Death toll from Nipah virus rises to 10 in Kerala
AMN / KOZHIKODE Death toll due to Nipah virus-induced fever in north Kerala has risen to ten. The State Health Department issued an alert to the public. Latest victim is…
Nursing community plays vital role in keeping India healthy: President Kovind
AMN /NEW DELHI President Ram Nath Kovind has said that the nursing community has a vital role in keeping India healthy. Addressing International Nurses Day function at Rashtrapati Bhavan today,…
PM reviews preparations for launch of Health Assurance programme
AMN / NEW DELHI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reviewed preparations for launch of Health Assurance programme under Ayushman Bharat. The Prime Minister was apprised of the preparation done…
V-P Naidu for posting of fresh MBBS in rural areas
BISHESWAR MISHRA /NEW DELHI EXPRESSING concern over health scenario in rural India, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu today pitched for making mandatory posting of fresh MBBS graduates in countryside before…
Majority of Delhi high school children are at a risk for NAFLD
Lifestyle changes at the outset can reverse the condition A survey conducted recently among high school students in Delhi has found that over one-fifth of them have non-alcoholic fatty liver…
Indian scientists make Ayurvedic drug to cure dengue
Indian scientists have formulated an Ayurvedic drug to cure dengue. The drug is claimed to be the first in the world. Pilot studies proving clinical safety and efficacy of the…
UN to protect billion people in Africa from yellow fever by 2026
United Nations Amid a resurgence of yellow fever outbreaks, the United Nations together with partners, has begun an ambitious campaign to vaccinate close to one billion people against the deadly…
On World TB Day, Govt launches new initiatives to combat TB
Secretary, @MoHFW_INDIA, Smt. Preeti Sudan addresses the participants at a function, on occasion of #WorldTBDay 2018’, in New Delhi pic.twitter.com/AxW2DL3xi3 — PIB India (@PIB_India) March 24, 2018 NEW DELHI “We…
Ayushman Bharat to provide cashless treatment to 40% of population: Health Minister
AMN / Union Health Minister J P Nadda has said Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Mission will provide insurance cover to nearly 40 per cent of the population in the country.…
Govt. approves National Health Sheme for poor
Scheme cover of Rs. 5 lakh per family per year More than 10 crore families to be covered ANDALIB AKHTER / NEW DELHI The Union Cabinet today approved the launch…