Just 32% tribal children consume healthy diet: expert committee
A report by an expert committee constituted by health ministry shows that malnutrition among tribals is more than among non-tribals
Bigger share of non-communicable, injury neurological disorders in India’s disease burden
Stroke, headache disorders and epilepsy were the biggest contributors of India's neurlogical disease burden
Obituary: Former health secy Keshav Desiraju fought hard against corruption in health industry
He was summarily transferred to the ministry of consumer affairs during his tenure as the health secy
328 combination medicines banned
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare prohibited the manufacture and sale of these medicines after the Drugs Technical Advisory Board …
No policy for rare diseases, govt declares ‘one-time financial assistance’
The Union health minister announced a ‘one-time financial assistance’ in Parliament on Friday, but did not specify any amount
Two deaths reported in Kerala due to the Nipah Virus, health minister Mandaviya confirms
The state government set up a control room in Kozhikode on September 12 to control the emergency, after a district-wide health alert was issued …
Fingers crossed: Experts cautious about variant evolution in the wake of China’s COVID-19 tsunami
Any new variant that emerges from the current surge in China may not have the same lethal ability as past ones. But one cannot rule out …
Refrain from religious profiling of COVID-19 cases: WHO in context of Tabligh
Govt of Indian gives statewise distribution of Islamic sect cases; That isn't helpful, says World Health Org
Caught in second COVID-19 wave? What signs of surge in new entrants mean
COVID-19 cases are being reported in large numbers from districts that had so far been mildly hit by the pandemic
World Heart Day: Why India needs clear front-of-pack warnings on food items
Not all consumers understand what’s written on the packet because it is not written in the language they understand. Many do not read the label
COVID-19: States showing surge of cases not doing enough RT-PCR tests: Health ministry
6.5 per cent COVID-19 vaccines getting wasted in India; country not to pause Covishield inoculation
COVID-19: IMA shoots angry letter on govt statement about health worker deaths
Minister Ashwini Choubey had said Centre had no centralised data on how many healthcare workers had succumbed to COVID-19 as health was …
Is India really open-defecation-free? Here’s what numbers say
15% of the total population in India defecates in the open in India, according to WASH report 2021
India in midst of a nasty H3N2 outbreak — worst of seasonal flu viruses
Three deaths reported so far this season; the virus wreaked havoc in United States in 2018 as well
COVID-19: Testing criteria for private labs opened up
Price cap of Rs 5,000 fixed for pvt labs to conduct virus investigation
COVID-19: Govt refuses to divulge hydroxychloroquine stocks, yet again
Govt says private labs roped in for better geographic coverage, data suggests otherwise
COVID-19: Here are India’s hotspots
Coronavirus spreads to France, Australia, Malaysia; India tightens watch at 7 airports
China plans to stop interprovincial road transport to Beijing from January 26
COVID-19 Update: India’s active case tally tops 40,000 with 7,830 new infections
XBB1.16.1 strain isolated in 234 COVID-19 patients: INSACOG
Vaccine Scarcity: Government projection of vaccine demand goes haywire
Not expecting second surge, Centre exported more than 60 million doses
As told to Parliament (March 19, 2021): No special plan for children under 15 impacted by pandemic
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Dismal figures: ‘India sequenced less than 1% of total COVID-19 samples in nearly 3 months’
Lack of funds, difficulty in getting samples among reasons for poor numbers
