The Health Department will meticulously verify the 'TB-free' claims, and upon confirmation, the villages will be honoured with a TB-free certificate by the District Magistrate
The first phase of the bi-annual nationwide Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaign for lymphatic filariasis elimination will cover 92 districts across 11 states and will run...
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,...
The Kilkari programme is a mobile-based service for new and expectant mothers. It aims at encouraging mothers to make healthier choices for their newborn care by...
Mothers' Absolute Affection (MAA) includes early initiation of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months, followed by age-appropriate complementary feeding practices through capacity building...
Over 13 lakh (13,08,009) allopathic doctors registered with the state medical councils and the National Medical Commission (NMC) as on June 2022, said Union Health Minister...
There are 172 million patients with Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) worldwide, of which India has the highest number of patients, said Nirmal Kumar Ganguly, former Director...
The Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) provides health cover of Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care...
The Kilkari programme is a centralised interactive voice response (IVR) based mobile health service which delivers 72 weekly and time-appropriate audio messages about pregnancy, childbirth
The Health Ministery said, with less than 2 years left for India's target of 2025, their approach going forward is focusing on prevention while saturating coverage...
The ministry said the health camps have seen a total footfall of over 7.2 crore since the campaign began on November 15, 2023
The study, published in the journal Economic and Political Weekly, found that the number of children deemed underweight increased by 14 per cent as a result...
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...