Drug pricing policies bent to favour pharma industry, allege health experts
Nearly 83 per cent medicines out of the ambit of price control policy, thus making them out of reach for most patients, say two recent reports
Mystery fever stalks Surat
Three persons have died in the past three days; help sought from National Institute of Virology to identify disease
Malawi, Tanzania to track climate change to reduce burden of diseases
Increasing temperatures and more intense rainfall, floods in recent years have increased incidence of malaria and other diseases
India’s first centre for chronic conditions launched
The centre will conduct research into chronic diseases to find solutions and prevent their spread
Diabetes on the rise in India
White paper at national summit emphasises capacity building, training of healthcare workers
One in four Indians above 30 risks dying of lifestyle diseases: WHO
Report shows India has no multi-pronged plan to reduce NCDs or a proper monitoring and surveillance system
Content labelling norms flouted in 48 per cent packaged food items
Survey finds nearly three-fourth food items do not display salt and sodium content on packets
Danone, Unilever and Nestle top newly released nutrition index
Report scores 25 companies on basis of their written policies for increasing access to nutritious products; critics call it a whitewash
Hepatitis afflicts many HIV/AIDS patients, but there is no policy for them
Health ministry and AIDS control body keep shifting responsibility; no statistics available on patients with co-infection
MERS virus may spread to India post Haj
Researchers predict spread of acute respiratory syndrome that originated in the Middle East by studying population movements; Mumbai, Kozhikode …
Why India remains malnourished
Despite a fast-growing economy and the largest anti-malnutrition programme, India has the world’s worst level of child malnutrition. The …
Degree without honours
Parliamentary committee turns down a proposed three-year course in rural health
Swine flu tamed?
H1N1 cases on the rise but doctors say the strain is behaving like seasonal flu
309,000 infants die on first day
India tops global list of first day deaths of infants; chronic malnourishment blamed
Study proposes tax on soft drinks
Tax likely to hike price of beverages, may help check obesity, Type-2 diabetes
Ahmedabad’s beat-the-heat plan
Civic body to send weather alerts, create public awareness and train medical officials
'Like MDGs, India may fail to achieve SDG targets on malnutrition'
No infrastructure for universal health coverage in India, says report
Infrastructure for primary healthcare has decreased in the past decade
Deficient programme
Centre wants to treat anaemia with iron tablets. Can pills substitute nutritious food?
ASHA workers’ strike in Delhi continues
Workers demanding permanent salary and transport allowance
Parliament panel turns down proposal of BSc course in rural health
Government may face contempt of court
Cabinet approves National Urban Health Mission
Misgivings persist about implementation
National Health Assurance Mission likely to favour insurance model of healthcare
Experience shows free medicines help more, say some experts
PPP will strengthen health sector: Harsh Vardhan
India launches action plan to reduce deaths among newborns
Plan aims to deal with preventable deaths in babies under a month old