The so-called Avahan project was launched in 2003 in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, along with the northeastern states of Manipur and Nagaland, using a massive grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

SHILLONG: The State Health Department through the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) is all set to conduct the Measles Catch-Up Campaign targeting to provide mass vaccination to more than 6 lakhs children (from 9 months of age to 10 years) covering 93-99 per cent of the population especially in the rural areas of the state.

The total number of people affected by dengue in the city has risen to 283, with 72 people testing positive for the mosquito-borne disease in the past one week here.

At least four million children are at risk of hunger and disease in Sindh as funding fatigue from rich nations continues to fuel the desperation faced by families, a recent report of Save the Child

The Health Ministry of Sri Lanka has launched a national policy on HIV/AIDS with the aim of controlling the disease and preventing it in the country.

The disaster, sparked by monsoon rains last month, has killed 430 people and disrupted the lives of nine million people

The disease engulfs paddy in 5,000 hectares; if not controlled, yield could come down by 60 pc
Paddy growers in the district are in distress as bacterial blight disease has afflicted the crop grown in about 5,000 hectares.

Water bodies are present on both side of the bypass and the waste gets mixed which results in the rise of waterborne diseases. “We have informed it to the municipal authorities, but though they assured us that they would take necessary steps, they asked us not to inform any media about the matter,” said Shaji.