Jahnabi Goswami is an HIV activist from Assam. She is the founder of Assam Network of Positive People (ANP+) that provides support to people living with...
Over 1.5 billion people worldwide are infected by intestinal worms, also known as Soil Transmitted Helminths (STH), according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In India,...
Finance Minister Nimrala Sitharaman made several key announcements for the health sector along with an increase in the budget allocation of nearly 13 per cent to...
Ricky Kej has raised awareness about environment and climate change, through his songs and albums, including ‘MyEarth’, ‘Breathe Life’, ‘Divine Trides’, 'Shanti Samsara', and ‘Winds of...
From increasing the number of medical colleges to extending health insurance healthcare workers, the Finance Minister made several announcements
With the objective of symbolising global unity in combating the NTDs, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the National Center for Vector Borne Diseases...
India has been successful in removing some of the major NTDs as a public health problem. However, certain diseases like Dengue, India still reports high cases....
The 'Swacchata Abhiyan' was kicked off by the Prime Minister on January 12, during his recent visit to Kalaram temple in Nashik, Maharashtra
ZOON, a non-profit youth organisation in Kashmir is working towards educating rural girls about menstrual health and hygiene management and sanitation
On the occasion of National Youth Day, entrepreneur duo Navya Naveli Nanda and Samyak Chakrabarty discuss how Nimaya, a not-for-profit started by them, is empowering women...
Warrior Moms is a collective of mothers, fighting for clean air for their children, which has now turned into a Pan-India movement having more than 1,400...
Union health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya said that the regional branches of National Centre for Disease Control will help in combating communicable and non-communicable diseases
The Centre introduced several programmes in 2023, addressing the accessibility and affordability of the healthcare services. Here are some of the key initiatives taken by the...
Sickle Cell Anaemia (SCA) is an inherited blood disorder marked by defective haemoglobin. In 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission...
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...
