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Number of medical colleges India increased from 387 to 819 in 11 years: NaddaIndia has seen a significant rise in medical colleges and seats. Maternal and child health indicators have improved considerably. Tuberculo...
India on track to meet SDG health targets well ahead of 2030: GovtThe Union Cabinet reviewed NHM's progress, noting significant advancements in maternal and child health, disease elimination, and healthcar...
Govt lists steps taken under National TB Elimination Programme in LSIndia is battling a high tuberculosis burden, accounting for 26% of global cases and deaths in 2023. The National TB Elimination Programme ...
India's success in reducing TB incidence acknowledged in WHO's Global TB Report 2023: Health MinistryIndia's efforts have resulted in the reduction of tuberculosis incidence by 16 per cent in 2022 from 2015, almost double the pace at which ...
Study suggests nutrition support can help prevent TB related deaths in IndiaA monthly food basket with adequate protein and multivitamins can reduce new tuberculosis cases by nearly half among family members of TB p...
India has seen reduction in TB incidence: MandaviyaIndia has achieved a 13% reduction in TB incidence and a 15% reduction in mortality rate from 2015 to 2022, surpassing global reduction rat...
$46 yield per dollar invested: Here's why the world should invest more to eradicate tuberculosisThe world is failing to address tuberculosis (TB) and meet the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with current trends showing a 50-...
WHO South-East Asia Region ministers to deliberate on priority issues next weekThe WHO statement said, that it will also review the progress made on other resolutions adopted by the previously led regional committee se...
TB patients at increased risk of all-cause mortality even after treatment: ICMRThough there is improved treatment outcome and a steady decline in mortality in recent years, long-term survival of these patients post tre...
South East Asian health ministers commit to speed up efforts to end TBThey ministers agreed to increase budgetary and human resource allocations including upfront investments required to catch-up on lost groun...
India expected to register largest increase in child and maternal deaths in S. Asia, says UNThe report 'Direct and indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and response in South Asia' by UNICEF, World Health Organization (WHO) and...
Covid-19 has spelt a lockdown for routine health services across IndiaThe number of fully immunised children fell by over 15 lakh in the three-month period from April to June compared to the same months last y...
View: Shutdowns kill too. Let biz get back on trackGlobal experience shows India should be spending massively to save people and enterprises.
TB detection, treatment suffer amid lockdownThis is despite the Union health ministry sending a directive to states to not stop TB elimination programme in the country, warning that p...
US scientists link BCG vaccination with fewer coronavirus cases, Indian scientists hopeful but cautious"We found that countries without universal policies of BCG vaccination, such as Italy, the Netherlands, and the United States, have been mo...
India behind Bangladesh, Nepal in healthcare goalsCountries like China & Bangladesh have fared much better compared to India in dealing with infectious diseases like tuberculosis and measle...
India needs to improve healthcare as part of global MDGs: WHOIndia and many other southeast Asian countries need to improve their record on public health care, the WHO said today as it warned that the...
- Significant reduction in HIV cases, says Ghulam Nabi Azad
India is witnessing a significant reduction in fresh cases of deadly HIV, which have come down by as much as 57 per cent, said Azad.
- India's development report card shows fuzzy priorities
Too little allocated for poverty eradication, too little spent, lag in targets.
- India slipping on parameters on poverty alleviation: ADB
Indicating a mixed achievement, an Asian Development Bank (ADB) assessment on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) has said that India is sl...