Kabul, Sep 17 (IANS) Calling on Taliban to allow girls to pursue education at all levels, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday warned that the restrictions on girls' education have confined them to their homes and...
Islamabad, Sep 17 (IANS) Pakistan, particularly Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), poses a risk of becoming an ideological and logistical safe haven for Hamas, a report cited on Wednesday. It said that while the global community remains focused on Gaza and the...
Singapore, Sep 17 (IANS) India's active participation in the multinational exercise ‘Pacific Reach 2025’, particularly alongside key powers like the United States and Japan, underscores its commitment to a free, open, and inclusive Indo-Pacific, a report cited on Wednesday.It said...
Maputo, Sep 17 (IANS) The government of Mozambique has approved the Cholera Elimination Plan, valued at 31 billion meticais (about $490 million), aiming to eradicate the disease as a public health threat by 2030, reports said.The announcement was made on...
Windhoek, Sep 17 (IANS) Namibia's Ministry of Health and Social Services has declared a measles outbreak in the Opuwo district of northwestern Kunene Region, where 10 out of 20 suspected cases have tested positive, officials said Wednesday.All patients are in...
Windhoek, Sep 17 (IANS) Namibia's Ministry of Health and Social Services has declared a measles outbreak in the Opuwo district of northwestern Kunene Region, where 10 out of 20 suspected cases have tested positive, officials said Wednesday.All patients are in...
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) From the currently used sputum testing, soon tuberculosis screening can be done via a simple tongue swab, according to a study.The potential breakthrough using an enhanced CRISPR-based technology could allow easier, community-based screenings for the...
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Changing weather conditions are driving influenza A strain H3N2 cases in Delhi-NCR, said health experts on Wednesday.City doctors have reported a sharp increase in viral illness in Delhi-NCR.H3N2 is a seasonal flu that circulates in...
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Besides healthcare professionals, patients must also actively participate in pharmacovigilance, said Dr. Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi, Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), on Wednesday.Speaking at the 5th National Pharmacovigilance Week at the Bharat Mandapam Convention Centre,...
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) A team of researchers from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has developed a one-of-a-kind approach to fight the fungal pathogen called ‘Candida albicans’ (CAL).Candida albicans is the primary cause of systemic candidiasis --...
Mumbai, Sep 16 (IANS) National Award-winning drama "Chalo Jeete Hain" is gearing up for a special re-release across the country on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 75th birthday on Wednesday.Expressing her excitement about the re-release of the film, television mogul Ektaa...
Chennai, Sep 16 (IANS) The makers of director Mari Selvaraj's eagerly-awaited sports drama 'Bison Kaalamaadan', featuring actor Dhruv Vikram in the lead, on Tuesday released the track 'Rekka Rekka' from the film, much to the delight of fans and film...