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JP Nadda to unveil healthcare programme for children up to three yearsUnder the programme, newborns will receive up to nine home visits during the first 42 days of life, while at-risk children will receive up ...
More than 3,200 dengue cases reported in Bengaluru in two monthsHealth Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao has directed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to intensify efforts to control the spread of d...
Now, safe, universal access to abortionIndian women have had the legal right to have an abortion since 1971. The law was updated in 2021 in line with practical learnings and tech...
More young women than ever before are using menstrual hygiene products in IndiaA major factor behind the upward shift, says Dr Rizvi, was giving states ownership of the menstrual health programme. “In 2014-15, we decen...
Bihar wants to administer most jabs before monsoonThe Bihar government has written to the Centre to advance vaccine delivery to the state ahead of monsoon.
Services of 1,000 contractual employees working under NHM terminated in PunjabAround 9,000 contractual employees including paramedical staff working under the NHM Punjab had been on strike, seeking regularisation of t...
Delhi govt tells healthcare facilities to submit HCWs data for Covid-19 vaccinationThe Delhi government has begun the process of enrolment of healthcare workers of different hospitals, nursing homes and other facilities fo...
Delhi to get its first vaccine storage facility at Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality hospitalThe dedicated Covid-19 hospital has been chosen by the Centre and will be among the first such facilities in the country. The utility block...
House survey identifies 13k with coronavirus, ILI and SARI symptoms in KarnatakaThe Karnataka health department has identified about 13,341 persons with coronavirus, ILI and SARI symptoms during the door-to-door health ...
Govt plans 'larger force' to replace frontline workers engaged in COVID-19 managementAsserting that India faces a significantly higher threat from COVID-19, the central government has decided to create a "larger force" to re...
2,782 from Delhi who visited China after Jan 15 identifiedIndia has so far reported only three cases, all in Kerala. As per the latest medical update, they are stable. The Centre confirmed all 645 ...
Akhilesh Yadav launches mobile app 'M-Sehat' for health workersAkhilesh launched the mobile app M-Sehat for health workers to record maternal and infant data, saying a new beginning is being made in the...
'm-sakhi' app to be launched in Uttar Pradesh districts for better maternal healthThe move is aimed to front line health workers in improving maternal, neonatal and child health.
After 10 years of rural health mission, doctor shortfall upAt the country level, there is a shortfall of 81% of specialist doctors, 12% of general physicians, 21% nurses and 5% of auxiliary nurse cu...
India has 19 health workers for every 10,000 people"WHO norms provide for 25 per 10,000 people. Additionally, there are 7.9 lakh AYUSH practitioners registered in the country (approximately ...
Healthcare quality should not suffer in quest for more doctors: JP NaddaNadda also emphasised the need to develop a framework for holistic healthcare and well-being rather than merely sick-care.
Haryana eyeing to achieve Total Fertility Rate of 2.1 levelAccording to the Census 2011 report, the total population of the state was 2,53,53,081, of which 1,35,05,130 were males and 1,18,47,951 fem...
Union Cabinet clears Rs 22,507-crore National Urban Health Mission to address healthcare challengesThe Union Cabinet today cleared the Rs 22,507-crore National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) to address healthcare challenges in towns and citi...
- Healthcare industry, Govt to jointly train 4.8 mn healthcare-allied workers by 2022
.The healthcare industry in partnership with the government plans to train as many as 4.8 million skilled healthcare-allied workers over th...
- Telemedicine can help cure rural India’s ills
Telemedicine holds the key to improve efficiency and widen the reach of healthcare, especially to rural India.