Ministers from South-East Asia meet in Dili to set health priorities
Kolkata , Sept 1 (IBNS): Health Ministers of the 11 countries of WHO’s South-East Asia Region are meeting in Dili, Timor-Leste, from Sept 7-11 to set health priorities and discuss the health agenda for the region.
UN health agency unveils sanitation and hygiene plan towards eradicating tropical diseases by 2020
New York, Aug 28 (IBNS): The World Health Organization (WHO) Thursday announced that it is strengthening water, sanitation and hygiene services to accelerate progress in eliminating and eradicating neglected tropical diseases by 2020 that affect more than 1 billion of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable populations.
PM Modi inaugurates two-day "Call to Action Summit-2015 in New Delhi
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the two-day "Call to Action Summit-2015-ending preventable child and maternal deaths", organized by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India and the Ministry of Health, Government of Ethiopia, here on Thursday.
India has eliminated maternal and neonatal tetanus: PM Narendra Modi
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India has achieved a 'milestone' as the country has eliminated maternal and neonatal tetanus.
New York, Aug 27 (IBNS) Sierra Leone on Wednesday began its countdown to be declared by the World Health Organization as free of Ebola virus transmission as the West African nation's President described the release of the last patient treated for the disease at a treatment centre as "the beginning of the end of Ebola."
Ebola response panel studying ways to enforce compliance with key UN legal health instrument
New York, Aug 27 (IBNS) A special United Nations international panel reviewing the role of existing international health regulations in the response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is studying the use of possible sanctions and other mechanisms to ensure better compliance with what it described as "a very important legal instrument in order to improve the global health security."
UNICEF organizes health and sanitation awareness program for women and children in West Bengal
Kolkata, Aug 25 (IBNS): UNICEF has conducted the first ever consultation program to address the health and sanitation crisis faced by women and children in West Bengal in collaboration with faith-based organizations.
Ravi Shankar Prasad launches govt's SEHAT initiative
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IBNS): Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Communications and Information Technology and Minister of Law and Justice launched the government's latest health and IT initiative called SEHAT ( Social Endeavour for Health And Telemedicine ) at the India Habitat Centre in Delhi on Tuesday.
Ebola aftermath is 'best chance' to transform future epidemic response - UN health agency
New York, Aug 25 (IBNS) The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday warned that infectious diseases have become "a much larger menace" under the unique conditions of the 21st century with its unprecedented global travel volume of nearly 100,000 flights carrying 8.6 million passengers every day.
Kolkata's Fortis Hospital launches 'Attack the Attack' campaign
Kolkata, Aug 22 (IBNS) Cardiac arrest claims around 20 lakh lives annually in India alone and to advocate a change and bring about awareness, Kolkata's Fortis Hospital launched its latest program 'Attack The Attack' on Friday in Kolkata.
Stem cell pioneer presented 'Woman Leader in Science' Award
Kolkata, Aug 20 (IBNS): Inventor of human embryonic stem cell therapy, Dr Geeta Shroff, has been presented the prestigious 'Woman leader in Science' award at the 6th Annual Women leader India 2015.
India to host 'Call To Action Summit 2015' ending preventable child and maternal deaths'
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IBNS): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, on Thursday announced that India will host the global 'Call To Action Summit 2015- ending preventable child and maternal deaths', on Aug 27 - 28 in New Delhi.
Changing habits and behaviours is key to overcome vaccine hesitancy - UN health agency
New York, Aug 19 (IBNS) With one in five children still not receiving routine life-saving immunizations, and an estimated 1.5 million dying each year of diseases that could be prevented by vaccines, people who delay or refuse vaccines for themselves or their children are presenting a growing challenge for countries seeking to close the immunization gap, according to the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO).
No new Ebola cases reported in Sierra Leone in past week for first time since outbreak: UN
New York, Aug 18 (IBNS): The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday announced that no new Ebola cases were reported during the most recent reporting period in Sierra Leone for the first time since the beginning of the outbreak in West Africa, thanks to strong community involvement and the thorough work of rapid response teams.
CRY launches nation-wide campaign 'Healthy Start'
New Delhi / Kolkata, Aug 17 (IBNS): In a small village in the district of South 24 Parganas in West Bengal, 7 month old Anwesha plays under the watchful eyes of her fruit-seller father and her mother.