Islamabad, May 6 (IANS) The rapid rise of HIV cases in Pakistan is not a slow-burning public health concern but a system failure unfolding in real time. Children and low-risk individuals are infected with HIV not due to behaviour but through the healthcare system meant to protect them, a report has detailed.
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) India and Japan have signed agreements to strengthen cooperation in health research and quantum technologies, further deepening their strategic partnership in science, technology and innovation, the Ministry of Science & Technology said on Wednesday.
Kabul, May 6 (IANS) A mother dies from preventable complications every hour in Afghanistan, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said, showcasing a health system still struggling to protect women during pregnancy and childbirth, local media reported on Wednesday.
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) The government will host the grand finale and showcase of the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) Auto-Adjudication Hackathon in Bengaluru on May 8-9, aimed at leveraging artificial intelligence to strengthen health claims processing, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Wednesday.
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) The government launched Swasth Bharat Portal to integrate multiple national health program applications into a single interoperable platform, an official statement said on Wednesday.
Islamabad, May 5 (IANS) A public health emergency is unfolding in Pakistan as a recent joint study by the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and Pakistan's Ministry of National Health Services has revealed that four in every 10 children aged 12 to 36 months in high-risk urban areas carry lead in their blood. The cities surveyed in the report, including Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Quetta and Rawalpindi, are not remote or marginal spaces but economic and population centres, a report has stated.
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The third Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) on Healthcare between India and Japan was held here on Tuesday, with both sides committing to deepen cooperation for stronger healthcare systems, resilient medical supply chains and enhanced collaboration in digital health, medical innovation and workforce development.
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The government on Tuesday said that the need for addressing rare diseases was first highlighted in the National Health Policy, 2017, and was subsequently institutionalized through the launch of the National Policy for Rare Diseases, 2021, which has positioned India among countries with a comprehensive national framework for rare diseases.
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has named her niece Claire Mazumdar as her successor, outlining a formal succession plan for the biopharmaceutical company, a report said on Tuesday.
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Emphasising that ensuring safety within institutions is a shared and collective responsibility, Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava on Monday inaugurated the nationwide observance of Fire Safety Week, aimed at strengthening preparedness and prevention systems across healthcare facilities.
