India monitors Ebola outbreak in DRC, Uganda; preparedness measures strengthenedIndia is closely watching the Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. The nation is enhancing its surveillance...
18 May, 2026, 07.48 PM IST
Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship: India monitors situation, no cases on Indian soilThe Union Health Ministry is monitoring hantavirus cases on the cruise ship MV Hondius, where three deaths and five confirmed infections ha...
08 May, 2026, 06.01 PM IST
India eyes higher farm output this year, confident of supporting global food supply amid uncertainty: DARE Secy JatICAR is advancing conservation agriculture and climate-resilient wheat research, focusing on water-use efficiency, farmer incomes, and nutr...
08 Apr, 2026, 05.52 PM IST
AI tool in national disease surveillance helped issue over 5,000 alerts to health authorities: DataDeveloped by WadhwaniAI, a New Delhi-based healthcare AI solutions provider, the 'Health Sentinel' tool could have helped slash 98 per cent...
16 Nov, 2025, 09.47 PM IST
AI tool in national disease surveillance helped issue over 5,000 alerts to health authorities: DataNearly 200 countries are legally bound by the International Health Regulations (IHR) to operate a national disease surveillance system. The...
16 Nov, 2025, 12.03 PM IST
Nipah virus in Kerala: Three cases detected in Malappuram, Palakkad this year; govt traces 677 contactsIn 2025, Kerala's Malappuram and Palakkad districts reported three Nipah virus infections, prompting the tracing of 677 contacts. The gover...
01 Aug, 2025, 03.53 PM IST
India has robust system to tackle pandemics: Health MinisterIndia is ready to tackle future pandemics with a robust health system. Steps include the National Center for Disease Control, integrated di...
04 Feb, 2025, 02.49 PM IST
13 cases of Zika virus infection till Jul 22 this year: MoS Anupriya PatelThirteen cases of Zika virus were reported in India by July 22, 2023, with 3 from Karnataka and 10 from Maharashtra. Minister of State for ...
30 Jul, 2024, 05.36 PM IST
Over 1800 disease outbreaks reported across country last year: GovtA total of 1,862 disease outbreaks were reported to the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme last year, with the highest number being ...
26 Jul, 2024, 03.51 PM IST
Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme strengthened in view of future pandemics: GovtThe IDSP, under the Integrated Health Information Platform (IHIP), has also been strengthened to use advanced data modelling and data analy...
09 Feb, 2024, 04.42 PM IST
Covid Alert: 2% of flyers to undergo random coronavirus tests from tomorrowApproximately 2% of passengers on each international flight will be subjected to random coronavirus tests, from tomorrow, December 24.
23 Dec, 2022, 02.19 PM IST
Govt guidelines on monkeypox stress on surveillance, rapid identification, isolationThe guidelines proposed a surveillance strategy to rapidly identify cases and clusters of infections and the sources of infections as soon ...
31 May, 2022, 09.33 PM IST
5.4 crore COVID-19 samples tested; 40 lakh people under surveillance: GovernmentUnion Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai also said India is testing about one million samples a day at 1,697 laboratories across the ...
16 Sep, 2020, 12.54 PM IST
Surveillance of foodborne diseases: Lack of labs, personnel biggest hurdleWe do not have enough labs and Epidemoilogists in the country at the district level to investigate such diseases.
13 Mar, 2015, 05.15 PM IST
No case of Ebola identified in country: Union Health Minister JP NaddaNo case of Ebola has been identified in the country and an integrated disease surveillance project is tracking the passengers who arrive In...
27 Feb, 2015, 06.55 PM IST
Passengers to be screened for swine flu at Mizoram's airportPassengers at Mizoram's lone Lengpui Airport near here will be screened to ensure detection of people infected with swine flu.
23 Feb, 2015, 12.43 PM IST
Analytics to enable real-time disease surveillance: AccentureDisruptive technologies like analytics and big data can enable real-time-surveillance of disease outbreaks in India.
31 Jan, 2014, 09.05 PM IST