India’s maternal mortality rate has further dropped to 167 per one lakh live births, an indication that India will be able to achieve Millennium Development Goal 5 concerning maternal deaths — a fe

The National Urban Health Mission (NUHM), on the lines of the National Rural Health Mission, a flagship programme of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, is all set for launch in the city in

In a view of various reports doubting the quality of drugs manufactured in India and sold in the domestic and export market, the Union Health Ministry has launched the largest ever sample survey of

Brushing aside opposition, the government today moved to amend the anti-smoking law and proposed radical changes, including ban on sale of loose cigarettes and raising the minimum age of a person b

Noting that a large number of children affected by Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) are becoming disabled with physical, mental and neurological disorder, the Centre

Four fresh cases of swine flu were reported in the Capital on Monday, taking the total figure to nine so far this year, while Health Minister J.P.

The state Health Department is stumped by the Union Government’s claims that 34 persons died of swine flu (H1N1) in the state last year.

A significant number of cases were registered against traders under the erstwhile PFAA and are pending in various courts across the country

High fluoride levels in water in 14,132 habitations in 19 States

With 40 per cent children still out of its immunisation coverage, the Union Health Ministry on