World AIDS Day was first observed on December 1, 1988 to raise awareness about HIV, as well as to commemorate those who have died due to...
As the world marks December 1 as World AIDS Day, we look at how AIDS/HIV have been impacting the world
According to India Child Well-being Report 2020, released by World Vision India, many children in the country are no longer having three meals a day and...
According to Haryana government, the state has three roadblocks in its fight against anaemia – dietary habits, patrilineal society and poor health seeking behavior
With vaccines in the advance stages of development showing encouraging results raising hopes of billions of people as a way back to normalcy, the question arises,...
The COVID-19 vaccine candidate being developed by Oxford University in collaboration with pharma company AstraZeneca is made from a weakened version of a common cold virus...
The FELUDA COVID-19 test which resembles a home pregnancy paper-strip test uses advanced technology to identify and target the genetic material of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that...
Trials of Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, ChAdOx1 nCoV-2019, shows the vaccine is 70.4 per cent effective at preventing COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2)
Global Handwashing Day: NGO Smile Foundation has distributed over 2 lakh hygiene kits to ensure that along with awareness, vulnerable families also have access to basic...
World Toilet Day 2020: What is the way forward for India beyond the open defecation free (ODF) tag, experts say an urgent need to focus on...
As India celebrates World Toilet Day on November 19, it is important to recognise – the struggles of sanitation workers and appreciate their crucial role in improving sanitation and...
World Toilet Day 2020 calls to make sanitation systems resilient and sustainable as climate change gets worse
World Toilet Day 2020: Following five technologies can solve both the problems – sanitation and waste management and achieve the goal of open defecation free plus...
World Toilet Day 2020: Twin leach pit, toilet technology promoted by the government to eradicate open defecation and manage waste, is not suitable for high water...
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...
