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mumbai news
Updated on Dec 31, 2023 11:13 pm IST

Citizens refuse entry to PMC staff for health survey

The PMC has to cover 35 lakh people residing in the city out of which, it has managed to survey 24,77,000 people (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)
pune news
Updated on May 27, 2023 09:11 pm IST

Covid recoveries now three times active cases: Health ministry

A Kolkata Municipal Corporation health worker collects swab sample of a resident for Covid-19 test on August 23.
india news
Updated on Aug 24, 2020 09:28 am IST

In India, TB-HIV deaths down by 85% from 2010: Harsh Vardhan in Lok Sabha

The government’s target is to eliminate TB by 2025, five years ahead of the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) target . (Image used for representation).
india news
Updated on Nov 29, 2019 08:08 pm IST

India to use Artifical Intelligence in TB care, sets deadline to end disease by 2025

Nearly one quarter of the world’s TB cases are reported from India, making it a country with very high disease burden.
india news
Updated on Aug 30, 2019 08:49 pm IST

45% of disease burden can be prevented with physical activity, says Harsh Vardhan

Union minister Harsh Vardhan rides his bicycle at Tees January Marg in New Delhi on August 28.
india news
Updated on Aug 30, 2019 01:22 am IST

AIIMS to carry out oral health survey for national policy

The Union health ministry has commissioned the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to conduct a national survey to determine India’s oral diseases burden, including mouth cancers, according to people aware of the development.
health
Published on Apr 15, 2019 06:54 am IST

Measles cases nearly doubled in 2018: WHO

In addition to being potentially fatal, measles symptoms include rashes, blindness and inflammation of the brain.
health
Updated on Feb 18, 2019 09:28 am IST

‘BP check facility should also be available at public places’

High BP, if untreated over a period, can cause heart disease and related complications such as heart attack, stroke, and heart failure.
lucknow news
Published on Jan 09, 2019 12:27 pm IST

We need better reporting of household air pollution

To realise India’s voluntary commitment as part of the 2015 Paris climate agreement, the Bharatiya Janata Party government introduced the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, which aims at provisioning cleaner liquefied petroleum gas cylinders to poor households
analysis
Updated on Dec 12, 2018 04:35 pm IST

Sharp decline in malaria in India as cases rise globally: WHO report

India reported almost 3 million fewer malaria cases in 2017, a 24% decrease over the previous year, while cases increased worldwide from 219 million to 217 million, according to the World Malaria Report 2018.
health
Updated on Nov 20, 2018 05:13 pm IST

Air pollution, diet, weight: Lancet report lists what ails India

Apart from COPD, polluted air also raises the risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancers, said the first-ever multi-centric public-private study of five non-communicable diseases (NCD) across all states.
delhi news
Updated on Sept 13, 2018 09:03 am IST

World Health Day: Here’s why heart diseases should be made public health priority in India

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of mortality, accounting for more than half of all deaths resulting from NCDs
health
Updated on Apr 07, 2018 01:42 pm IST
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