Cabinet Secretary reviews H1N1 situation in the country
Feb 20, 2015, at 12:04 am
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IBNS) The National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC), under the chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth, on Thursday reviewed the latest situation arising due to H1N1 in some states and the reported shortage of drugs or any other logistics.
Providing assured and comprehensive health services our priority: J P Nadda
Feb 19, 2015, at 11:56 pm
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IBNS): Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda on Thursday said that the providing assured and comprehensive health services will be the foremost priority of the Ministry, which will provide an assured set of services encompassing preventive, promotive, curative and rehabilitative healthcare.
Ebola: UN envoy likens final phase of response to 'looking for needles in haystacks'
Feb 19, 2015, at 06:30 pm
New York, Feb 19 (IBNS) The Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Ebola, Dr. David Nabarro, told the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday that the final phase of "getting to zero" cases may well be the hardest, saying the hunt to track down the virus is "like looking for needles in haystacks."
Junk food leading to rapid rise in dental diseases in children
Feb 19, 2015, at 04:42 am
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS): Increasing consumption of junk food has led to a significant increase in oral diseases in children in recent years, well-known dental experts who participated in a seminar on paediatric dentistry at SGT University, Gurgaon, have warned.
Indian women should not delay getting pregnant: Report
Feb 19, 2015, at 04:35 am
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS): Three years into operations, Nova IVI Fertility (NIF), has undertaken an initiative with one of the most comprehensive studies with real-time, LIVE data involving over 7000 patients who have or are currently undergoing fertility treatments across all NIF centers in the country.
Delhi govt stipulates rate of Swine Flu test by private labs at Rs 4500
Feb 19, 2015, at 01:52 am
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS): As the country continues to remain gripped with the H1N1 influenza, the Delhi government on Wednesday placed a cap on the price of tests for the H1N1 virus.
Health Minister writes to all CMs to accelerate steps to control H1N1 spread
Feb 19, 2015, at 01:30 am
Kolkata, Feb 18 (IBNS): Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare J.P.Nadda has requested all the Chief Ministers to issue instructions for addressing the gaps, if any, and for sustaining and accelerating steps and action taken by state Governments for controlling and preventing morbidity and mortality due to Influenza A H1N1.
No shortage of drugs: Health Ministry on H1N1
Feb 19, 2015, at 12:44 am
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS): The Health Ministry has been closely monitoring the situation arising due to cases and deaths caused by H1N1 in some states and there is no shortage of drugs or any other logistics, Secretary (Health & Family Welfare) B P Sharma stated after a high level meeting chaired by him on Wednesday.
Treat mentally ill patients with empathy: Modi to NIMHANS graduates
Feb 18, 2015, at 11:58 pm
Bengaluru, Feb 18 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday delivered the Convocation Address at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, where he exhorted the graduating students to treat patients with empathy, and to work towards eradication of superstition regarding mental illness in society.
H1N1 disease spreads in Kashmir, 2 killed
Feb 18, 2015, at 11:24 pm
Srinagar, Feb 18 (IBNS): Two patients infected with H1N1 virus have died in the Kashmir Valley while over 73 persons have tested positive and are undergoing treatment, health officials said on Wednesday.
UN launches'‘All In' initiative to end adolescent AIDS
Feb 18, 2015, at 08:39 pm
New York, Feb 18 (IBNS): In the fight against HIV/AIDS, progress for adolescents has fallen behind, world leaders gathered at a United Nations meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, stressed Tuesday as they launched a global initiative that aims to end the second leading cause of death among young people worldwide.
Swine Flu: Health minister chairs high-level meeting
Feb 18, 2015, at 05:43 pm
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS): Amid reports of more swine flu deaths pouring in from different parts of the country, Union Health Minister JP Nadda chaired a high-level review meeting on Tuesday night to take stock of the situation, media reports said.
UN development chief begins last leg of West Africa Ebola mission
Feb 18, 2015, at 05:29 pm
New York, Feb 18 (IBNS): A United Nations development official, Helen Clark on Tuesday began the last leg of her Ebola-recovery focused visit to West Africa a day after she witnessed the reopening of schools in Liberia and urged the international community to support "recovery from this terrible crisis" beyond the emergency phase.
Swine flu toll reaches 585 in India
Feb 17, 2015, at 05:46 pm
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): With reports of as many as 100 fresh deaths due to the H1N1 virus across India in past three days, the total swine flu toll climbed to at least 585 this year, media reports said
14th World Congress on Public Health concludes in Kolkata
Feb 17, 2015, at 07:10 am
Kolkata, Feb 16 (IBNS) The 14th World Congress on Public Health has called upon health care providers, government leaders and all representatives of civil society to take urgent action to mitigate environmental conditions that are contributing to the deaths and diseases of millions of inhabitants of this planet.
Swine Flu: Aligarh Muslim University suspends classes till Feb 25
Feb 17, 2015, at 05:36 am
Aligarh, Feb 16 (IBNS): The Aligarh Muslim University in Uttar Pradesh on Monday announced that all classes will remain suspended till Feb 25 as a precautionary measure against the possible spread of the H1N1 virus.
Health Ministers of India, SL discuss enhanced cooperation in health
Feb 17, 2015, at 04:05 am
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IBNS) Union Health & Family Welfare Minister J. P. Nadda on Monday met Rajitha Senaratne, Minister of Health and Indigenous Medicine, Government of Sri Lanka and discussed issues related to increasing cooperation between the two countries in health sector.
Feb 14, 2015, at 07:14 pm
New York, Feb 14 (IBNS) In addition to lives lost and the socio-economic impact of the Ebola outbreak, the long-term impact on families – with at least 3,700 children in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone losing one or both parents to the virus – further underscores the dire need to invest in better health care systems, Martin Sajdik, President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), has said.
Saudi Arabia invites UN health team in precautionary measure against spread of respiratory virus
Feb 14, 2015, at 07:10 pm
New York, Feb 14 (IBNS) The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) on Fridayannounced it is dispatching a mission to Saudi Arabia next week at the request of the Government to take preventive measures for a possible upsurge of cases of a respiratory virus linked with camels known as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-COv).
Ebola: UN health agency turns to foreign medical teams in last phase of combat against virus
Feb 14, 2015, at 07:07 pm
New York, Feb 14 (IBNS) The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Fridaythat it will huddle with medical teams from outside the Ebola-affected countries next week in Geneva to see how they can help in the last phases of the fight to bring the number of cases down to zero.
Young champions of 'Raho Swachh, Jiyo Mast' Campaign felicitated in Kolkata
Feb 14, 2015, at 12:31 am
Kolkata, Feb 13 (IBNS): Galli Galli Sim Sim (GGSS), the popular children's educational programme, on Friday felicitated over 100 children and community volunteers as part of its 'Raho Swachh, Jiyo Mast' campaign, which was undertaken in the Jorasankho and Narkaldenga areas of Kolkata.
UN-hosted Forum opens in New York, seeks to identify aims on women's health for post-2015
Feb 12, 2015, at 06:02 pm
New York, Feb 12 (IBNS): United Nations Headquarters in New York hosted the inaugural World Women’s Health and Development Forum today, bringing together world leaders, representatives of UN system entities, scientists, healthcare professionals, and members of civil society, the media and the private sector to discuss how best to advance the health, wealth and empowerment of women worldwide.
UN health agency urges stepped-up surveillance to prevent spread of measles in the Americas
Feb 12, 2015, at 06:00 pm
New York, Dec 12 (IBNS) The recent outbreaks of measles one of the leading causes of deaths among young children in the United States and Brazil suggest that immunization rates in some areas have dropped below levels needed to prevent the spread of imported into the Americas, according to the United Nations health agency.
Top UN development programme official starts West Africa visit focused on Ebola recovery
Feb 12, 2015, at 05:59 pm
New York, Feb 12 (IBNS) The top United Nations development official, tasked by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to lead the Organization’ system-wide Ebola-related recovery effort, on Wednesday began a visit to West Africa, where a new study recommended better programs for women who have been disproportionately impacted by the disease.
Health Ministry holds review meeting on H1N1
Feb 12, 2015, at 03:53 am
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IBNS): The status of H1N1 influenza being reported from different states was reviewed, on Wednesday, at a meeting chaired by the Secretary (Health & Family Welfare) B P Sharma.
UN through the lens: Photographing Ebola – the 'invisible enemy'
Feb 11, 2015, at 03:40 pm
New York, Feb 11 (IBNS) The enemy was invisible – that's how United Nations photographer Martine Perret described Ebola, the deadly virus which has killed nearly 9,000 people in West Africa.
De-worming initiative to make India worm free launched
Feb 11, 2015, at 12:44 am
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IBNS): National De-worming Day is being observed on Tuesday and in this connection Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare launched the National De-worming initiative at Jaipur.
With regional simulation, UN agency boosts readiness for foot and mouth disease in Balkans
Feb 10, 2015, at 08:47 pm
New York, Feb 10 (IBNS) The United Nations agricultural agency has joined the European Union in helping to boost Balkan countries' preparations for any possible foot-and-mouth disease outbreak by running simulations of contingency plans for rapid responses, according to a press release issued on Monday.
22,000 students participate in first TCS Fit4life Campus Challenge Run
Feb 10, 2015, at 02:48 am
Kolkata, Feb 9 (IBNS): Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading IT services, consulting and business solutions firm, announced on Monday that over 22,000 students from 900 colleges across nine cities in India participated by running in the inaugural TCS Fit4Life Campus Challenge.
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare launches 'National Deworming Day'
Feb 10, 2015, at 02:47 am
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IBNS): The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare today launched the first 'National Deworming Day'-a massive school-based deworming effort in twelve states scheduled for Feb 10.