With cyclones becoming more frequent and intense over the past decade in Bay of Bengal, here is how climate change has impacted food security of people...
Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, COVID-19 Technical Lead at WHO said that COVID is still a global problem and stressed that vaccination remains a significant tool to...
Here is a lowdown on the major schemes and programmes targeting mothers, children and young adults in the country
Coronavirus has a tendency to mutate as they multiply which can have harmful, beneficial or no effects and so it is important to keep a track...
From subsidised medicines to insurance, know about some of the major public healthcare schemes and programmes being operated by the central government to improve public health...
While many nations including India are relaxing public health and social measures against coronavirus, the World Health Organization's group of experts said that COVID-19 is still...
51-year-old Reverend Dr Chingmak Kejong works hand-in-hand with tribal communities in remote villages of Nagaland to improve primary healthcare facilities since the early 1990s
According to Adar Poonawalla, CEO, Serum Institute of India, the Covishield booster dose will cost Rs. 600 plus tax
On World Health Day 2022, meet Dr. Rani Bang and Dr. Abhay Bang, who are known for their work in providing healthcare in the tribal belt...
Time to limit global warming is running out as humanity has already missed so many chances to stabilise the Earth’s climate, says UN’s IPCC in its...
This café in Versova, Andheri West, Mumbai supports transgender community and provides a space of acceptance and non-judgement for people of all genders to visit and...
WHO has released an updated Strategic Preparedness, Readiness and Response Plan which sets out the strategic adjustments that every country needs to make to address the...
93-year-old Prabhaben Shah from Daman and Diu, fondly called ‘Daman ki Divya’ runs canteens for the poor and also organizes ‘Vatra Banks’ for donating clothes to...
57-year-old S. Damodaran, Founder, Gramalya Sanitation NGO, has been conferred the Padma Shri Award 2022 for his work on sanitation in villages and urban slums across...
34-year-old Dr Swaminathan Chandramouli runs “Doctor on Wheels”, a mobile-healthcare initiative to provide at-home medical services to senior citizens in...
70-year-old Dr Arunoday Mondal, a Padma awardee has been providing healthcare services for free to rural Sundarbans for over two...
Padma awardee Dr. Neelam Kler highlighted the importance of having a holistic healthcare approach to reduce neonatal and maternal mortality...
Dr Indira Chakravarty, who is a Public Health Specialist, said that the Banega Swasth India campaign has helped people understand...
Currently working as the Chairman of the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology and AIG Hospitals in Hyderabad, Padma awardee Dr Nageshwar...
