
The government has launched JANANI (Journey of Antenatal, Natal and Neonatal Integrated Care), a QR-enabled digital healthcare platform to track maternal and child health services, an official statement said on Thursday....

The rapid rise of HIV cases in Pakistan is not a slow-burning public health concern but a system failure unfolding in real time. Children and low-risk individuals are infected with HIV not due to behaviour but through the healthcare system meant to protect them, a report has detailed....

India and Vietnam on Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation in the health sector, along with reiterating the significance of linking digital technologies like UPI-based retail payments between the two countries....

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea seeking enhancement of the retirement age of doctors and medical officers working in the General Reserve Engineering Force (GREF) and Border Roads Organisation (BRO) from 60 years to 65 years, holding that fixation of superannuation age is a policy matter falling within the executive...

The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) will conduct a city-wide mega vaccination drive on May 7 as part of its ongoing HPV immunisation programme aimed at preventing cervical cancer among adolescent girls....

Emphasising that ensuring safety within institutions is a shared and collective responsibility, Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava on Monday inaugurated the nationwide observance of Fire Safety Week, aimed at strengthening preparedness and prevention systems across healthcare facilities....

The third Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) on Healthcare between India and Japan was held here on Tuesday, with both sides committing to deepen cooperation for stronger healthcare systems, resilient medical supply chains and enhanced collaboration in digital health, medical innovation and workforce development....

Gujarat Health Minister, Praful Pansheriya, on Tuesday called on students not to fear failure and to persevere through setbacks, while expressing concern over the rising incidence of suicides among young people, as he honoured Bhavnagar Civil Hospital doctor, Ganesh Baraiya, in Gandhinagar....

The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has collected Rs 11.61 lakh in administrative charges during April month as part of an extensive food safety drive that also resulted in the inspection of 2,153 food business units, issuance of 498 notices and destruction of 1,015 kg and 1,148 litres of unsafe food....

Emphasising that ensuring safety within institutions is a shared and collective responsibility, Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava on Monday inaugurated the nationwide observance of Fire Safety Week, aimed at strengthening preparedness and prevention systems across healthcare facilities....