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Gandhinagar, Sep 29 (IANS) The Gujarat government has intensified surveillance and mosquito-control measures against vector-borne diseases after a review of the state's malaria, dengue and chikungunya situation, with Health Minister Praful Pansheriya saying cases of malaria and dengue have declined...
Chennai, Sep 29 (IANS) More than one lakh stray dogs have received anti-rabies shots under a campaign by the Greater Chennai Corporation, taking the 75-day drive past the halfway point of its two-lakh target. The civic body said 1,00,378 dogs...
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) India on Monday sent about three tonnes of anti-tuberculosis medicines to Colombo, reaffirming its commitment to supporting Sri Lanka's public health system. External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar said that a consignment of anti-tuberculosis medicines...
Kinshasa, Sep 28 (IANS) Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have surpassed 8,000, the DRC health authorities said Monday, as the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned that the outbreak remains large, geographically expanding and marked...
Guwahati/Ranchi, Sep 23 (IANS) Assam is targeting a major expansion of medical education, with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announcing that the state plans to increase the number of MBBS seats to 4,000 by 2031. Chief Minister Sarma made the...
Freetown, Sep 23 (IANS) A rehabilitated Skills Training Centre, supported by a grant from the India-UN Development Partnership Fund, has been inaugurated in Sierra Leone's Kenema, the High Commission of India said on Wednesday.The High Commission joined the Sierra Leone...
Dhaka, Sep 23 (IANS) As Bangladesh grapples with an unprecedented measles outbreak, eleven more children died from symptoms of the disease on Wednesday, pushing the overall death toll to 1,076 this year, local media reported.According to the Directorate General of...
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed a single-phase implementation of Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labelling (FoPL), introducing prominent warning labels on packaged food products that are high in salt, sugar or fat.The...
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) A growing health crisis has emerged in Pakistan, where dozens of parents claim their children contracted HIV after receiving routine medical treatment at hospitals, a report has said.The affected families allege that unsafe medical practices,...
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) As India's government health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) completed eight years on Wednesday, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Nitin Nabin said that the scheme continues to expand with...
Chennai, Sep 22 (IANS) With dengue and other fever cases rising in parts of Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Tuesday directed district administrations to intensify disease-prevention measures and strengthen preparedness for the Northeast Monsoon. Vijay issued the...
Agartala, Sep 21 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Monday said that special green corridors would be created in the state to facilitate the quick movement of ambulances carrying patients during emergencies and ensure that they do not get...
