The health officials have declared Jodhpur and Barmer in Rajasthan as two new high-risk districts in the state since polio cases are being reported from across Pakistan. Mr. R P Jain, the state’s immunisation project director said, “The Centre has approved our request to declare Barmer and Jodhpur as high-risk districts in the state.” Polio …
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Penicillin was the first antibiotic discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1929 and had a huge impact on the war between humans and bacteria . Since then, development and sales of antibiotics have booming .However, health officials have also been warning us for decades, that the overuse of antibiotics would eventually lead bacteria to evolve in …
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An article written by Victoria Fan, Anit Mukherjee and Rifaiyat Mahbub in the Global Health Policy Blob talks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi ‘s “Swasth Bharat”, a Healthy India. That combined with the proposed restructuring of the Planning Commission and the report of the 14th Finance Commission expected by the end of the year—the policy …
Eight women died and 50 others were hospitalised after botched up sterilisation surgeries as reported an article in the Times of India last week. This was at a health camp in Takhatpur, Bilaspur,Chhattisgarh .A senior health official said that 38 women are admitted in district hospitals and seven each have been referred to Apollo hospital, …
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The proposed new Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Amendment Draft Bill to allow nurses and non allopathic practitioners such as ayurveds and homeopaths to conduct MTP has triggered a huge debate on patient safety versus access to healthcare. This story in the Times of India says the the government’s proposal was formulated after a study …
Dr Harsh Vardhan has been replaced by Jagat Prakash Nadda on the Health and Family Welfare portfolio. Dr. Vardhan has now been shifted to the Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Ministry.There is a buzz that he might return to take charge of the ruling BJP group in the government of the Delhi State ahead …
Aamir Khan, yet again, managed to grab viewers’ attention last Sunday,when he talked about one of the most serious health issues in India — mental health. From discussing the stigma around mental health issues, to challenges facing mental healthcare in India and treatment options, the last Satyamev Jayate episode talked about all aspects of the …
Vietnam is performing much better in health indicators than India, although both countries have similar rankings on the medium human development index. One of the questions we always ask health care experts in our Exclusive Interviews section is – “which are the fast growing economies, that are handling their health problems better than India?”. Popular …
Pakistan has registered its highest number of polio cases for 15 years. There have been 202 polio cases detected so far this year in Pakistan according to the health officials in the country. This is the highest figure in 15 years exceeding the previous record of 199 infections in 2001. Pakistan is one of the …
Lots of candles, beautiful decorated houses with lights, sweets and family time make Diwali my favourite holiday of the year. The only down side- swallowing the smog that emerges the next day . Delhi is the most polluted city in the world when it comes to air quality, according to a WHO study released earlier …
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