European Union says ‘increased’ effort needed to tackle Ebola

UN worker with Ebola dies in Germany

With an aim to encourage farmers to give up tobacco farming without any economic loss, Union health minister Harsh Vardhan has written to the agriculture and commerce ministers regarding developing

Here’s some bad news. The Millenium Development Goal 4 (MDG) for reducing under-five mortality rate is unlikely to be met by most countries in 2015, experts have warned.

According to the study, in some parts of India pollution levels are more than three times higher than a typical London street

In a significant move, the government has decided to waive off local clinical trials in case of new drugs indicated for serious, life-threatening diseases and diseases of special relevance to India

Electronic-cigarettes (electronic nicotine delivery systems-ENDS), the new fad among tobacco users, are all set to be banned in India.

With an aim to reduce under five mortality rate, the Union health ministry is all set to introduce Pentavalent vaccine in the National Immunisation programme in 11 high burden states.

In its bid to tackle sanitation and waste management issues in the country, the government on Wednesday decided to make India free from open defecation on a priority basis.

One third of the extreme poor global population resides in India, a latest UN report has suggested.