New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Amid reports of a spate of suicide cases among school-going children in Delhi, Rewa (Madhya Pradesh), and Jaipur (Rajasthan), mental health experts on Saturday urged parents to recognise signs of suicidality in adolescents.In the past...
New Delhi, November 22 (IANS) World-class infrastructure, unique surgical expertise, and robust regulation have driven the number of liver donor liver transplantation (LDLT) in India, said experts here on Saturday.The experts were speaking at the Annual Conference of The Liver...
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Community participation is the foundation of early disease detection, surveillance, and can ensure pandemic preparedness, said Dr VK Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog, on Friday.Speaking at the two-day National One Health Mission Assembly 2025 at...
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Early action against the rising antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is needed to ensure infections remain treatable, and surgeries stay safe, said the World Health Organization (WHO), during the World AMR Awareness Week, on Friday. The WHO...
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) The Ayush pavilion has emerged as the major attraction with free consultations and medicines, yoga demonstrations at the ongoing India International Trade Fair (IITF) 2025, the Ministry of Ayush said on Friday.The pavilion under the...
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC), the national public health agency of America, has quietly taken up an anti-vaccine stand, hinting at the association between vaccines and autism. However, experts on...
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) on Friday declared 211 drug samples tested by the Central and state drugs regulatory authorities as ‘Not of Standard Quality (NSQ)' in its monthly drug alert for October.While...
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) India has advanced cooperation with Germany in the field of traditional and integrative healthcare, the Ministry of Ayush said.The countries engaged during the third Joint Working Group (JWG) Meeting on Alternative Medicine between the Ministry...
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) India has made significant progress in reducing poverty, and the country’s flagship programmes have supported investments in children, according to the UNICEF on Thursday.The UN agency’s flagship report, The State of the World's Children 2025,...
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) on Thursday urged for including persons with disabilities' health insurance under the flagship Ayushman Bharat scheme.According to a white paper unveiled by the NCPEDP...
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Localising strategies to adapt to diverse needs and making precision policy is crucial to boost family planning in India, said senior government officials here.Speaking at a roundtable hosted by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA),...
Geneva, Nov 20 (IANS) A whopping 316 million women and 12.5 million adolescent girls worldwide faced sexual violence in the last 12 months, according to a report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday.The report, released ahead of...