New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) India is providing health security through the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) to 25 crore people, Union Labour and Employment Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Monday, highlighting the scale of the government's social security and welfare programmes.
Dhaka, Sep 27 (IANS) As Bangladesh grapples with an unprecedented measles outbreak, nine more children died from symptoms of the disease in the 24 hours until 8 a.m. (local time) on Sunday, raising the total number of confirmed and suspected measles-related fatalities to 1,096 in 2026, local media reported.
New Delhi/Kabul, Sep 27 (IANS) India on Sunday delivered another consignment of life-saving medicines and medical consumables in Kabul as part of its ongoing humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan.
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Nanomedicine will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of precision medicine and personalised healthcare, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr Jitendra Singh, said on Sunday.
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Pakistan's middle class is coming under increasing financial strain as households shoulder the rising cost of securing essential services that many argue should be reliably provided through public systems, report has said.
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) At a UN high‑level meeting on pandemic prevention and response in New York, Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava has called for fair Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) system under the WHO Pandemic Agreement, an official statement said on Saturday.
United Nations, Sep 26 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday stressed the need for a global approach to pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, stressing that no country can protect itself from pandemics alone.
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) The Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes have succeeded in strengthening India’s pharmaceutical, bulk drugs and medical devices manufacturing ecosystem, which has helped to reduce import dependence and encouraged technology adoption to build globally competitive capabilities in the pharma and medtech sector, according to a factsheet issued by the government on Friday.
Rajkot, Sep 25 (IANS) The Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) has identified 4,731 potential mosquito breeding sites across 59.39 sq km through drone-based surveys and AI-assisted surveillance as part of efforts to control dengue, malaria and chikungunya in the city.
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) India’s food regulator has proposed to prohibit manufacturing and sale of analogue paneer across the country, notifying draft amendments for consultations.
