Measles cases spike globally due to gaps in vaccination coverage: Report
The reported measles cases spiked in 2017, as multiple countries experienced severe and protracted outbreaks of the disease, said a
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Tamil Nadu awarded for best performing state in organ donation
Tamil Nadu is the best performing state in organ donation. For the fourth time in a row, the southern state
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Govt launches information platform to monitor public health surveillance
Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan, on Monday, launched a new state-of-the-art information platform to monitor public health surveillance in seven
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Exposure to farm decreases risk of allergic diseases in kids
The prevalence of allergic diseases has increased significantly over the last decades, creating substantial financial and societal burdens. Due to
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PM launches Ayushman Bharat scheme: All you need to know
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today, launched the health assurance scheme: Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana –
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Why TB remains the world’s deadliest infectious disease
Fewer people died from tuberculosis (TB) last year, however, countries are still not doing enough to end TB by 2030,
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Poonam Khetrapal Singh re-elected as WHO South-East Asia Regional Director
Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh was, on Wednesday, nominated for a second five-year term as Regional Director of WHO South-East Asia.
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About 1.4 billion people across globe are physically inactive, says WHO
More than one in four adults globally (28 per cent or 1.4 billion people) are physically inactive, says a new
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Healthcare BPO market to touch $188.9 billion by 2018, says study
The global health care BPO market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 10.7
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Govt committed towards eliminating Hepatitis by 2030, says Nadda
Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda, on Saturday, launched the National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme to
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