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8 years agoHow Has Climate Change Impacted Food Security In India’s Sundarbans
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...
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8 years ago
Continue Tracking, Vaccinate People, COVID Is Still A Global Concern, Warns WHO Amid Too Many Variants Circulating
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...
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8 years ago
Health For All: Government Schemes And Programmes Targeting Mothers, Children And Young Adults
Here is a lowdown on the major schemes and programmes targeting mothers, children and young adults in the country
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8 years ago
What Is Genome Sequencing And How Is It Helping Fight The COVID-19 Pandemic?
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...
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8 years ago
All About The Government Healthcare Schemes That Aim For Health For All
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...
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8 years ago
COVID-19 Pandemic Continues To Be A Public Health Emergency Of International Concern, Say WHO Experts
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...
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8 years ago
A Pastor-Turned-Reformer Is Promoting Healthcare Through A Self-Sustainable Model In Tribal Villages Of Nagaland
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
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8 years ago
COVID-19 Booster Dose For All Adults At Private Vaccination Centres From April 10
According to Adar Poonawalla, CEO, Serum Institute of India, the Covishield booster dose will cost Rs. 600 plus tax
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8 years ago
World Health Day 2022: Meet Dr Rani Bang And Dr Abhay Bang, Pioneers Of Maternal And Child Health Among Tribal Communities
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...
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8 years ago
Abundant, Affordable Solutions Exist Across Sectors, Development Doesn’t Have To Be Carbon Intensive: IPCC
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...
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8 years ago
Leaving No One Behind: ‘Bambai Nazariya’, A Cafe In Mumbai Run By Transgender People With An Aim To Promote Inclusivity
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...
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8 years ago
WHO Explains Three Scenarios How Pandemic Can Evolve This Year, Releases Updated Strategic Preparedness, Readiness And Response Plan
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...
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8 years ago
Meet 93-Year-Old Padma Shri Awardee Prabhaben Shah Who Has Dedicated Her Life To Feeding The Needy And Empowering Women
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...
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8 years ago
Meet 57-Year-Old WASH Warrior From Trichy Who Built Over 6 Lakh Toilets In Last 35 Years, Awarded With Padma Shri 2022
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...
Dettol Launches India’s First Hygiene Olympiad Under Its Dettol Banega Swasth India Initiative
Dettol Banega Swasth India Celebrates World Breastfeeding Week With Its Reach Each Child Initiative
Reckitt’s Commitment For A Better Future: Diarrhoea Net Zero Programme Launched In Uttar Pradesh
Press Release: Dettol Banega Swasth India Launches ‘Diarrhoea Net Zero’ With Support From The Government Of Uttar Pradesh
Warming May Lead To More Frequent, Longer-Lasting Droughts In India: Study
The study, published recently in the journal Climatic Change, quantified the projected impacts of alternative levels of global warming upon...
Climate Change And Health: Five Reasons For Immediate Climate Action
WHO states 13 million lives are lost every year due to avoidable environmental causes. A quick look at how Climate...
ASHA Workers Role Is Extremely Crucial, They Have Helped Break A Lot Of Taboos: Navya Naveli Nanda
Navya Naveli Nanda, Health Tech Entrepreneur and Gender Equality Activist talks about the important role ASHA workers play in building...
National Clean Air Programme: Centre Aims At 40 Per Cent Reduction In Particulate Matter By 2026
Cities that showed overall improvement in PM 10 concentration since 2017 include Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, among...
India’s Rural Healthcare Workers Are The Backbone Of The Healthcare System
According to the National Health Mission (NHM), improvement in the health outcomes in the rural areas is directly related to...
