Islamabad, June 1 (IANS) Free medicines will likely not be available for patients in three government hospitals of Pakistan's Rawalpindi as the Health Department has not yet released funds requested by hospitals, local media reported.
Dhaka, June 1 (IANS) As Bangladesh grapples with an escalating measles outbreak, three more children died from the symptoms of the diesease on Monday, raising the total number of confirmed and suspected deaths to 588 since March 15 this year, local media reported.
Dhaka, June 1 (IANS) Another dengue-related death was recorded in Bangladesh on Monday, taking the overall death toll from dengue to six this year so far, local media reported.
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Employees' State Insurance Corporation has launched a centralised online patient feedback system across all hospitals and dispensaries nationwide to capture real‑time patient experience on cleanliness, staff behaviour and medicine availability, an official statement said on Monday.
Dhaka, May 31 (IANS) Two more children have died from measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh in 24 hours till 8 a.m. on Sunday, raising the death toll to 585 since March 15, local media reported.
Kinshasa, May 30 (IANS) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), is visiting Congo amid the Ebola outbreak in the nation.
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), implemented by the National Health Authority (NHA), has crossed the landmark milestone of 90 crore Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts (ABHAs) across the country, the government said on Saturday.
Islamabad, May 29 (IANS) Frontline health workers in Pakistan continue to operate in one of the world's most violent security environments, complicating efforts to eradicate polio from the country. They have been frequently targetted during polio vaccination campaigns. In once such attack last month, one police personnel was killed and four others injured after their vehicle escorting polio vaccinators was attacked in Hangu district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province.
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) As Africa grapples with a deadly Ebola outbreak, India on Friday expressed readiness to continue assisting affected countries and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in dealing with the health emergency.
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Reaffirming the Central government’s fight against tobacco and nicotine addiction, Union Health and Family Welfare Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava on Friday launched the pilot version of the Tobacco-Free Educational Institutions (ToFEI) Application.
