Sudhakar said the COVID-19 vaccination drive would be temporarily stopped for four days from Sunday as extra health staff have to be deploy...

The President will launch the Polio National Immunisation Day on 30th January by administering Polio drops to some children at the Rashtrap...

The Union Health Ministry has communicated the decision to defer the polio immunisation programme to all states through a letter on January...

According to an official statement, the minister stated that the game, available on www.thecoronafighters.in, was designed to "influence th...

"We have done our best in mitigating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our recovery rate is the highest in the world whereas the fatali...

Over 17 crore children below five years across the country will be given polio drops as part of the Government of India's drive.

He exhorted that the temple should play an active role in propagating against social evils like dowry and child marriage among devotees.

Health Minister JP Nadda said that though India was certified polio-free on March 27, 2014, the battle against polio is not over yet.

"Attempts were made to create different types of misapprehensions about the Pulse Polio in the Muslim community," Qasmi claimed.

Nadda said funds allocated by govt to promote immunisation programme in India in 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 are Rs 221.70 cr, Rs 188.91 c...

Lauding the efforts of volunteers and supervisors, Health Minister J P Nadda said that there has been no case of wild polio since January 1...

AIPMA has raised objections against government notification prohibiting use of polyethylene terephthalate or plastic containers for primary...

He said he has been touring the states of Bihar, MP, Odisha, Uttarakhand and recently Karnartaka, where non-BJP governments are ruling.

Advani also quotes Microsoft founder Bill Gates who has praised Vardhan, a doctor by profession, for his achievement.

The pulse polio programme was conceived and initiated in Delhi by Vardhan during his tenure as Health Minister in the BJP govt, between 199...

P Chidambaram said thanks to the national pulse polio programme no case of the crippling disease had been reported in the last three years.

German Government Bank KfW would provide loans worth 190 million euro (Rs 1,070 crore) to India for rejuvenating the rural cooperatives and...