8,049.94 lakh people are getting benefits of PMGKAY as of January 31, 2024, said Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, Minister of State for Rural Development and Consumer Affairs,...
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...
Like influenza, which hits people once or twice every year, "Covid is with us and it will remain", said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
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...
In Gujarat, out of 5.70 lakh malnourished children in the state, nearly 4.38 lakh children are underweight, while 1.31 lakh fell in the 'severely underweight' category
Vice President Dhankhar said climate change disproportionately affects the most vulnerable and hence, climate justice needs to be the North Star
Kheyti’s greenhouse-in-a-box helps farmers mitigate the effects of climate change, and increase their incomes while making farming more sustainable and climate resilient
34-year-old Dr Swaminathan Chandramouli runs “Doctor on Wheels”, a mobile-healthcare initiative to provide at-home medical services to senior citizens in Madurai
The ministry said the health camps have seen a total footfall of over 7.2 crore since the campaign began on November 15, 2023
Research studies have established correlations between air pollution and severe health conditions like heart attacks, strokes, reproductive issues, breast cancer, and increased vulnerability to severe instances...
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...
Humanity is facing the crisis of global warming and climate change, which can be tackled by cultivating bamboo, said Pasha Patel, the chairperson of the Maharashtra...
