Health News: Medical Updates

Urgent appeal for A-positive blood as Afghan cricketer Shapoor Zadran fights a rare disease

IANS | April 29, 2026 6:42 PM

New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Former Afghanistan pacer Shapoor Zadran, who is fighting for his life at a hospital in New Delhi is in urgent need of blood and Zadran's family has appealed A-positive blood donors to help the 30-year-old as he battles a rare with Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), a rare and life-threatening immune disorder.

India’s pharma, healthcare sector sees steady deal volumes as investors prefer scalable assets: Report

IANS | April 29, 2026 6:07 PM

New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) India’s pharma and healthcare sector recorded 78 deals worth $1.9 billion in Q1 2026, with deal volumes holding steady even as overall values moderated in the absence of large‑ticket transactions, a report said on Wednesday.

India's sex ratio improves, govt unveils gender-disaggregated data to boost policy outcome

IANS | April 29, 2026 5:39 PM

New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) India's sex ratio at birth has increased at the all-India level, indicating improved survival of females reaching from 904 in 2017-19 to 917 in 2021-23, the government said on Wednesday.

Citizens’ access to India’s health facilities rise as median costs remain low, insurance coverage improves

IANS | April 29, 2026 3:23 PM

New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The National Statistical Office’s 80th Round household health survey found substantial gains in access to public healthcare and a sharp expansion in government‑financed insurance coverage, the government said on Wednesday.

Bangladesh figures in list of top 10 countries facing acute food crisis: Report

IANS | April 29, 2026 1:56 PM

New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The '2026 Global Report on Food Crises' (GRFC) lists Bangladesh among the top 10 countries with the largest number of people who faced high levels of acute food insecurity in 2025, according to an article in The Daily Star, a Dhaka-based newspaper.

Trade deal with US to hit poor Bangladesh farmers: Expert

IANS | April 29, 2026 1:43 PM

New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The trade deal signed by Bangladesh with the US is nothing but a dumping of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) through meat and dairy products and will hit the livelihood of poor farmers in the Asian country, according to an article in The Daily Star, a Dhaka-based newspaper.

Global Fund team expected to visit Pakistan soon to review HIV mishandling

IANS | April 28, 2026 8:34 PM

Islamabad, April 28 (IANS) A Global Fund (GF) team is expected to visit Islamabad soon to examine the situation amid rising number of HIV cases in Pakistan, local media reported.

Akhilesh Yadav visits BJP MLA who was injured while burning SP chief's effigy

IANS | April 28, 2026 4:05 PM

Lucknow, April 28 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday visited BJP MLA Anupama Jaiswal at Medanta Hospital, where she is undergoing treatment after sustaining burn injuries while burning his effigy during a protest over the Women's Reservation (Amendment) Bill's defeat in the Lok Sabha.

Share of females in India’s labour force jumped from 23.3 pc to 40 pc in 7 years: Mandaviya

IANS | April 28, 2026 2:09 PM

New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya highlighted on Tuesday that the female labour force participation rate in India has jumped from 23.3 per cent in 2017–18 to 40 per cent in 2025 -- reflecting the increasing empowerment of women in the country.

Legal abolition of 'period tax' won't solve Pakistan's menstrual stigma: Report

IANS | April 27, 2026 7:09 PM

New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) A petition challenging Pakistan’s taxation of menstrual products as "luxury products" has drawn national attention but campaigners opined that a court victory may not by itself deliver a meaningful, lasting change, a new report has said.

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Urgent appeal for A-positive blood as Afghan cricketer Shapoor Zadran fights a rare disease

India’s pharma, healthcare sector sees steady deal volumes as investors prefer scalable assets: Report

India's sex ratio improves, govt unveils gender-disaggregated data to boost policy outcome

Citizens’ access to India’s health facilities rise as median costs remain low, insurance coverage improves

Bangladesh figures in list of top 10 countries facing acute food crisis: Report

Trade deal with US to hit poor Bangladesh farmers: Expert

Global Fund team expected to visit Pakistan soon to review HIV mishandling

Akhilesh Yadav visits BJP MLA who was injured while burning SP chief's effigy

Share of females in India’s labour force jumped from 23.3 pc to 40 pc in 7 years: Mandaviya

Legal abolition of 'period tax' won't solve Pakistan's menstrual stigma: Report

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