Vardhan visits villages affected by encephalitis in Patna, Muzaffarpur
Jun 23, 2014, at 03:58 am
Patna, June 22 (IBNS): Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan, who accompanied by Union Health Secretary Lov Verma and a team of officials, visited Bihar for three days till Sunday.
"Community engagement key to tackling non-communicable diseases"
Jun 20, 2014, at 05:44 pm
Washington, June 20 (IBNS) Broader community-based engagement is vital to tackling non-communicable diseases – such as cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes – which are one of the major challenges for development in the 21st century, the President of the United Nations General Assembly stressed on Thursday.
UN urges efforts to end female genital mutilation
Jun 17, 2014, at 05:40 pm
New York, Jun 17 (IBNS): The United Nations human rights chief on Monday called for concerted efforts to urgently address female genital mutilation, calling it a form of gender-based discrimination and violence that must be eradicated if women, girls and their communities are to thrive.
Sanofi, Medtronic to form strategic alliance in diabetes
Jun 17, 2014, at 04:49 am
Paris , June 16 (IBNS) Sanofi and Medtronic, Inc. on Monday announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding to enter into a global strategic alliance in diabetes, aimed at improving patient experience and outcomes for people with diabetes around the world.
Don't wash chicken: UK warns its citizens
Jun 17, 2014, at 03:01 am
London. June 16 (IBNS): Britain's Food Standards Agency (FSA) on Monday urged people not to wash raw chicken before cooking in order to avoid food poisoning.
Tata Steel's distributors contribute Rs 1.1 cr to Tata Medical Centre
Jun 15, 2014, at 05:32 am
Kolkata, June 14 (IBNS) In an innovative fund raising initiative, Tata Steel auctioned the first set of four CR coils produced at the Jamshedpur Continuous Annealing and Processing Company Pvt Ltd (JCAPCPL), Jamshedpur, a joint venture of Tata Steel and Nippon Steel Sumitomo Metal Corporation, among its Steelium distributors and raised Rs 1.1 crore which was contributed to the corpus of Tata Medical Centre in Kolkata recently.
IFC invests in NephroPlus to improve kidney care
Jun 13, 2014, at 08:53 pm
Mumbai, Jun 13 (IBNS): International financial institution encouraging private sector development, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), recently invested USD 7 million in dialysis & kidney care provider NephroPlus, to expand access to high quality kidney care services in India.
Jubilant Life Sciences announces price increase of 9% for Niacinamide
Jun 13, 2014, at 04:30 am
Noida, June 12 (IBNS): Jubilant Life Sciences, a significant player in the Nutrition market on Thursday announced a price-increase of 9 percent for Niacinamide, with immediate effect, for non-contract customers and wherever existing contracts permit.
Kolkata puffs the most in India: Survey
Jun 12, 2014, at 09:27 pm
Kolkata, June 12 (IBNS): Kolkata reports highest number of cigarette consumption (9-10 pieces per day), according to a latest survey.
Somalia: UN calls for action to curb measles outbreaks
Jun 11, 2014, at 05:42 pm
New York, Jun 11 (IBNS): Voicing deep concern that outbreaks of measles have left thousands of children in Somalia at risk of disability or death, United Nations agencies on Tuesday called for urgent vaccination to tackle the highly contagious disease.
RTIICS to host free of cost arthritis clinic
Jun 10, 2014, at 08:41 pm
Kolkata, Jun 10 (IBNS): The department of Orthopedics at Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences (RTIICS) has announced an Arthritis clinic for people residing in and around Kolkata on Jun 14 (Saturday) from 12 noon onwards.
Dr Batra's introduces environmental and respiratory allergy clinic
Jun 10, 2014, at 06:50 am
New Delhi, June 9 (IBNS): Homeopathy chain Dr Batra's, has introduced an environmental and respiratory allergy clinic named Dr Batra's Allertreat.
UN urges greater commitment to end HIV/AIDS epidemic
Jun 07, 2014, at 06:13 pm
New York, Jun 7 (IBNS): Despite significant gains, the HIV/AIDS epidemic is far from over, United Nations officials said on Friday, calling for greater political commitment, investment and innovation to end the global scourge.
Midwives can prevent deaths among women and newborns: UN
Jun 04, 2014, at 05:23 pm
New York, Jun 4 (IBNS): Midwives are the unsung heroes of maternal and newborn health, according to a new United Nations report released on Tuesday that urges greater investment in these vital healthcare professionals, who can prevent about two-thirds of deaths among women and newborns.
Harsh Vardhan requests CMs for action on AIIMS projects
Jun 01, 2014, at 02:20 am
New Delhi, May 31 (IBNS): Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan has decided to request the Chief Ministers of all states for their cooperation to set up super-speciality hospitals modelled on All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in their states.
Haiti: UN reports lowest number of cholera cases
May 29, 2014, at 05:01 pm
New York, May 29 (IBNS): The Haitian Prime Minister, the UN Special Representative to Haiti and the UN Senior Coordinator for cholera response vowed to press on with intensified efforts to eliminate the disease from the island as reports from the first months of 2014 reflected the lowest number of cases and cholera-related deaths since the beginning of the epidemic.
'Horlicks Ahaar Abhiyan' continues in West Bengal
May 28, 2014, at 09:08 pm
Kolkata, May 28 (IBNS): Multinational pharmaceutical, biologics, vaccines and consumer healthcare company GlaxoSmithKline said it is continuing its endeavor to sensitize on the cause of malnutrition with its initiative 'Horlicks Ahaar Abhiyan' in West Bengal.
Funding shortfall threatens health services for Somalis
May 28, 2014, at 06:14 pm
New York, May 28 (IBNS): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday that it will have to suspend essential health services in Somalia unless it receives additional funding within one month, delivering a major blow to millions of women and children who depend on the agency and its partners for help.
UN urges end to social injustice of obstetric fistula
May 24, 2014, at 08:37 pm
New York, May 24 (IBNS): United Nations officials on Friday called for eradicating the global social injustice of obstetric fistula, a consequence of childbirth that affects an estimated two million women and girls in developing countries but is entirely preventable with access to quality medical care.
UN urges research on animals in spreading MERS virus
May 24, 2014, at 07:06 pm
New York, May 24 (IBNS): Health experts and veterinarians called for stepped-up monitoring, investigations and immediate reporting of cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) during a meeting convened by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) in Oman.
CMRI, BM Birla Heart Research Centre celebrate International Nurses Day
May 23, 2014, at 03:31 am
Kolkata, May 22 (IBNS) CK Birla Group of Hospitals (BM Birla Heart Research Centre and Calcutta Medical Research Institute), one of India's leading healthcare groups, on Thursday celebrated 'International Nurses day', and announced the launch of their specialized service called Homecare Nursing Service.
Syria: UN adapts to meet needs of Palestinian refugees
May 21, 2014, at 05:41 pm
New York, May 21 (IBNS): The health department of the UN agency assisting Palestinian refugees across the Middle East on Tuesday reported that more than half of its health centres in Syria are destroyed or non-functional, even as life expectancy is on the rise for Palestinians in the region with a growing ageing population suffering from sedentary lifestyles.
UN urges targets for improved health in development agenda
May 20, 2014, at 05:30 pm
New York, May 20 (IBNS): Health must be a part of any future global development agenda, a senior United Nations official underscored on Monday as she outlined a host of issues afflicting millions around the world and which impact on efforts to reduce poverty and advance overall well-being.
UN urges global regulatory regime to battle junk foods
May 20, 2014, at 05:28 pm
New York, May 20 (IBNS): Calling on Monday for a new global agreement to regulate unhealthy diets, the United Nations expert on the right to food urged swift action from governments to help change the way the world eats, as obesity-related health problems now kill more people than tobacco.
UNICEF urges quality care at birth to save children
May 20, 2014, at 05:26 pm
New York, May 20 (IBNS): The majority of the almost 3 million children who die before they turn one month old could be saved if they received quality care around the time of birth, according to the findings released on Monday in a study supported by the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), which is urging additional attention and resources for this group of children.
UN reports depression as adolescent health challenge
May 15, 2014, at 05:56 pm
New York, May 15 (IBNS): Road traffic injuries, HIV/AIDS and suicide are the top killers of adolescents globally, while depression is the predominant cause of illness and disability, the United Nations reported on Wednesday, urging a stronger focus on the health of boys and girls in their pre and teen years.
UN voices concern over gaps in maternity, paternity protections
May 14, 2014, at 06:23 pm
New York, May 14 (IBNS): Despite progress in maternity benefits and a positive trend in supporting new fathers, at least 830 million women workers still do not have adequate protection, the United Nations labour agency on Tuesday reported.
Novo Nordisk, CMRI Hospital celebrates Nurse Day
May 14, 2014, at 03:11 am
Kolkata, May 13 (IBNS): Novo Nordisk India in association with CMRI Hospital organized a unique programme to educate nurses on the occasion of International Nurse Day.
UN urges greater action to curb alcohol-related deaths
May 13, 2014, at 05:27 pm
New York, May 13 (IBNS): More than three million deaths in 2012 were linked to alcohol with a steady increase in alcohol use among women, the United Nations health agency on Monday reported calling on Governments to do more to prevent alcohol-related deaths and diseases.
Prez presents National Florence Nightingale Awards
May 13, 2014, at 04:13 am
New Delhi, May 12 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee presented the National Florence Nightingale Awards to Nursing Personnel on the occasion of International Nurses Day on Monday at Rashtrapati Bhavan here.