The findings of phase 1 of the National Family Health Survey-5 may not be confused as indicators of the progress on ongoing interventions commissioned under POSHAN...
NFHS-5 findings show a mixed trend in child feeding practices. 12 states and UTs have reported a significant decline in early initiation of breastfeeding but 16...
As the rather unprecedented year comes to an end, here are some of the important lessons about health and sanitation that were learnt and must be...
The latest round of National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) has highlighted a worrying trend in the prevalence of anaemia among women across all states and Union...
According to a study, young children worldwide develop diarrhoea an average of three times a year, with the youngest and poorest children bearing the worst of...
According to the government of Chhattisgarh, it has started 120 well-equipped mobile medical units under the Mukhyamantri Slum Swasthya Yojna initiative that reaches the urban slums...
According to an online survey conducted in 10 countries of Asia-Pacific region to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on HIV care services, about 82 per cent...
The eSanjeevani platform enables virtual meetings between patients and doctors or specialists from geographically dispersed locations through video-conferencing
Politicians, celebrities, organisations and other netizens took to social media on the occasion of World AIDS Day 2020 to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS
Surender Kaur, 44-year-old HIV survivor from Haryana’s Rohtak got infected with HIV at the age of 19 years and back then doctors said she had only...
December 1 is marked as World Aids Day, NDTV speaks with Winnie Byanyima, the Executive Director, UNAIDS to know how India has fared in the last...
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...
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...
