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Health Talk: Is it time to see lived experience in healthcare as expertise?

India, July 26 -- Earlier this month, the medical journal The BMJ, in a special collection of articles, highlighted an often overlooked yet vital subject: the involvement of patients and their caregiv... Read More


India's current Covid surge peaked around June 13; most cases mild: Govt

India, July 22 -- India's present Covid surge peaked around June 13 this year with the surge in cases beginning around May end, date shared by the Union ministry of health and family welfare in Parlia... Read More


Health Talk: India sees 43% drop in zero-dose children, says WHO-Unicef report

India, July 19 -- When countries-especially low- and middle-income ones-are bracing to bear the impact of a funding crunch in the health care sector, there is some good news regarding India's Universa... Read More


India's zero dose children reduced by 43% in 2024: WHO data

India, July 15 -- India has made significant improvement in covering zero dose children as a part of national immunization coverage with the number of children who never received a single dose of any ... Read More


W.H.O. member States hold first meeting after Pandemic pact

New Delhi, July 12 -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) member states have held their first meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) on the WHO Pandemic Agreement that was adopted a cou... Read More


Intermittent fasting comparable to traditional diets for weight loss: Study

India, July 8 -- Intermittent fasting diets appear to have similar benefits as compared to traditional calorie-restricted diets for weight loss, according to a new study. The study, titled 'Intermitt... Read More


'Funding by USAID prevented 91.8mn deaths worldwide'

New Delhi, July 1 -- The programmes funded by USAID (US Agency for International Development) have prevented approximately 91.8 million deaths in the past 20 years, according to a new study published ... Read More


Centre rolls out drive to immunise children

New Delhi, June 30 -- The Union ministry of health and family welfare rolled out a special drive to identify unvaccinated children in high-burden districts to expand the national immunisation coverage... Read More


Centre rolls out drive to immunise children

New Delhi, June 30 -- The Union ministry of health and family welfare rolled out a special drive to identify unvaccinated children in high-burden districts to expand the national immunisation coverage... Read More


Health Talk: India ranks 2nd in unvaccinated kids but comparison somewhat flawed

India, June 28 -- India has had the most number of unvaccinated children- 1.4 million- after Nigeria (2.5million), of the 15.7 million unvaccinated children globally in 2023, data published in The Lan... Read More