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- Southeast Asian health ministers' meet in Thailand
New Delhi, Aug 31: Health ministers from 11 Southeast Asian countries and World Health Organization (WHO) experts will meet in Thailand from Sep 7-10 to discuss key health issues in the region,....
- Bollywood actor Paresh Rawal and his wife pledge to donate skin
Mumbai, July 26: This is perhaps one of the kindest gestures that have come from an actor in the recent past. Bollywood actor Paresh Rawal and his wife Swaroop Sampat have taken the pledge to d....
- India launches new programme to fight cancer, diabetes, stroke
New Delhi, July 8: India today launched a new programme to detect, prevent and control the spread of cancer, diabetes, heart ailments and strokes with an outlay of Rs.1,230.90 crore ($275 milli....
- President to inaugurate Asia's biggest private hospital on Sunday
Mumbai, July 1: President Pratibha Patil on Sunday will inaugurate SevenHills Hospital, a 1,500 bed facility that claimes to be Asia's largest private multi-speciality medicare institution,....
- Now, a knee replacement implant that is Asia-specific
Chandigarh, June 28: A knee-joint replacement implant specifically designed for the Asian population was launched by a German company here today.
Vincent Marie, chief designer of the ....
- India has shortage of six lakh doctors: Trivedi
Kolkata, June 25: India has a shortage of 600,000 doctors and 10 lakh nurses, Union Minister of State for Health Dinesh Trivedi said here today.
To combat the human resources shortage....
- More institutes to be set up for para-medical training
New Delhi, June 24: With hospitals facing a shortage of paramedical staff, the union cabinet today approved a proposal to establish new institutes for paramedical sciences along with a one-time....
- Now, over 53,500 workers at district healthcare facilities
New Delhi, June 16: In a bid to boost the public healthcare system, the central government has approved hiring of more than 53,500 male workers to run various disease control programmes at heal....
- Awareness drives focussing on women mark No Tobacco Day
New Delhi, May 31: Awareness drives, cancer screening centres and conferences with special focus on women marked the World No Tobacco Day today.
According to the Ministry of Health an....
- 'Use communication technology for better health services'
New Delhi, April 30: Use of communication technologies like mobile phone, toll-free helpline numbers and internet portals can help in providing better health care services, recent research on t....
- 'Change in mindset needed to address healthcare issues'
Pilani (Rajasthan), April 25: A change in mindset towards addressing issues related to women and children was the need of the hour to deal with ignorance in healthcare of mother and child, a se....
- India doubles mental health allocation
New Delhi, April 16: India has doubled its financial allocation for increasing awareness about mental health and improving existing infrastructure at the district hospital level, Health Ministe....
- NRHM completes five years, rural health still in disarray
New Delhi: The flagship National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) has completed five years of operation and has achieved several targets but its main objective to put the rural health system in plac....
- Brinda questions cervical cancer vaccines programme
New Delhi: Communist leader and parliamentarian Brinda Karat has written to Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad asking him to spell out the government's stand on the cervical cancer vacc....
- India - a study in health contrasts
New Delhi: From becoming a hub of medical tourism to having a sizable population deprived of basic healthcare, from bulging bellies in urban areas to stunted growth among kids across rural belt....
- MBBS doctors are reluctant to go in rural areas: Azad
New Delhi: Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad raised the issue of difficulty in posting MBBS doctors in rural areas as he pointed out that the proposed Bachelor of Rural Health course was mainly ....
- Australian hearing care centre comes to India
New Delhi: An Australian audiology company, which has more than 180 clinics in Australia and New Zealand, has ventured into Asia for the first time with India as its destination. Indians make u....
- Human trials for single injection cancer cure to begin
New Delhi: Treating cancer with just one injection? It may sound unbelievable, but an Indian medical institute is soon to start human trials to treat cancer in six weeks through a solitary inje....
- 'India needs more trained healthcare professionals'
Washington: A leading Indian-American cardiac surgeon suggests a "lean healthcare" system model for India to attract larger private investments and widen its reach and says the country ....
- Now, liposuction and breast enhancement in one go
New Delhi: Want to get rid of the cellulite on your thighs but unhappy with your small breast size? Then opt for liposuction and use the harvested fat to enhance your breasts.
Fat gra....
- 480 health facilities to be set up on railway lands
New Delhi: To provide healthcare to millions of rail passengers and people living in areas adjacent to railway tracks, the health ministry today joined hands with the railway ministry to open m....
- India invites Swedish investment in drug, diagnostics
New Delhi: India on Monday invited Sweden to be a partner country in developing the health infrastructure in India and said greater investment is expected in the areas like drug development and....
- Ban surrogate cigarette ads, Ramadoss urges Tamil Nadu
Chennai: Former union health minister Anbumani Ramadoss today urged the Tamil Nadu government to ban all surrogate cigarette advertisements and implement the law banning smoking in public place....
- Don't ignore epilepsy, it is 'fairly common' and manageable
New Delhi: If you find your child suddenly behaving in a disoriented manner, losing focus, for a few minutes and then feeling tired after that, don't brush it off lightly. It could be a mil....
- Ayurvedic and homeopathic treatment for employees in Punjab
Chandigarh: The Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) hospitals in Punjab would start offering ayurvedic and homeopathic treatment from 2010, an official said.
"Our departm....
- Polio drops - a tool to bargain for basics in Bihar
Saharsa (Bihar): For months, Bina Devi, 26, had been running from pillar to post to get a ration card. And then she realised that refusing polio drops for her children could help her get it in ....
- India gets $128.5 mn grant for AIDS, TB, malaria eradication
New Delhi: International aid agency Global Fund today announced a $128.5 million grant for India to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
Of the newly approved grants, $69.4 million w....
- Chandigarh to host convention on cancer
Chandigarh: Chandigarh will host a national convention on cancer on Tuesday to draft a strategy to prevent, detect and treat the perilous disease at an early stage.
The convention is ....
- Ayurveda drawing distant Lithuanians to India
New Delhi: Like the neighbouring Russians, Lithuanians are flocking to India. Lured first by the sun kissed beaches of Goa and now by the goodness of ayurveda in Kerala, there has been a sudden....
- Polio campaign in Haryana from Dec 6 to 8
Chandigarh: As polio campaign begins in Haryana on December 6, 2009 around 26 lakh children between 0 and 5 years will be covered. 13 districts of Haryana will be covered under the Sub-Nationa....
- Health cards for under-privileged kids mooted
New Delhi: Under-privileged children will be issued electronic health cards (EHC) to help them access free medical treatment at all state-owned hospitals and primary health centres, the governm....
- Women plastic surgeons to treat poor Indian women for free
New Delhi: A charity programme that brings women plastic surgeons from around the world to perform surgeries on economically backward women in developing countries, free of charge, would be hel....
- Hospital starts programme on behaviour problems of children
New Delhi: Alarmed by rising incidents of aggression and violence among adolescents, a hospital here has started a life skills training programme for students in various schools in the capital ....
- AIIMS advocates special test to make blood transfusion safer
New Delhi: About 20,000 patients in India could be at risk of getting infected blood -- unknown to them and even the donors. Doctors at the premier All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIM....
- Top Indian hospitals woo medical tourism from Canada
Toronto: India has launched a big initiative to woo medical tourism from Canada, showcasing the country's high-end and much cheaper healthcare industry to Canadians.
The Indian Me....
- President calls on young doctors to work in villages
New Delhi: President Pratibha Patil on Monday urged young doctors in the country to come forward to serve people in rural areas. Speaking at the 37th annual convocation of the All India Institu....
- Country-wide campaign on disability to start from Friday
New Delhi: In a unique awareness programme on disability, four different groups, each constituting a disabled person and four volunteers, will travel across the country and sensitise people on ....
- Comics to educate children about diabetes
New Delhi: If comics like Chandamama or those featuring Chacha Chaudhury or Phantom fascinate you, get ready for a new set where your superheroes will spread awareness on diabetes.
Co....
- Himachal CM calls for Anemia-free state
Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh): Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister of Himachal Pardesh inaugurated the two day 4th State level Conference cum CME Him Medicon-2009 organized by the Indian Medical As....
- India developing own influenza vaccine for first time: Azad
New Delhi: An influenza vaccine is for the first time being developed in India that would be effective against the swine flu pandemic, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said here on Friday. "....
- CII, US-India Business Council announce healthcare initiative
New Delhi: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the US-India Business Council (USIBC) today announced a joint partnership in the field of healthcare under the banner "Coalition fo....
- Improve traditional healthcare system: Sam Pitroda
New Delhi: Brushing aside the Western healthcare system, Sam Pitroda, chairman of the National Knowledge Commission (NKC) today said the traditional Indian healthcare system must be improved be....
- Rs.80 crore aid to Madhya Pradesh to fight malnutrition: envoy
Bhopal: British High Commissioner Richard Stagg on Tuesday said that of the Rs.300 crore provided to Madhya Pradesh for development programmes from his country's Department for Internationa....
- Awareness campaigns galore on World Pneumonia Day
New Delhi: Advertisements, campaigns and discussions marked the first World Pneumonia Day being observed today. A number of awareness drives were held in the capital in an effort to sensitize p....
- Health parameters in India close to sub-Saharan Africa: minister
Kolkata: Union Minister of State for Health Dinesh Trivedi today said that many health parameters in India are close to that of sub-Saharan Africa.
Addressing a seminar at the Health ....
- Health centres have to manage waste effectively: Experts
Thiruvananthapuram: Efficient management of bio-medical waste by hospitals and health care institutions remains a matter of grave concern in the country, experts said at a seminar in this Keral....
- Child groups to observe Nov 2 as World Pneumonia Day
New Delhi: A coalition of over 50 child health organisations from across the world will observe Nov 2 as the first World Pneumonia Day.
Two million children under five years of age di....
- Amitabh likely to campaign again for polio eradication
Mumbai: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, one of the most effective campaigners against polio, is likely to work for the cause again.
Amitabh, who is goodwill ambassador for UNICEF....
- Chandigarh plans blood collection centres in malls
Chandigarh: Popular malls in Chandigarh may no longer be places for just shopping and whiling the time away. If health officials here have their way, the malls could soon double up as blood col....
- Water, sanitation, grave concerns in southern India's floods: Oxfam
New Delhi: Responding to the unprecedented flood calamity in the southern states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, Oxfam India today said there are high chances of epidemics breaking out due to ....
- India may switch to ozone-friendly anti-asthma inhalers
New Delhi: When an inhaler provides relief to an asthma patient it may also be harming the ozone layer, but an NGO is advocating a complete switch to eco-friendly inhalers.
"If ev....
- Azad plans diabetes test for all villagers above 35
New Delhi: India is known as the diabetes capital of the world and Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad wants to fight that tag -- starting with mandatory diabetes and hypertension tests through ea....
- Software for better data on immunisation: Azad
New Delhi: Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad is not happy with data on the outcome of immunisation drives and his ministry is developing a software which will keep a thorough record of all such ....
- Delhi to have a public health university
New Delhi: The national capital will have public health university and an Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH) to provide a trained health workforce, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said afte....
- 600 dentists to feature in 24-hour oral care marathon
Mumbai: Six hundred dentists from across the country will feature in a 24-hour oral care marathon here next week to offer free dental checks to Mumbaikars and create one more reason for this fi....
- Clinical trial of new anti-rabies antibody launched in India
Mumbai: A clinical trial to test the safety and efficacy of a newly-developed anti-rabies antibody has got underway here.
The antibody, known as human monoclonal antibody (MAB), used ....
- Women to spread breast cancer awareness through car rally
New Delhi: Sixty women, some of them survivors of breast cancer, will drive from Delhi to Agra spreading awareness about the disease that kills 40,000 women in India every year. The car rally, ....
- Awareness campaign for women against heart diseases
New Delhi: The All India Heart Foundation (AIHF) will launch an awareness drive for heart diseases among women, which they consider the most neglected and least prioritised group in the society....
- Dikshit launches web portal on diabetes awareness
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit today launched a web portal giving "complete information" on constraints of and treatment for diabetes.
The site - ddrc.in - was....
- Bangaloreans to run for healthy heart
Bangalore: In just one year in her job, BPO employee Beena M, 23, has gained around eight kilograms and doctors fear she might be prone to heart-related ailments. On Sep 26, hundreds of Bangalo....
- Krishna Tirath stresses transparency in social schemes
New Delhi:Woman and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath today said she had initiated fresh audits for her ministry and its schemes, with the aim to make the process of their implementatio....
- 800 doctors recruited in one day in Assam
Guwahati: The Assam government today appointed nearly 800 doctors in a recruitment drive that is expected to revolutionise the region's rural healthcare sector.
The recruitment ca....
- Govt may approve 4 pvt hospitals to treat swine flu patients
New Delhi: After the inspection of the isolation wards at Indraprastha Apollo, Moolchand Medcity, Sir Gangaram and St Stephens by the state health department, Delhi government is geared up to ....
- Government under-funding has made healthcare expensive: Azad
New Delhi: Admitting that the government expenditure on healthcare has been less than desired, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday said underfunding by the public sector over the years h....
- India to have national patient safety policy: Azad
New Delhi: India will soon have a National Patient Safety Policy to provide patients with a safer healthcare environment, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said here today.
Noting that....
- Sheila Dikshit flags off mobile dental vans
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today flagged off a fleet of five mobile dental vans to mark World Oral Health Day and appealed to the people to focus on oral health and hygiene.....
- E-birth certificates likely - with Nilekani's help
New Delhi: A birth certificate at the click of a mouse? It's quite likely. The health ministry has started brainstorming with Nandan Nilekani - the man tasked with India's unique identi....
- Health Ministry eyeing e-Health cards, online medical records
Kolkata: Issuing of e-health cards to every newborn, facility to get Birth Certificates online and integrating the medical history of every individual are some of the plans that Health Ministry....
- Rs.32 bn sanctioned to wipe out polio in 3 years
New Delhi: After missing the deadline by over two years, India, one of the few polio infected countries in the world, will spend Rs.32.04 billion to wipe out the disease from the country in nex....
- Lions Clubs' SightFirst initiative is 'conquering blindness'
Kolkata: Around 4 lakh eye surgeries every year, 30 million eye sights restored till recently, 150 eye hospitals across the country, and collaboration with World Health Organization to combat ....
- Gates impressed by progress of health services in India
New Delhi: While reiterating that basic health services remain a huge challenge in India, Microsoft founder Bill Gates today said the country's dramatic progress in health schemes and initi....
- Village electrification can curb population growth: Azad
New Delhi: Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Saturday became a votary of rapid electrification of villages in India but for a different reason - to curb population growth by e....
- Incentives for medicos to work in remote areas: Azad
New Delhi: In a move to overcome the "overwhelming shortage" of doctors and paramedical staff, especially in the remote corners of India, the government today announced it would be offe....
- Himachal gears up to offer better health care
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh government is committed to provide better and quality services to the patients throughout the State and efforts are afoot to make Indira Gandhi Medical college (IGMC) ....
- Madhya Pradesh to upgrade health services
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government today decided to upgrade the state's medical services by adding 100 ambulances, sanctioning funds for the Bhopal Medical College and also set up a vete....
- Unicef offers more financial aid to fight pneumonia
New Delhi: Several health partners under the leadership of the Unicef have signed a "global commitment" to fight pneumonia, a disease that kills around 800,000 children - half of them I....
- World Bank finds corruption in Indian health projects
Washington: Citing a large-scale review of projects in India' s health sector, a new World Bank report says it has helped it make significant headway in the fight against corruption during ....
- World class healthcare, absolutely free
Bangalore: A super-speciality hospital here has redefined the approach to healthcare by providing world class treatment completely free.
Patients referred to Sri Satya Sai Institute f....
- Free medical aid for violence victims in MP
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to provide free medical treatment to victims of domestic violence under the Usha Kiran scheme, an official said today.
"Victims o....
- India will be free from polio by year-end: WHO
New Delhi: India will be able to eradicate the lethal P-1 polio virus by the end of 2009, with the disease currently confined to parts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, a World Health Organisation (W....
- Stressed? Give meditation a chance
New Delhi: Twenty-seven-year-old software professional Ashish Bamzai, 27, couldn't enjoy his own wedding because at the back of his mind was the fear of losing his job.
"Ever....
- New reason to lose weight: betting websites
Washington: John Hamaski tried a lot of things to lose weight but nothing really worked. The 38-year-old lawyer from San Francisco began several diets and enlisted in a gym. "It didn't ....
- Barcelona clinic for Indian coaches and kids
New Delhi: Spanish football giant Barcelona today started a three-day clinic for Indian coaches and children at the Ambedkar Stadium here.
Around 30 coaches from North India particip....
- Ansari seeks improvement in UP health system
Lucknow: Vice-President Hamid Ansari on Tuesday proposed a seven-point programme to the improve the poor health parameters prevailing in Uttar Pradesh.
Presiding over the convocation of Chat....
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