On World Health Day 2022, through the ‘Our planet, Our health’ campaign, WHO will focus global attention on urgent actions needed to keep humans and the...
Globally, low-and middle-income countries still experience greater exposure to unhealthy levels of Particulate Matter compared to the global average, finds WHO report
Is the new strain a cause for concern, and in light of this, does every adult Indian now need a booster?
A new COVID variant has been found in the UK, the WHO said in its latest report. The new mutant, called XE, maybe more transmissible than...
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...
In rural areas and urban slums, women and girls have primary responsibility for managing household water supply, the lack of which impacts their health, sanitation and...
World Water Day 2022: 2.2 billion people living without access to safe water. If the current trend continues then by 2030, 1.9 billion will not have...
Being a bouncer is not just for men, says Mehrunnisa Shaukat Ali, India’s first woman bouncer
44-year-old Mahima Datla, MD, Biological E is responsible for developing world's most affordable COVID-19 vaccine
On March 16, India started inoculating children in the age group of 12-14 years against COVID-19 and administering precautionary dose for everyone above the age of...
Dr Janet Diaz, Team lead - Clinical Management, Infectious Hazard Management, World Health Organization explains the learnings from post COVID-19 symptoms explains
Here are some of the key indicators that present a bird’s eye view of the progress made in India towards women empowerment and gender equality
Two years of COVID-19: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of WHO insists that the COVID-19 pandemic isn’t finished with us and the highly-transmissible omicron variant has...
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other leaders extend a salute to ‘Nari Shakti’ for their achievements
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...
