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#SwasthyaMantra Telethon: Discussing The Three Pillars Of The Campaign – Health, Hygiene And Sanitation And Environment

The 12-hour #SwasthyaMantra telethon began with the discussion on the three pillars of the campaign - health, hygiene and sanitation, and environment

Breastfeeding - Its Importance And Challenges, First Time Parents Neha Dhupia And Angad Bedi Share Their Experiences

Breastfeeding5 years ago

Breastfeeding – Its Importance And Challenges, First Time Parents Neha Dhupia And Angad Bedi Share Their Experiences

Actor and first time parents - Neha Dhupia and Angad Bedi lent their support to NDTV-Dettol Banega Swasth India campaign and highlighted the importance of breastfeeding...

Scientists Call For Better Public Health Guidance About How Coronavirus Spreads In Air

Coronavirus Outbreak5 years ago

Scientists Call For Better Public Health Guidance About How Coronavirus Spreads In Air

According to scientist, viruses in aerosols smaller than 100 microns can remain airborne in a confined space for prolonged periods of time, and accumulate in poorly...

COVID-19 Is Causing Disruption To Critical Mental Health Services: World Health Organisation

Coronavirus Outbreak5 years ago

COVID-19 Is Causing Disruption To Critical Mental Health Services: World Health Organisation

Ahead of World Mental Health Day (October 10), the World Health Organisation has highlighted the urgent need of revamping critical mental health services in 93 per...

10 Per Cent Of World's People May Have Been Infected With Virus, Says WHO

Coronavirus Outbreak5 years ago

10 Per Cent Of World’s People May Have Been Infected With Virus, Says World Health Organisation

According to experts, the number of confirmed COVD-19 cases greatly underestimates the true figure

Dr Reddy's Laboratories Seeks DCGI Permission To Conduct Phase III Trials Of Russian COVID-19 Vaccine

Coronavirus Outbreak5 years ago

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Seeks DCGI Permission To Conduct Phase III Trials Of Russian COVID-19 Vaccine

Sputnik V vaccine developed jointly by The Russian Direct Investment Fund and the Gamaleya National Research Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology has became the world's first...

COVID-19: Active Cases Maintained Below 10-Lakh Mark For Two Weeks, Says Health Ministry

Coronavirus Outbreak5 years ago

COVID-19: Active Cases Maintained Below 10-Lakh Mark For Two Weeks, Says Health Ministry

According to the union health ministry, early identification of COVID-19 cases through aggressive testing combined with other measures such as efficient contacts tracing have borne results

What Is Contact Tracing, And How Does It Work With COVID-19?

Coronavirus Outbreak5 years ago

What Is Contact Tracing, And How Does It Work With COVID-19?

During contact tracing the focus is on close contacts, or people who were within 6 feet of the COVID-19 infected person for at least 10 minutes...

First 1,000 Days Of Life: Importance Of Maternal And Child Nutrition During Pregnancy And Up To Two Years Of Age

News5 years ago

First 1,000 Days Of Life: Importance Of Maternal And Child Nutrition During Pregnancy And Up To Two Years Of Age

The ‘First 1,000 days’ for a child is a crucial time because it is the period of the rapid growth of body and brain and so...

Gene Mutation Behind Different COVID-19 Death Rates Among Indian States, Study Finds

Coronavirus Outbreak5 years ago

Gene Mutation Behind Different COVID-19 Death Rates Among Indian States, Study Finds

According to researchers, in India, the frequency of mutated virus, or a combination of mutations, varied between 33-100 per cent across different regions

NDTV-Dettol Banega Swasth India Campaign Has Been Leading The Cause Of Clean And Healthy India

Campaign Highlights5 years ago

NDTV-Dettol Banega Swasth India Campaign Has Been Leading The Cause Of Clean And Healthy India

Into its seventh year, here's what will be the focus of NDTV-Dettol Banega Swasth India campaign to achieve the objective of making India a swasth (healthy) and swachh (clean)...

80 Per Cent Of Newborn Deaths Happened Within 7 Days Of Birth In 3 Uttar Pradesh Districts : NGO Cry Study

Swasth India5 years ago

80 Per Cent Of Newborn Deaths Happened Within 7 Days Of Birth In 3 Uttar Pradesh Districts : NGO CRY Study

The three districts of Uttar Pradesh where the NGO Child Rights and You (CRY) conducted the study, were the rural areas of Kaushambi, Sonbhadra and Varanasi,...