Even as the threat of importing polio from polio-endemic countries looms large over India, which has not reported a single polio case since 2011, the government stands by the international health r

India will soon be better armed to combat Japanese encephalitis (JE), a viral disease that affects the brain.

Municipal authorities have confirmed one more dengue death in the city — the third so far this year — and reported four more suspected deaths from the viral disease as the number of confirmed cases

These will be dubbed in 16 languages for pan India coverage

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare will be replacing two anti-tobacco health spots with new ones titled--‘Child’ and ‘Dhuan’. The change will be effective from October 2. These spots will be dubbed in 16 languages for a pan India coverage.

The Rajasthan Government has argued for greater involvement of State Governments in the drug trial process along with online monitoring of trial subjects and provision of immediate medical care in

Wants More Beds, Platelets In Hospitals

Terming the spread of dengue in the capital as alarming, union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday ordered the state to take immediate actions like increasing beds for dengue patients and ensuring availability of platelets in hospitals.

A spike in the number of dengue cases reported in the capital over the past one month prompted Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad to hold a review meeting with senior officials from the Delhi g

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has asked the health departments of all states to discontinue the use of a particular batch of Hepatitis B vaccine supplied to government hospitals a

The decision comes in the wake death of tribal girls during post-marketing surveillance of anti-cervix cancer vaccine

The government proposes to regulate all biomedical and health research activities by bringing them under a law to ensure ethical research in all institutions with proper care, and a compensation policy for human participants.