New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Government-led digital platforms supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), including the U-WIN and eVIN, have strengthened India’s immunisation ecosystem, said a report from… Continue reading UNDP-backed digital platforms boosting India’s immunisation ecosystem: Report
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The government’s flagship Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) has significantly improved access to complex spine surgeries and eliminated out-of-pocket costs, reducing the… Continue reading PM-JAY boosts access to complex spine surgeries, reduces out-of-pocket costs: Study
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) A team of researchers in Japan has announced a clinical trial to confirm a vaccine’s efficacy against the deadly Nipah virus in humans. The vaccine… Continue reading Japanese researchers to begin human trial for Nipah vaccine in April
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Ayushman Arogya Mandirs is strengthening the fight against cancer in India, said Union Health Minister JP Nadda on World Cancer Day on Wednesday. World Cancer… Continue reading Ayushman Arogya Mandirs strengthening fight against cancer: JP Nadda
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha on Wednesday highlighted the severe issue of food adulteration in the country, describing it as a raging… Continue reading ‘Raging health crisis’: AAP MP raises alarm in RS over ‘widespread’ food adulteration
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Up to four in 10 or 7.1 million cancer cases worldwide could be prevented, according to a new global analysis from the World Health Organization… Continue reading 7.1 million cancer cases worldwide preventable, tobacco biggest culprit: WHO
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Scientists in Australia have mapped the “neighbourhoods” of lung cancer cells and found that cell metabolism plays a key role in determining how patients respond… Continue reading Australian scientists uncover how lung cancer cells can predict treatment response
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) India has reaffirmed its commitment to inclusive and rights-based social development at the 64th Session of the Commission for Social Development at UN Headquarters, New… Continue reading India reaffirms commitment to inclusive, rights-based social development at UN meet
Islamabad/New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Even after three decades of aggressive eradication campaigns, Pakistan’s polio woes continue amid public mistrust and logistical gaps, according to a media report. Pakistan first… Continue reading Pakistan’s polio woes continue amid public mistrust and logistical gaps
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Amid a rapidly ageing population in India, experts on Tuesday stressed the need for a home-based, community-led and integrated elder care model to boost geriatric… Continue reading Geriatric care a national imperative for India’s ageing population, say experts
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Slashing global aid, particularly by the US and European countries, will reverse decades of progress in fighting diseases, and lead to 22.6 million additional deaths… Continue reading Global aid cuts could lead to 22.6 million additional deaths by 2030 in 93 countries: The Lancet
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Ignition Dynamics, a deep‑tech startup incubated at NIT Srinagar’s Greenovator Foundation, has developed its first prototype, Magnetized Plasma Testbed, that studies plasma under controlled electric… Continue reading Kashmir startup builds plasma testbed crucial for fusion systems
