New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) India on Tuesday dispatched 10 tonnes of Antiretroviral medicines to Botswana to support their public health system for HIV-AIDS treatment, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar said highlighting New Delhi's commitment to strengthen health cooperation with Global South partners.
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Bangladesh is grappling with a severe measles outbreak that has killed over 1,000 people since mid‑March, exposing immunity gaps after years of declining routine vaccination coverage and disruptions to immunisation services, a new report has said.
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) The government's Jan Aushadhi Kendras network of over 20,000 outlets offers an expanding basket of affordable products to families with a newborn, individuals in post-surgery recovery, aged parents, an official factsheet said on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) As millions of children in Pakistan remain nutritionally vulnerable despite years of interventions, malnutrition can no longer be treated as an occasional emergency in the country, according to a new report.
Kolkata, Sep 14 (IANS) With the number of dengue-affected people in West Bengal climbing to over 5,000 this year so far, the state health department has identified 29 municipalities, 85 community development blocks and 278 village panchayats as the hotspots.
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Bangladesh is facing one of its worst public health crises in recent years with a massive measles outbreak exposing serious weaknesses in the country's immunisation and healthcare systems, according to a report.
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The New Delhi Declaration adopted at the 18th BRICS Summit has given a push to international cooperation in Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine (TCIM), with member countries welcoming the proposed establishment of a BRICS Expert Working Group on the subject, an official statement on Sunday.
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Saturday said that it ordered the immediate recall of two food products of Nilgiri Oil & Allied Industries and Aquagri Processing Pvt Ltd after laboratory tests found them unsafe and non-compliant with food safety standards.
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, arrived in New Delhi on Saturday to attend the 18th BRICS Summit.
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 1 crore on Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Limited for mis-selling a life insurance policy to an 88-year-old customer.
