It's been over a month since five women died in Rajasthan's Kota after undergoing surgical challenges during pregnancy. What killed these five women and what triggered recent cases of acute kidney injury, multi-organ failure, and even blindness among new mothers in another Rajasthan city, Bikaner, is ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Sunday, hailed the achievements of India's healthcare sector, emphasising that the nation has worked hard to provide "affordable and accessible" healthcare services through government schemes like Ayushman Bharat....
Stressing the need for state-specific roadmaps to achieve a leprosy-free India, Additional Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, Aradhana Patnaik, said on Friday that intensified, targeted interventions are needed to completely interrupt transmission in hotspot areas....
As Bangladesh grapples with an escalating measles outbreak, another child has died from the symptoms of the disease on Friday, raising the total number of confirmed and suspected deaths to 643 since March 15 this year, local media reported....
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has risen to 689, including 139 deaths, according to the latest situation report released by the country's health authorities....
The suicide of a 25-year-old contractual nursing staff member, Deepak Kharwal, in Jaipur after the termination of services triggered widespread protests, with Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) chief Hanuman Beniwal stating that the state government has agreed to provide a contractual job to the deceased’s wife....
Telangana's Drugs Control Administration (DCA) has raided a medical shop at a village in Karimnagar district, which was operating illegally without a drug license, an official statement said on Thursday....
India on Thursday sent a consignment of 20,000 doses of measles vaccines and approximately three tonnes of medical supplies to support Maldives government in strengthening its immunisation coverage and safeguard public health, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated....
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren raised several long-pending issues concerning his state and sought the Centre’s support at the meeting of the NITI Aayog Governing Council, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, here on Thursday....
The World Health Organisation Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe) on Thursday released its updated Heat-Health Action Plans Guidance, providing a scientific framework for governments worldwide to organise heat protection measures effectively....
