ALWAR: At a time when the health authorities were burning midnight oil to control the situation in Laxmangarh area, the new test report of swabs of children shocked the officials as the children be

KATHMANDU, Oct 8: Children across the country will be immunized with three new vaccines within the current fiscal year, thanks to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) that has included addi

Union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said that the government is confident of reducing the newborn (birth to 28 days) mortality rate to single digit long before the 2030 target date.

Scientists may have developed an effective vaccine for the Ebola virus after one shot of an experimental immunization gave monkeys long-term protection from the deadly disease.

PESHAWAR: The poor vaccination campaigns and refusal by parents against immunisation were hampering Pakistan’s efforts to eradicate polio as two new cases were notified by National Institute of Hea

Have you ever wondered why infant mortality rate (IMR) and maternal mortality rate (MMR) are going down so slowly in India?

JAIPUR: The percentage of fully immunized children in the age group 12-23 months has increased noticeably in the state, points out the recently released annual health survey (AHS) 2012-13.

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.

Around 700 people have lost their lives due to encephalitis that has hit four States, including Assam and West Bengal, the Government said in the Lok Sabha on Monday as the members demanded that th