Question raised in Lok Sabha on Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases,...
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases, 22/07/2016. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has undertaken a survey on diabetes viz. ICMR India Diabetes (ICMR-INDAB)
View ArticleThe Lancet Global Health: Arab uprising has had long-term effect on health,...
The Arab uprising in 2010 and subsequent wars in the eastern Mediterranean region have had serious detrimental effects on the health and life expectancy of the people living in many of the 22 countries
View ArticleEnvisioning a healthy future: Africa’s shifting burden of disease
Africa has the highest prevalence of communicable diseases in the world. In 2015, more than three times as many people died from AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa, and more than ten times as many people died
View ArticleBurden of six healthcare-associated infections on European population health:...
Estimating the burden of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) compared to other communicable diseases is an ongoing challenge given the need for good quality data on the incidence of these infections
View ArticleDrinking water bottles to come under the scanner
Close scrutiny: Drinking water jars seized by Food Safety officials in Kozhikode on Saturday. Food safety officials plan checks across Kozhikode as water crisis looms large Food safety officials
View ArticleNational Health Policy 2017
The National Health Policy, 2017 approved by Union Cabinet focus on preventive and promotive health care and universal access to good quality health care services. The policy seeks to reach everyone in
View ArticleNow, watch out for H1N1 if you have stomach ache, diarrhoea
An unusually high number of patients in the state suffering from the H1N1 influenza virus (swine flu), primarily known to attack the upper respiratory system, have shown gastrointestinal symptoms this
View Article5 Lakh mosquito nets to prevent diseases in tribal areas
HYDERABAD: Health minister C Laxma Reddy on Wednesday directed Telangana State Medical Services Infrastructure Development Corporation (TSMSIDC) to distribute five lakh mosquito nets in the agency areas
View ArticleA heavy price for not managing waste
KOCHI: That the waste piled up on streets has a correlation with the spread of communicable diseases is an accepted fact, but most of the local bodies in the state have a poor record when it comes to...
View ArticleH1N1 virus claims 260 lives in Maharashtra but state health department yet to...
State health authorities are yet to procure a vaccine against the new strain. This, despite a strong recommendation by the state committee, in March this year, to prevent communicable diseases. Pune...
View ArticlePoultry farms should adopt cage-free systems, report says
CHENNAI: Animal welfare activists have long been speaking about the cruel practices involved in poultry farming, especially the use of battery cages. A few months ago, the Law Commission of India in
View ArticleMeasles outbreak declared in KwaZulu-Natal
An increase in the number of laboratory-confirmed measles cases has been observed in Ethekwini and Umgungundlovu districts from July 2017. Photo by Drew Hays on Unsplash An outbreak of measles has been
View ArticleCaged poultry items unsafe for humans
In another study done on eggs, it pointed out that eggs may contain large amounts of salmonella, both on the shell and inside the egg. New Delhi: Caged poultry products, which are widely used in Delhi
View ArticleLevels & trends in child mortality
This report presents the UN-IGME's latest estimates, up to year end of 2015, of under-five, infant and neonatal mortality and assesses progress towards MDG 4 at the country, regional and global levels.
View ArticleFour days‚ fourteen deaths: fatal listeriosis outbreak continues to kill
Fourteen deaths in four days. That's what the National Institute of Communicable Diseases’ latest listeriosis outbreak report reveals. A total of 81 people have died in South Africa from the disease‚
View ArticleNGO’s effort improves TB reporting patterns
Health Secretary lauds the efforts of REACH and urges pharmacists to create awareness Tuberculosis is a curable communicable disease, but the State continues to face a huge challenge. That there were
View ArticleStates with high GDP face greater risk of diabetes: Study
According to the National Health Portal, India stands second on the world diabetes chart with 69.2 million cases after China with over 100 million cases. Four months ago, when the first ever attempt
View ArticleGovt’s policy to get TB cases notified draws flak from docs
Pune: The government’s carrot and stick policy to get TB cases notified has failed to cut ice with the doctors and chemists’ associations, who have raised the issue of violation of a patient’s privacy
View ArticleNational Health Profile 2018
Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare released the National Health Profile (NHP)-2018 prepared by the Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI). The National Health Profile covers demographic,
View ArticleAllergic conjunctivitis on rise due to hot season, pollution in Delhi
Allergies have hit a high ever since the dust storm in the national Capital added to the already polluted air. In the hot summer season, while extreme heat already causes discomfort to the people,...
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