Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
MUMBAI: On the eve of the first-ever United Nations meet on Wednesday to combat the global threat of tuberculosis, a new medical study warns that almost six out of 10 TB patients visiting private doctors in Mumbai and Patna don't get appropriate treatment. The study, published in PLOS Medicine, an …
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat is once again witnessing an alarming surge in the number of swine flu cases — an average 200 patients are waging a morbid fight with the viral fever admitted in hospitals spread across Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar and other districts. State has recorded 408 swine flu …
Kalkfeld — The Otjozondjupa Region has recorded 616 tuberculosis (TB) cases in 2017, of which 46 were at drug resistant level. These figures were revealed on Thursday by a senior registered nurse at Otjiwarongo State Hospital Hilma Muhenje, who spoke at a graduation ceremony of Women's Action for Development (WAD) …
Violence in Beni in the Democratic Republic of Congo is hindering the Ebola response in the region, where World Health Organization workers remained on lockdown Monday after 21 people died over the weekend, most of them civilians. Authorities say Ugandan rebels with the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a group that …
The first ever reported case of Zika Virus in the state has made the health department to come into action. Now, 500 houses in the capital Jaipur will be screened by health department team on a daily basis. Along with this, the government has cancelled all types of holidays or …
Rajasthan health department is on its toes after the first positive case of Zika virus infection in the state came to light on Saturday. On Sunday, a day after the case was informed by SMS Medical college, intensive survey and other preventive activities were started in the area where the …
JAIPUR: Swine flu has resurfaced in the state as 13 persons have died while 131 tested positive for the disease in the first 20 days of September. The spurt in swine flu cases has caught health department officials off guard. In 2017, September was the worst affected month due to …
Nashik: On Monday, the death toll from swine flu in Nashik district reached 19 this year with the death of 45-year-old Rajendra Page from Ambegaon, Dindori. Page was admitted to the Nashik civil hospital on Sunday at around 5 pm and passed away on Monday afternoon. Chief Executive Officer of …
Given the rising cases of swine flu, the district health department has started screening patients at government hospitals. Over the past 15 days, over 28,000 patients have been screened for swine flu. Senior officials said there were 16 deaths from swine flu this year in the district. A workshop was …
The race to contain the Ebola virus in Democratic Republic of Congo took a difficult turn Sunday as a team of health workers was attacked in Beni, adding to the security and access concerns for workers in the volatile North Kivu province. Officials say a team’s vehicle was attacked by …
BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - When Esperance Nzavaki heard she was cured of Ebola after three weeks of cutting-edge care at a medical centre in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, she raised her arms to the sky with joy and praised the Lord. Her recovery is testament to …
Bhubaneswar: TB Mitra, a unique mobile application for tuberculosis-affected communities was launched in Berhampur this week. Ganjam is the second district in the state after Bargarh to launch the app on a pilot basis as part of a collaboration between the State TB Cell, department of health and family welfare, …
With over 50% of women suffering from anaemia there is a need to improve nutrition. Hyderabad: Proper nutrition for the expectant mother and child is key to a healthy baby. Moreover, any nutritional deficiency must be dealt with in the stage before conception, emphasises the National Institute of Nutrition which …
Understanding of the factors driving global antimicrobial resistance is limited. We analysed antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic consumption worldwide versus many potential contributing factors. Original Source
The Ebola death toll has risen to 61 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where health officials are working to contain the outbreak in the North Kivu and Ituri provinces. Most of the fatalities have been in Mabalako, where 50 people have died. Another three fatal cases are reported in …
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that it could not be certain that it had identified all people exposed to the deadly Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu region, where insecurity prevents aid workers from reaching some areas. More than 500 …
The Report of a national survey to ascertain the cost incurred by persons diagnosed of tuberculosis (TB) and to determine the economic burden carried by the patients' households in Ghana has been launched in Accra. The findings of the survey reveal that the median cost that patients incurred per a …
Turns out, a new HIV drug can reduce the viral replication and increase immune cells in individuals with advanced, drug-resistant HIV infection. Used in combination with existing HIV medications, the drug is a promising strategy for patients who have run out of effective treatment options, the researchers at Yale University …
Researchers said that in over 81 per cent of people who participated in the study, they found the presence of antibodies against dengue virus, indicating an “intense transmission of the virus” and past exposure to infection. While Pune records a few hundred cases of dengue every year, a first of …
Kaduna — Tremendous advances have been made in the fight against HIV/AIDS globally as about 1.4 million new HIV infections among children under 15 have been averted since 2010, an HIV/AIDS Specialist with UNICEF in Kaduna, Dr. Idris Baba, has said. Dr. Baba disclosed this at a media meeting on …
