Business as usual will fail us on Cancer Control, SDGs
HEALTH DESK 193 governments including those of India, committed to reducing the burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) such as cancers by 25% by 2025 and one-third by 2030 (UN Sustainable…
Why you must know about cardiothoracic and vascular diseases
HEALTH DESK Cardiothoracic means “pertaining to the heart and chest”, although, it generally refers to the chest. On the other hand, vascular system or the circulatory system, refers to the…
Blinking and rest prerequisites for optimum eye health
Majority of the people ignore eye health and do not take precautions HEALTH DESK According to a recent study, lack of awareness about eye-related diseases and its symptoms leads to…
India Needs More Awareness about Menstruation, Period Pain
Girls in rural areas, in particular, miss school during the period days and subjected to stigma AMN / New Delhi A Recent research has revealed that about 71% of girls…
National Health Agency restructured as National Health Authority
AMN Union Cabinet has approved the restructuring of National Health Agency as the National Health Authority for better implementation of Pradhan Mantri – Jan Arogya Yojana. Briefing media in New…
Women’s health is largely neglected in India
A shift in policy that addresses the needs of women and their health is the need of the hour A Akhter / New Delhi Women Health is usually put at…
President Kovind for extending advanced medical services to rural India
AMN / HYDERABAD President Ramnath Kovind today emphasized the need for extending advanced medical services to rural India at par with urban areas. He was speaking after inaugurating an auditorium…
Sweden moves to ban outdoor smoking
WEB DESK Sweden is banning outdoor smoking in certain public places including playgrounds and train station platforms. In a 142-120 vote the Riksdagen, the Swedish Parliament extended the smoking ban…
V-P Naidu asks doctors to treat every patient with compassion and empathy
A Akhter / New Delhi Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday asked doctors to uphold ethics and treat every patient with compassion and empathy, irrespective of his or her…
Govt approves MoU between India and Japan in the field of Healthcare
AMN / NEW DELHI The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today has given its ex-post facto approval on the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) between India and Japan…