A cholera epidemic sweeping through west and Central Africa, one of the biggest in the vast region's history, has infected more than 85,000 people, killing at least 2,466 so far this year, United N
Minister for Forests K.B. Ganesh Kumar has called upon the people to cultivate an eco-friendly waste disposal culture without littering waste in public places.
This report provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic and progress in implementing and financing TB prevention, care and control at global, regional and country levels using data reported by 198 countries that account for over 99% of the world’s TB cases.
This atlas on cardiovascular disease prevention and control documents the magnitude of the problem, using global cardiovascular mortality and morbidity data.
New figures for diabetes prevalence in India indicate that the epidemic is progressing rapidly across the nation, reaching a total of 62.4 million persons with diabetes in 2011.
The Kerala Government will open ‘fever clinics' in medical colleges, district and taluk hospitals and, if possible, in private hospitals, to combat the spread of leptospirosis (rat fever) in the Ma
Two million Pakistanis have fallen ill from diseases since monsoon rains left the southern region under several feet of water, the country's disaster authority said Thursday.
Even as the Prime Minister’s Office expressed concern over the latest outbreak of bird flu in West Bengal and sought utmost caution, the Health Ministry today deputed a Central team to monitor its
