, the State Health Department on Tuesday cautioned schools in Delhi to keep an eye out for students showing symptoms of the highly contagious disease. Warning that swine flu needs early detection and proper treatment, the …
To Adopt Common Nutritional Labelling Standards To Address Health Awareness Kala Vijayraghavan & Ratna Bhushan MUMBAI | DELHI INDIAN subsidiaries of global food and beverage companies such as Unilever, Kellogg, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and ConAgra are planning to adopt common nutritional labelling standards to address growing health awareness and concerns about …
Under the auspices of the LWSI Gossaigaon camp, an awareness programme on family planning and promotion of condom was held at Dinghidoba village, some 3 km away from Gossaigaon SDO (C) office with Mohd. Joynal Abedin, lecturer, Gossaigaon College in the chair. The programme was aimed at creating awareness and …
K. Srinath Reddy Since matters of health are substantially influenced by policies and programmes followed in other sectors, all the Ministries of government must play an active role in advancing health goals. As India ushers in a new national government, there is a great deal of interest in the allocation …
Dr Bhaben Choudhury, an eminent ENT specialist and researcher on tobacco and health problems, has said that during the past 20 years, numerous epidemiological, clinical, pathological and experimental studies have shown that tobacco is related to disability diseases, leading to various health problems. Little scientific evidence about tobacco effects was, …
There are immediate and long-term needs for tobacco control capacity development in India. In the short term, the development of in-person and virtual training programmes aimed at increasing the number of people educating the population about tobacco offers a critical and cost-effective approach to expanding the knowledge-base regarding tobacco. For …
Ludhiana: The city hospitals observed World Hepatitis Awareness Day today in order to educate people about liver diseases. Dr Nirmaljeet Singh Malhi (liver specialist) at Deep Hospital, Ludhiana, organised a free hepatitis B and C screening camp today. The hospital authorities distributed information booklets on hepatitis B and C and …
Health officials at the health care desk set up at different entry points of the country including land port, airport and seaport are stated to have been neglecting their duties in screening the incoming passengers properly Officials at the Zia International Airport have expressed their apprehension that indifference of the …
The recession has drained hundreds of millions of dollars and thousands of workers from the state and local health departments that are now the front line in the country
Siliguri, March 31: The German Leprosy and TB Relief Association (GLRA) India has chosen eight NGOs in Darjeeling to work in a public-private mix (PPM) project with the state health department to eradicate tuberculosis. The GLRA, based in Germany, is an NGO working globally for the prevention of tuberculosis and …
NGOs launched a unique nationwide campaign to coincide with the World TB Day to bring accountability to the political leadership of the country on the issue. The campaign will ask members of Parliament throughout the country to submit via questionnaires the improvement registered in curbing the deadly disease in their …
