HIV infects 1 teen girl every 3 minutes: UN Report
The data unveiled at the International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam showed that teen girls are bearing the brunt of the AIDS epidemic. One girl between the ages of 15 and…
Slump in fight against #AIDS can derail progress made so far!
By Shobha Shukla “Tremendous progress against AIDS over the past 15 years has inspired a global commitment to end the epidemic by 2030. Out of the total 36.9 million people…
Japan enacts bill to curb passive smoking
TOKYO Lawmakers in Japan have enacted a bill to strengthen measures for preventing health hazards caused by passive smoking. According to NHK, the Upper House of the Diet approved the…
Prevention is better than cure in monsoon season
Children and elderly should take special care AMN / New Delhi It is time again when monsoons hit most part of India. In Ayurveda, it is the time for aggravation…
Yoga can connect the world: PM Modi
PM shares a video on Twitter; says Yoga is important for health and wellness; Appeal to people to adopt yoga; Says Yoga can connect the world. AMN The entire world…
India registers 22% reduction in Maternal Mortality Ratio
AMN / NEW DELHI India has registered a record 22 percent reduction in Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) since 2013. Briefing media here on the achievements of his Ministry in the…
WHO commends India for reducing maternal mortality ratio by 77%
AMN The WHO has commended India’s progress in reducing the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) by 77 per cent, from 556 per one lac live births in 1990 to 130 per…
India will be free of leprosy this year: Govt
AMN / Ballia Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare JP Nadda has said, the India will be free of leprosy this year and Kala-azar by next year. Talking to…
India records 22% reduction in Maternal Mortality Ratio
AMN/ EW DELHI India has registered a significant decline in Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) recording a 22-per cent reduction in such deaths since 2013. According to the Sample Registration System…
Obsolete stents pose challenge in complex heart surgery: Dr Dinesh Nair
Heart patients flock to Singapore to mend their heart AMN / New Delhi Of late many Indian patients have started flocking overseas for medical treatment, seeking expertise in advanced procedures,…