Union Health Ministry has answered some of the FAQs on Omicron, the new COVID-19 variant
Over 33 lakh children in India are malnourished, states the Ministry of Women and Child Development
Dr Dhiren, Deputy Director, Paediatric Pulmonary Medicine and Intensive care, Gangaram Hospital emphasised the need of following COVID Appropriate Behaviour amid the emergence of Omicron variant
The Central Drugs Standard Organisation (CDSO) has approved the shelf life of COVID-19 vaccines Covaxin to 12 months, Covishield to nine months, and ZyCoV-D to six...
Gender-based violence has serious consequences, including immediate injuries and long-term physical and psychosocial harm, write experts from UN WFP India
The UNDP programme, which began in 2018, has so far collected 83,000 metric tonne of plastic waste. India generates about 3.4 million tonnes of plastic waste...
Two cases of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron have been detected in India’s Karnataka, both the patients are showing mild symptoms
A laboratory in South Africa sequenced the genes on eight coronavirus samples, which led to the discovery of the Omicron variant.
All passengers from at-risk countries have to undego mandatory 7-day institutional quarantine, in order to restrict the transmission of Omnicron variant of coronavirus, said Maharashtra government
Adrian Puren, acting executive director of South Africa's National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said scientists should know within four weeks to what extent Omicron can...
Omicron accounted for 74 per cent of the 249 virus genomes sequenced in South Africa in November, according to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD),...
US Climate Envoy John Kerry said US was engaging with countries to help them accelerate a transition to cleaner energy and reduce emissions
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...
