You searched “Health”. Your tag search matches the following results:
-
Mission to Sequence Genes of Indians
India is planning a major mission to sequence the genes of a large group of Indians similar to projects in the United Kingdom, China, Japan and...
13 Oct 2018 Health
-
The Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) entered its fifth and final year of implementation. It was launched on October 2, 2014. The Mission...
08 Oct 2018 Health
-
Government Initiates Probe into Type-2 Polio Virus Contamination
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has ordered an inquiry into the type-2 polio virus contamination detected in the vials used for...
04 Oct 2018 Health
-
WHO Guidelines on Sanitation and Health
WHO released its first global guidelines on sanitation and health. The guidelines can help countries reduce the 829,000 annual diarrhoeal deaths...
03 Oct 2018 Health
-
India’s top nutrition panel, the National Technical Board on Nutrition (NTBN) has recommended that severely malnourished children must be...
25 Sep 2018 Health
-
The editorial is primarily based on the article “The Primary Anchor of a Health-Care Road Map” which appeared in The Hindu on 24th...
25 Sep 2018 Health
-
According to the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNIGME) about 8,00,000 infant deaths were reported in India in...
19 Sep 2018 Health
-
Report by Expert Committee on Tribal Health
An expert committee has released a comprehensive report on tribal health in India. Why the Committee? Tribal people account for 8.6% of the...
15 Sep 2018 Health
-
SC Questions Leprosy-Free Tag of India
Supreme Court ordered the government to take measures for the eradication of Leprosy and spread awareness about it to end discrimination. Key Points...
15 Sep 2018 Health
-
328 Fixed Dose Combinations Drugs Banned by Government
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has recently prohibited the manufacture for sale, sale or distribution for human use of 328 FDCs through...
13 Sep 2018 Health
-
HIV/AIDS Act, 2017 Implemented
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued a notification for bringing the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency...
12 Sep 2018 Health
-
The government has constituted a central expert committee and also asked states to form separate committees to determine the quantum of compensation...
05 Sep 2018 Health
-
Drug-resistant Super-bug Spreading in Hospitals
The scientists from Australia have warned of a superbug, resistant to all known antibiotics, that can cause “severe” infections or even...
04 Sep 2018 Health
-
The Union Health Ministry has instructed all the States to put a ban on sale of e-cigarettes and other Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS)...
29 Aug 2018 Health
-
Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban to Include Elimination of Public Urination
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has issued new norms for declaring town and cities wanting to be declared ODF+ (Open Defecation Free Plus)...
23 Aug 2018 Health
-
State can Stop Voluntary Retirement of Doctors
The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that the State can stop government doctors from taking voluntary retirement in light of public...
23 Aug 2018 Health
-
Medical Device Margins to be Capped
The NITI Aayog has recommended to cap trade margin at 65% for medical devices, abandoning the current price control mechanism. This will seek...
23 Aug 2018 Health
-
WHO Highlights Ways to Reduce Cancer Risk
With cancer emerging as the second leading cause of death globally, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has listed ways to reduce cancer risk. The...
21 Aug 2018 Health
-
Northern States to Fight Drug Menace Jointly
In a bid to fight the drug menace, the four northern states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh have decided unanimously to share...
21 Aug 2018 Health
-
During his Independence Day speech from Red Fort, Prime Minister announced that Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Abhiyaan, also known as Ayushman Bharat or...
16 Aug 2018 Health
