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...
Apple trade, which accounts for over five per cent of Himachal Pradesh’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), is among the sectors worst affected by the hailstorm and...
In conversation with Avantika Goswami, Programme Manager, Climate Change, Centre For Science And Environment to understand COP28 and India’s stand at the summit
Assam accounts for roughly 52 per cent of India’s tea production and 13 per cent of the world’s tea but this ‘kadak chai’ (strong tea) seems...
India faced its hottest February in 2023 since record-keeping began in 1901. Extreme weather events - long dry spells, heatwaves, heavy rainfall followed by hailstorms –...
Should you be worried about the new JN.1 sub-variant of Covid-19? How worrisome is it? What are its symptoms? Is it a deadly COVID variant? Dr....
The spike in COVID-19 cases is becoming a cause for concern, as the country recorded more than 2,000 active cases and six fatalities from three states
The new JN.1 COVID sub-variant is causing a surge in infections worldwide and in India, raising alarm bells among health authorities. Here's what we know so...
In three years, under government's Jan Aushadhi Suvidha Sanitary Napkins scheme, adoption of sanitary pads among women has risen from 30% to 55%
Climate change is the biggest issue that small scale farmers in India face and that hampers their crop production. Takayuki Hagiwara, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)...
Ulac Demirag, India Country Director and Representative, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), spoke to NDTV-Dettol Banega Swasth India about the challenges the agriculture sector faces...
Taking the message of supporting the people living with HIV forward, Reckitt, a global leader in consumer health, hygiene, and nutrition, observed the day with children...
As world gears up for COP28 talks on climate change in Dubai, Banega Swasth India speaks to Ashish Chaturvedi, Head, Action for Climate and Environment, UNDP...
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...
